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According to Etty Farrell and Eric Avery’s twitter feeds, Perry Farrell tore a calf muscle last night during the NIN/JA show in Atlanta, GA last night.  The injury happened during Three Days, Jane’s Addiction’s opening song.  Perry, the consummate performer, powered through the pain and Jane’s was able to complete their set.  Perry has been given the recommendation to stay off his leg for a week.  I doubt this will lead to Jane’s cancelling any dates, it will just limit what Perry can do on stage.  If any dates are cancelled, I will let you know.

Sorry for the lack of updates lately.  I’ve been wrapping up grad school, moving, and taking care of some other personal things.  So time for online work has been limited recently.  I’ll try and get the ever growing backlog of stuff online in the coming weeks and hopefully start getting regular updates going again.  Until then, I hope everyone is enjoying the NIN/JA tour!

Jane’s Addiction has added another date to their spring 2009 tour.  They will be playing the nTelos Wireless Pavillion in Portsmouth, VA on June 13.  This is not a NIN/JA date, as NIN will be playing the Bonnaroo Festival in Tennessee that same day.  Tickets go on sale next Friday, April 23rd at 10am.

Perry celebrated his 50th birthday this past weekend at the Mirage in Las Vegas with the aptly named “Perrypalooza”.  There were a number of performances that night from various celebrities.  Jane’s Addiction closed out the night, but equally as important is the fact that this night was the first time in 12 years that Porno For Pyros performed together.  Perry, Steve, Martyn and Pete cranked out Meija and Tahitian Moon.

Here are a couple of articles for those who want to read about all the fun:

• Spin
• L.A. Times
• Vegas Sun

Just a reminder, the Jane’s Addiction box set Cabinet of Curiosities comes out next Tuesday.  There are two main flavors, a regular and limited edition version.  Musically, the two versions are identical, but the limited edition version has a few extras inside the box for die hard collectors.  This version is limited at 7500 numbered copies, and there are rumors that pre-orders have already claimed most of them.  Also, Best Buy has a their own special edition which includes a bonus disc containing four live tracks taken from the Irvine Meadows Lollapalooza shows on July 23rd and July 24th, 1991.

Also coming out next week are Rhino Record’s vinyl reissues of Nothing’s Shocking and Ritual de lo Habitual.  Both are being released on high quality 180 gram vinyl.  This is the second time Ritual has recieved the 180 gram vinyl treatment, but I believe it is the first time for Nothing’s Shocking. These are must haves for vinyl afficinacondos, and die hard Jane’s fans alike.

Edit: The non limited-edition “slipcase” version of the Cabinet of Curiosities box set is due May 5th.

The NINJA 2009 tour is heading to England.  Jane’s Addiction and Nine Inch Nails will play the M.E.N. Arena in Manchester, England on July 14th and the O2 Arena in London, England on July 15th.  Presale for both shows is this Tuesday, April 14th at 5pm local time at NIN.com.  Jane’s website has yet to post any presale info for these shows.  Regular tickets go on sale this Friday, April 17th.

If you’re signed up at janesaddiction.com then you should have received an email this morning informing you about this show. It will be Jane’s Addiction without NIN in Columbus, OH.

Friday, May 29th, 2009 - Columbus, OH [Lifestyle Communities Pavilion]

Pre-sale Starts: Tuesday, April 14st @ 1:00 PM (local venue time)
Public On-sale Starts: Thursday, April 16th @ 6:00 PM (local venue time)

Tickets will be on sale to the general public on Friday, April 17th at 10:00 AM (local venue time).

Perry will be at the Mirage in Las Vegas on April 11th to celebrate his 50th birthday. Perry will have a who’s who of current and former band mates as well as several friends to help him mark the occasion.

Guests include:
DAVE NAVARRO // Jane’s Addiction
ERIC AVERY // Jane’s Addiction
STEPHEN PERKINS // Jane’s Addiction
MARTYN LENOBLE // Porno for Pyros
PETER DISTEFANO // Porno for Pyros
SLASH // Velvet Revolver
BILLY IDOL
TOM MORELLO // Rage Against the Machine
MATT SORUM // The Cult
BILLY MORRISON // The Cult
DONOVAN LEITCH JR.
MARK MCGRATH
ETTY FARRELL
SEN DOG // Cypress Hill
BOBO // Cypress Hill
MICKEY AVALON
JULIETTE LEWIS
and many more of Perry’s pals

For ticket information call 800.963.9634 or 702.792.7777 or visit the Mirage website.

Dave Navarro’s personal website, 6767.com, was relaunched with a new look and some new content today.  Head on over and check it out.