Hello there,
I enjoy the list of concerts, but I can tell you for sure that the concert
on the 7th oktober 1990 in Paradiso Amsterdam never took place.
The show was scheduled on that day in "de Melkweg" (outside the
Netherlands better known as The Milky-Way), another great music-spot
in Amsterdam,
After supporting-act Loop, we were waiting for Jane's Addiction. Everything
on the stage was ready, but then someone came on stage and told
the audience that Perry doesn't feel well and that the show was cancelled.
I know this for sure, because I only went once to a Jane's
Addiction concert. Early 91, when they came back to Amsterdam,
I was on holiday. So I'm still sick of it. But who knows after all these years???
I hope you can do something with this information
Greetings
J. Manuel, Amsterdam
then here's a message I received later...
Hi, I'd like to clear up the confusion regarding the October '90 Jane's
Addiction show in Amsterdam. It is true that the show was cancelled on oct
7, but it was rescheduled for oct 19, at the Melkweg club in Amsterdam.
Here's a review of the show (in dutch, if you would like a translation let
me know) and some pictures.
Keep ut the great work on your site!!
Jochem van Rooijen
Here's a translation thanks to krakle.
JANE’S ADDICTION
Milkyway – Amsterdam
October 19th
Anything can be expected from Jane’s Addiction, that includes the cancellation
of a concert. The exact reason is yet unknown but there was no show on October
the 7th, the day that the concert should’ve taken place. And since singer Perry
Farrell, on several occasions, has proclaimed to break up Jane’s Addiction after
this tour, my hope to see the band live in action had shrunk to almost zero.
The more delighted I was when a message followed that Jane’s Addiction had
decided to perform in Amsterdam after all, on October 19th. And indeed, it
happened as well. In a nicely filled Milkyway, despite the lack of publicity for
this apparent movement. Although, in all fairness, it has to be said that a
large number of the crowd existed of tourists who’d just decided to take their
chance and walk in. However, those present were witnesses of Jane’s Addiction in
top form under the command of the previously mentioned Farrell. For he IS Jane’s
Addiction, with all due respect to the other three greatly skilled musicians.
Farrell has that certain ‘something’ that makes a singer a great front man. Call
it appearance, call it charisma, Farrell’s got it and he’s got it in plenty.
Dressed in a hideous flower dress from the sixties, accompanied with a clashing
green scarf, shiny rubber gloves that reached over the elbows and hyper modern,
though just as ridiculous, cycling shorts he had the Milkyway in his hands for
eighty minutes and guided his band through the not so childish setlist at the
same time.
And shit, was he incredibly good in voice. Apparently without any efforts he
even reached the highest registers, surpassing his self during the absolute
highlight of the evening, “Summertime Rolls”, from “Nothing’s Shocking”. Come to
think that we had even just been served the just as emotional “Three Days”,
where Farrell had pulled out a 12-string guitar that unfortunately wasn’t always
clear in the mix.
Contact with the crowd didn’t seem to interest him and during the whole show he
seemed to be in his own little world where we were all welcome. Only once he
turned to the crowd. That happened with a small preach halfway “Pigs in Zen”.
Moral of the story: ‘Fuck first, think later’.
That was it for us. No ‘goodnight’, no ‘thank you’ or even just ‘see you’. No,
as cold as ice Farrell & co. walked off the stage after just one encore that was
a lovely combination of “Ted, Just Admit It” and “Mountain Song”. Leaving a
hypnotised crowd that was still catching their breath after the just gained
experience because one can easily describe Jane’s Addiction like that; an
experience. And what kind of an experience!
It would be a shame forever if Farrell would suit the action to the word and let
Jane’s Addiction die a quick death indeed. Shame forever.