On July 16, 2025, Navarro, Avery and Perkins filed a lawsuit against Farrell accusing him of assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, and breach of contract. The lawsuit also alleges that the group lost over $10 million as a result of the tour’s cancellation…
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On January 3, 2025, it was revealed that Navarro, Eric Avery and Stephen Perkins were working on new music together, without the participation of Perry Farrell. Navarro confirmed shortly thereafter that Jane’s Addiction would not continue.
On November 19, 2024, Navarro announced (along with Billy Idol guitarist Billy Morrison ) the fourth installment of the “Above Ground” benefit concert, scheduled to take place on January 25, 2025, at The Fonda Theatre in Hollywood, California . The event will celebrate vinyl “as an art form”.
Jane’s Addiction returned to the studio in 2023 to record new material and announced that Navarro hadn’t participated due to his ongoing struggle with long COVID. Navarro returned to the band in May 2024 with the classic Jane’s Addiction lineup performing their first show together in fourteen years on May…
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Navarro sat out a joint tour between Jane’s Addiction and the Smashing Pumpkins in 2022 due to long COVID ; his place was filled by Queens of the Stone Age guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen for the duration of the tour. Navarro was again absent from Jane’s Addiction on their 2023…
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On December 20, 2021, Navarro and Billy Morrison held their third annual Above Ground benefit concert in Los Angeles. They were joined onstage by Anthony Kiedis for a performance of Lou Reed ‘s ” Walk on the Wild Side “. This marked the first performance of Kiedis and Navarro together…
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On February 8, 2020, Navarro performed with Jane’s Addiction at a memorial show for Andrew Burkle, son of billionaire Ronald Burkle who died in January 2020. Navarro was photographed for the first time in 23 years with his former Red Hot Chili Peppers bandmates, who also performed. John Frusciante ,…
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In 2020, Navarro began jamming with Chris Chaney and Taylor Hawkins , ultimately forming the “Yacht Goth” supergroup NHC (Navarro Hawkins Chaney). They made their live debut at Ohana Encore Festival on October 1, 2021. The band would perform a number of shows that featured guest musicians such as Bobby…
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In 2019, Navarro formed an art collective known as Duel Diagnosis specializing in “apparel, art, and spectacle” focused on conversations regarding mental health and illness.
In 2018, Navarro’s personal assistant, actress Kelsey Gunn , started an online web series on Instagram known as “Assisting Navarro”, providing an entertaining look into Kelsey’s life and tasks as Navarro’s assistant. This culminated in the release of the Assisting Navarro short film, which was released on January 31, 2020.