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:
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.
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.
Early bird tickets for the 2009 Lollapalooza festival are now on sale over at Lollapalooza.com. The lineup has yet to be annoucned, so these early bird tickets are priced lower than regular tickets that will go on sale later this spring. However, Perry did recently confirm that Jane’s Addiction will indeed be a part of this year’s festival. So a weekend pass guarantees you some Jane’s Addiction in Chicago this August.
Jane’s Addiction will play the Radio One/NME stage of the T In The Park festival on Saturday, July 11th at Balado park in Kinross-Shire, Scotland. Nine Inch Nails will follow Jane’s that night. The following night, July 12th, the two will be performing at the Oxygen festival at the Punchestown Racecourse in Co. Kildare, Ireland.
An additional show on May 21st at the Santa Barbara Bowl in Santa Barbara, CA has been added to the NIN/JA 2009 tour. Presale tickets go on sale May 31st at 5pm PT; regular ticket sales start April 4th at 10am PT.
Perry Farrell has a new official website over at PerryFarrell.com. Head on over and you can check out his solo songs Go All the Way into the Twilight and Nasty Little Perv. There is also a music video for twilight. Go check it out.