Frontman Perry Farrell issued a statement on Instagram expressing his joy on performing for the first time in eight years in the UK and Europe, saying, “Tonight, the Jane’s camp is over the moon, as we’re finally able to announce UK, European headline and festival shows. It has been far too long – my Janes Addiction family! We can’t wait to see your faces again, (well look at you).. singing songs, and soaring to the moon in a new rocket. Togetherness – roll on 2024!”

Watch the music video for “Jane Says“, from the band’s debut album Nothing’s Shocking, below:

Jane’s Addiction formed in Los Angeles in 1985 with an original lineup consisting of Perry Farrell on lead vocals, Dave Navarro on guitar, Eric Avery on bass and Stephen Perkins on drums. They burst onto the American alternative rock scene with their self-title live album Jane’s Addiction in 1987, and, after signing with Warner Bros., released their debut studio album, Nothing’s Shocking, in 1988 to widespread critical acclaim. Their second release, Ritual de lo Habitual (1990), furthered their growing domination of the alternative rock movement in the US and helped garner a significant cult following.

Watch the music video for “Been Caught Stealing“, from the group’s second LP Ritual de lo Habitual, below:

In 1991 the band then set about a farewell tour in 1991, creating the first Lollapalooza festival, but after two reunions, released their third album, Strays, in 2003. After yet another reunion in 2008, Jane’s Addiction released their fourth and latest album, The Great Escape Artist in 2011 and, despite no further new material, the band have remained active with occasional shows and tours.

See below for tour dates:

23/05/2024 – Bearded Theory Festival 2024 – Derbyshire
27/05 – Roundhouse – London
29/05 – Roundhouse – London
31/05 – Barrowland – Glasgow
02/06 – 02 Apollo – Manchester
04/06 – Große Freiheit – Hamburg
06/06 – Große Freiheit – Hamburg
08/06 – Les Docks – Lausanne
10/06 – X-TRA Musikcafe – Zürich
14/06 – Lido di Camaiore – Camaiore
23/06 – Pinkpop 2024 – Landgraaf
25/06 – Carlswerk Victoria – Köln
26/06 – L’Olympia – Paris
28/06 – Trinity College – Dublin
03/07 – Rockhal – Esch-sur-alzette
04/07 – Rock Werchter 2024 – Werchter

You can purchase tickets to these shows and events here.

Lead singer of You Me At Six said in a press release about the event: “Looking forward to returning to Slam Dunk this year to headline the festival. Slam Dunk has given You Me At Six so much over our career & we’ve got a lot of special memories from performing there over the years. The line-up is stacked with great artists, so will be an elite one.”

Fans of You Me At Six, who released their eighth studio album earlier this year titled Truth Decay, shared their excitement over the news on X. One person said: “Already my favorite slam dunk”, whilst another person commented: “favorite band headlining my favorite festival.” The group first performed at the festival in 2007 alongside Paramore, Reel Big Fish and Mad Caddies.

Already my favourite slam dunk.

— Benjamin Franklin (@benmeatsix) October 25, 2023

Since 2006, the Slam Dunk Festival has celebrated rock and punk artists from all over the world. This year, the festival treated the audience to performances by legendary punk group The Offspring, British band Enter Shikari and Billy Talent. However, the festival received criticism over issues of health and safety concerns – including overflowing toilets.

In a report, Slam Dunk Festival organizers said: “Thank you for giving us the time to fully investigate the events of the Slam Dunk Festival 2023.  We have taken that time to work with our internal team and many external partners, firstly to work out why things went wrong and then find solutions and improvements for next year. Please let us be clear that we are not trying to pass the blame of anything to other people, we are simply telling the truth about what caused those issues, so you can be assured we have identified the problem and therefore are able to fix it.”

“We would like to stress that we take full accountability for everything that happened on the day, and we are so sorry that some people didn’t have the experience that they should have. We hope you give us the chance to change that.”

Organizers of the event have promised a change for next year’s show, including 25% extra toilets and additional taps at all waterpoints.

Confirmed line-up

You Me At Six
The All American Rejects
Prevail
Artio
Asking Alexandria
Bob Vylan
Boys Like Girls
Funeral For A Friend
Goldfinger
Head Automatica
La Dispute
L.S. Dunes
Mad Caddies
Mom Jeans
One Step Closer
Palaye Royale
Pale Waves
Pennywise
Røry
Set It Off
The Bouncing Souls
The Interrupters
The Selecter
The Skints
The Wonder Years
Waterparks
We The Kings