Jane’s Addiction Playing The 2012 Crawfish Boil In Birmingham, AL

According to a Birmingham News story Jane’s Addiction will be one of the acts playing this year’s Schaeffer Eye Center Crawfish Boil in Birmingham. The festival is a two day affair and takes place May 4th and 5th  near the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex. Jane’s are scheduled to headline day one. Checkout the festival’s site  and facebook page for more details.

Update: Ticket info has just been released and you can purchase tickets now on the festival site.

Jane’s Addiction Continue the ‘The Theatre of the Escapists’ in May!

This was just posted over on JanesAddiciton.com:

Jane’s Addiction Continue the ‘The Theatre of the Escapists’ in May!

JANE’S ADDICTION have been earning nothing short of stellar reviews and selling out shows on the first leg of their North American ‘Theatre of the Escapists’ tour. The set list features material from their acclaimed album THE GREAT ESCAPE ARTIST (Capitol Records) plus classic songs that have not been played in more than twenty years, such as “Classic Girl” and “I Would for You”.

Delivering an immersive theatrical experience as only they can in classic and intimate theatres, the alt-rock pioneers–frontman Perry Farrell, guitarist Dave Navarro and drummer Stephen Perkins, along with Chris Chaney on bass—have now announced the second leg of the tour.

You have two ways to get presale tickets.

JANE’S ADDICTION’S presale at www.JanesAddiction.com will occur on Wednesday, March 7 at 10 AM through 10 PM on Thursday, March 8 and purchasers will have the option of bundling their ticket with an unsigned special edition tour lithograph and a 20% discount at the Jane’s Addiction online store (excluding media and bundles).

Citi® cardmembers will have access to presale tickets too. For complete presale details visitwww.citiprivatepass.com.

Regular on sales are set for Friday, March 9 and Saturday, March 10.

A portion of the proceeds from ticket sales from Jane’s ‘Theatre of the Escapists’ dates will be donated to the Occupy Movement.

NEW ‘Theatre of the Escapists’ dates:

May 7 San Antonio, TX LIla C Cockrell Theatre

May 9 Houston, TX Bayou City and Event Center

May 10 Dallas, TX McFarlin Memorial Auditorium

May 12 Austin, TX Bass Concert Hall

May 15 Lake Buena Vista, FL HOB

May 16 Jacksonville, FL Florida Theatre

May 18 Miami Beach, FL The Fillmore Miami Beach

May 19 Clearwater, FL Ruth Eckerd Hall

May 22 Raleigh, NC Memorial Auditorium

May 23 Charlotte, NC Ovens Auditorium

May 25 Knoxville, TN Tennessee Theatre

May 29 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium

May 30 Albuquerque, NM Kiva Auditorium

May 31 Tucson, AZ Tucson Music Hall

Jane’s Addiction in Mexico this April

It looks like Jane’s Addiction will be stopping in Mexico for a pair of performances in April after the band plays a pair of shows in South America.  According to La Rocka, Jane’s Addiction will be performing at the Monterrey Arena in Monterrey, Mexico on April 13.  Then, according to Record.com.mx, Jane’s Addiction will also play the Mexico City Arena in Mexico City on April 15.

Update: Both of these shows have now been confirmed by JanesAddiction.com

Explicit Director’s Cut Of The Underground Video (NSFW)

The explicit director’s cut of Jane’s Addiction’s new video for Underground premiered at Playboy.com today. You can checkout the video below but please be advised it contains nudity and is not safe for work.

Here’s more from Playboy.com including info on a contest to have Jane’s Addiction play at your house and bring along some Playmates.

Playboy.com is proud to premiere the explicit director’s cut of Jane’s Addiction’s latest video, “Underground” from the acclaimed album The Great Escape Artist. Beginning February 22, the band will begin their North American tour, Theatre of the Escapists. This one of a kind show is a theatrical experience not to be missed but if for whatever reason you do miss it, Playboy.com and Harley Davidson have teamed up to bring Jane’s Addiction to you through the Harley Davidson Key Club.

If you haven’t already signed up for the free Playboy/Harley Davidson Key Club you should. If you need a list of reasons why you should, let us help you out:

1. Playmates will come party at your house.

2. They’ll bring Jane’s Addiction with them.

3. Jane’s Addiction will bring their instruments and be the house band for the night.

4. That’s awesome.

5. People will think you are awesome.

6. You will actually be awesome.

So let’s recap. Playmates. Jane’s Addiction. Awesome.  Go sign up, it’s free.

Jane’s Addiction to play Rolling Stone Super Bowl Party

According to this article, Jane’s Addiction and The Roots will be playing a special Tailgate Party for the Super Bowl hosted by Rolling Stone on February 5th in Indianapolis.

Rolling Stone has put together an all-star talent roster for the Volkswagen Rock & Roll Fan Tailgate Party just before the Super Bowl on February 5th in Indianapolis, with performances by Jane’s Addiction and the Roots. Joining them on the bill as guest DJ will be ex-Fall Out Boy and current Black Cards member Pete Wentz.

The Tailgate Party follows the previous night’s Rolling Stone concert with LMFAO, Gym Class Heroes, Lupe Fiasco and Cobra Starship.

Beloved for their parties – frontman Perry farrell founded Lollapalooza – their artistic sense and their showmanship, Jane’s Addiction have turned their live show into performance art. At the core, though, is a band of exceptional musicianship, as seen on their critically acclaimed release of last year, The Great Escape Artist.

Just as Jane’s are hailed in the alternative field, the Roots have been widely regarded for years as arguably the greatest live hip-hop band on the planet. Together, the two bands promise to dazzle Indy.

For further information and tickets go to www.rollingstonerockweekend.com.

Thanks go out to ginola in the forums for the heads up!

Jane’s Addiction 2012 Tour Dates Announced (Updated 1/11)

Jane’s Addiction have announced their first tour dates of 2012, and here they are:

02/22 – St. Louis, MO
02/24 – Detroit, MI
02/25 – Columbus, OH
02/27 – Toronto, ON
02/29 – Rochester, NY
03/02 – Albany, NY
03/03 – Portland, ME
03/04 – Huntington, NY
03/06 – Montclair, NJ
03/07 – Waterbury, CT
03/09 – Richmond, VA
03/10 – Myrtle Beach, SC
03/13 – Atlanta, GA
03/15 – Catoosa, OK
03/16 – Kansas City, MO
03/19 – Minneapolis, MN
03/21 – Grand Rapids, MI
03/23 – Louisville, KY
03/24 – Milwaukee, WI

Update (1/10): Removed the incorrect Indianapolis date; added 3/21 in Grand Rapids, MI and added the flyer posted to the band’s facebook page.
Update (1/11):  Added Louisville, KY to the list.