Jane’s Addiction Plan 2012 Tour

Alt-rock heroes Jane’s Addiction have announced a major North American tour, kicking off next month. The band are calling the tour Theatre of the Escapists, as they’ll be playing many intimate, classic theaters, according to hennemusic.

The 18-date trek, in support of last year’s The Great Escape Artist, kicks off February 22 in St. Louis and ends on March 24 in Milwaukee.

“We chose to play as many of the great theaters that we could find because we wanted to immerse the audience in a unique experience unlike any they have ever seen at a rock show,” frontman Perry Farrell said. “Expect an orgy of musical and visual delights. We like orgies, and hope you do, too.”

Tickets go on sale Saturday, January 14, with a special pre-sale beginning Wednesday, January 11.

Jane’s Addiction Theatre of the Escapists tour:

Feb. 22 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
Feb. 24 - Detroit, MI - The Fillmore
Feb. 25 - Columbus, OH - The LC Indoor Pavilion
Feb. 27 - Toronto, ON - Massey Hall
Feb. 29 - Rochester, NY - Auditorium Theatre
Mar. 2 - Albany, NY - The Palace Theatre
Mar. 3 - Portland, ME - State Theatre
Mar. 4 - Long Island, NY - The Paramount
Mar. 5 - Wellmont, NJ - Wellmont Theatre
Mar. 7 - Waterbury, CT - Palace Theater
Mar. 9 - Richmond, VA - The National
Mar. 10 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House Of Blues
Mar. 13 - Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle
Mar. 15 - Tulsa, OK - Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Mar. 16 - Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theater
Mar. 19 - Minneapolis, MN - The Brick
Mar. 21 - Grand Rapids, MI - Devos Music Hall
Mar. 24 - Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom

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Jane’s Addiction Gives Away New Song

Making the best of an aggravating situation, Jane’s Addiction are offering a free download of a track from their fourth album The Great Escape Artist, which is due in August. An unfinished version of the song, “End to the Lies,” was leaked last month, and the band has responded by offering up the finished version on their official website for free. Well, mostly for free. One must subscribe to the band’s e-mail list in exchange for the song.

Of the track, Jane’s Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro told Spinner.com, “To me, it sounds like an updated Jane’s Addiction as it has the hypnotic repetitive nature of some of our early work combined with a modern approach. This track was released as a taste of the record for our die-hard fans. I can’t wait for everyone to hear our first single next month and then the album later in the summer.”

The band’s first album in eight years, The Great Escape Artist includes songwriting and bass-playing from TV on the Radio’s Dave Sitek.

In a press release, frontman Perry Farrell said that the during the recording process the band was “fully immersed in the process of making modern music. It has been a great experience thus far, and the results have so much potential.”

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