Jane's Addiction posts video featuring original bassist Eric Avery

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Is Jane's Addiction hinting at a reunion with Eric Avery?

In a tweet Wednesday, the "Been Caught Stealing" rockers posted a video featuring Avery jamming on a bass alongside frontman Perry Farrell. Sadly, the video doesn't feature the audio from the session, just the hiss of static feedback.

Avery is an original member of Jane's Addiction and played with the group through their 1991 breakup. He eventually rejoined Jane's from 2008 to 2010, but he didn't play on either of the band's reunion records, 2003's Strays and 2011's The Great Escape Artist.

If Avery is indeed back in Jane's, that raises the question of what becomes of Chris Chaney, who's played bass in the band since 2011. There's also uncertainly surrounding guitarist Dave Navarro, whose "long bout" with COVID-19 forced Jane's to scrap their set at this year's Welcome to Rockville festival. Jane's was also set to play Lollapalooza last month, but was quietly removed from the lineup. In both cases, Jane's was replaced by the reunited Porno for Pyros, which is also fronted by Farrell.

Meanwhile, Farrell recently told Spin that new Jane's material is in the works, and the band is set to embark on a U.S. tour with The Smashing Pumpkins in October.

Stay tuned.

Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at 4:15PM by Josh Johnson Permalink