On January 5, 2011, the band announced that they had recruited TV on

On January 5, 2011, the band announced that they had recruited TV on the Radio guitarist and producer Dave Sitek as a replacement for Duff McKagan . Sitek was set to record the bass for the band’s fourth studio album, entitled The Great Escape Artist . On January 14, 2011, while talking about the recording of the new album, drummer Stephen Perkins mentioned that although Sitek was a “stabilizing force” for Jane’s Addiction, and was to appear on the upcoming album, he was not the band’s full-time bassist as was previously reported. It was then confirmed that Sitek would not be touring with the band, which was set to promote the album on a summer tour, including headlining Reading and Leeds Festivals . These sets would later be cancelled due to Farrell’s illness. It was then announced that Chris Chaney would be the band’s live bassist for some shows in 2011. On March 30, 2011, a song from The Great Escape Artist , titled ” End to the Lies ” was premiered on the Chilean radio station Radio Futuro, and was also performed at Lollapalooza Chile on April 3, 2011. On April 8, “End to the Lies” was released via their website as free to download. On July 23, 2011, the band headlined the Gathering of the Vibes Music and Arts festival in Bridgeport, Connecticut . On August 3, 2011, the band released the second single entitled ” Irresistible Force “. The initial release date for new album was scheduled for September 27, 2011, but was postponed until October. The Great Escape Artist was released on October 18, 2011. In an interview with Jason Tanamor, guitarist Dave Navarro said, “This album is different because the band went in a new direction that we haven’t been in before but at the same time there are many familiar threads of where we used to come from. It’s an evolution from where we were but always remembering where we came from.”