Jane’s Addiction have announced that Josh Klinghoffer will join the band for upcoming shows, standing in for guitarist Dave Navarro who is still contending with the symptoms of long COVID.
Navarro previously revealed last September that he was still feeling “very fatigued” after contracting COVID-19 in late 2021. As a result he didn’t take part in Jane’s Addiction’s co-headline tour with The Smashing Pumpkins last autumn, with Queens Of The Stone Age guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen standing in for those shows.
In a new post to social media, the band confirm that Navarro is still not in a position to return to the stage. The post reads: “We’d like to address the questions surrounding Dave and the upcoming Jane’s shows. As a band we are in a great place, writing new music, and the bond is tighter than ever. We all hope Dave can be out playing with us; when he feels healthy and ready”.
“For the near future, our brother Josh Klinghoffer will jump in for the upcoming shows on the west coast, South America and some additional international shows to be announced soon”, it adds. “We want to thank you for being there with us over these 30 some odd years. You know, we’re going to keep throwing down for you”.