JANE’S ADDICTION Premier 'Underground' Video; Explicit Version Coming Friday
January 25, 2012, 12 years ago
As JANE’S ADDICTION gear up for their Theatre Of The Escapists tour, launching February 22nd in classic theatres, they have premiered their new video for 'Underground' (see below).
The song, which is the opener of their album, The Great Escape Artist (Capitol Records), takes on an alluringly dark dimension in the video, for which the band joined forces with esteemed director Robert Hales. An explicit version of the video will debut at Playboy.com this Friday, January 27th at 10 AM, EST.
Shot in Los Angeles at the club Fais Do-Do, originally a speakeasy from the 1920's with a New Orleans ambience, the video shows frontman Perry Farrell, guitarist Dave Navarro and drummer Stephen Perkins, along with Chris Chaney on bass performing while a cast of vaudevillian characters lurk around the dark, smoky setting.
From the beginning, Jane's Addiction has thrown the most unique parties in rock, mixing a fierce musicality with theatrical flair onstage. 2012 sees the band - who’ve always outrageously combined electricity, sex and danger - return in support of their album, The Great Escape Artist (Capitol Records), which features the now-buzzing-at-radio track, 'Underground'.
Starting February 22nd, this special run of North American shows - called Theatre Of The Escapists - will bring the band to intimate venues, most of which are classic theatres. The alternative rock pioneers - frontman Perry Farrell, guitarist Dave Navarro and drummer Stephen Perkins, along with Chris Chaney on bass - are poised to deliver an immersive theatrical experience as only they can. Tickets go on sale January 14th, with a pre-sale set for 10 AM, EST this Wednesday, January 11th. There will be a special package on JanesAddiction.comm where fans can pair up their presale ticket with a high-quality lithograph. The lithograph will be signed by the band and sold only at the JanesAddiction.com presale.
“We chose to play as many of the great theatres 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,” says Farrell. “Expect an orgy of musical and visual delights. We like orgies, and hope you do too.”The cities for the Theatre Of The Escapists tour, with support act BLACK BOX REVELATION, are as follows:
Saint Louis, MO
Detroit, MI
Columbus, OH
Toronto, ON
Rochester, NY
Albany, NY
Portland, ME
Long Island, NY
Wellmont, NJ
Waterbury, CT
Richmond, VA
Myrtle Beach, SC
Atlanta, GA
Tulsa, OK
Kansas City, MO
Minneapolis, MN
Grand Rapids, MI
Milwaukee, WI