Jane's Addiction is an American alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985. The band's original line-up featured Perry Farrell (vocals), Dave Navarro (guitar), Eric Avery (bass) and Stephen Perkins (drums). After breaking up in 1991, Jane's Addiction briefly reunited in 1997 and again in 2001, both times with Avery declining to participate. In 2008, the band's "classic" line-up, featuring Avery, reunited and embarked on a world tour. Avery subsequently left the band in early 2010 as the group began work on new material.[1] To date, they have released three studio albums (with a fourth due in August 2011).

Jane's Addiction was one of the first bands to emerge from the early 1990s alternative rock movement to gain mainstream media attention and commercial success in the United States. Their initial farewell tour launched the first Lollapalooza festival, an alternative rock showcase. As a result, Jane's Addiction became icons of what Farrell dubbed the "Alternative Nation".[2] The band was ranked 35th on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock" list

Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres	Alternative rock, alternative metal
Years active	1985–1991 1997 2001–2004 2008–present
Labels	Warner Bros. Records Virgin/EMI Records
Associated acts	Porno for Pyros, Psi Com, Deconstruction, Banyan, Camp Freddy, Polar Bear, Satellite Party, The Panic Channel, Infectious Grooves
Website	janesaddiction.com
Members
Perry Farrell Dave Navarro Stephen Perkins Dave Sitek
Past members
Eric Avery Duff McKagan Flea Martyn LeNoble Chris Chaney

Second breakup (2004–2008) :

During their second major split, the band were involved in a number of other projects. Navarro, Perkins, and Chaney formed a new band, The Panic Channel, with singer Steve Isaacs, who together released one album, titled (ONe), in 2006. Perry Farrell, together with his wife Etty Lau Farrell and former Extreme guitarist Nuno Bettencourt, formed The Satellite Party. The band signed with Columbia Records and released their debut album, Ultra Payloaded in 2007. Eric Avery signed with Dangerbird Records for the release of his solo album Help Wanted in 2008.

A Greatest Hits album titled Up from the Catacombs – The Best of Jane's Addiction was released on September 19, 2006.