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THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
May 28, 1993
Edition: FINAL
Section: DAILY NOTEBOOK
Page: C2

Porno for Pyros Cancels Sunday Concert in S.F.

Due to a death in the family of one of its members, the alternative rock band Porno for Pyros yesterday canceled its Sunday night performance scheduled for the Warfield Theater.

The band, founded by Jane's Addiction leader Perry Farrell, will play the Warfield tonight and tomorrow as scheduled.

The band would say only that the cancellation was due to the death of drummer Stephen Perkins' brother. No other details were given by the Southern California-based quartet that is making its San Francisco debut on the first dates of a national tour.

The Warfield said that although performances for Porno for Pyros are sold out for tonight and tomorrow, it will make a ``limited number of tickets available'' for fans interested in attending the shows, which opens with the Oklahoma-based rockers Flaming Lips. Doors open at 7 p.m., and the shows start each night at 9. Tickets for the canceled Sunday show are refundable at place of purchase. That show was about two-thirds sold out, said a spokesman. Porno for Pyros gained a devoted local following during performances on a side stage at last year's Lollapalooza festival at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View.