Horns, Thorns en Halos Tour kicks off in February 2024
Porno For Pyros has announced that they will embark on their farewell tour in 2024 entitled Horns, Thorns en Halos. After a 26-year touring hiatus, Perry Farrell, Stephen Perkins, and Peter DiStefano kick off the 16-city tour, produced by Live Nation, on February 13th at the Observatory in Santa Ana, California making stops across North America in Los Angeles, Denver, Chicago, Toronto, Boston, New York City, and others before wrapping up in Montclair, New Jersey at The Wellmont Theater on March 10th.
Tickets will be available for presale as early as noon local time today (Wed, Nov 15th), with the general on-sale taking place on Friday, November 17th at 10 am local time via Ticketmaster.
Thirty years since their self-titled album, the band has also begun to debut new music including a new ocean-conscious single “Agua” to be released on November 16th.
“Now we’re here, and that same heart, that same desire to make music together, has returned. Getting together with these guys has been some of the most fun, the happiest times in my life,” Farrell shares.
Originally inspired by the band members’ close encounters with dolphins on their globe-trotting surfing trips of the ‘90s, “Agua” reflects their contemporary environmental concerns. The single is part of a forthcoming self-released EP set to drop in 2024 ahead of the band’s touring run.
Last year saw the reunion of the original members Farrell, Perkins, DiStefano, and Martyn LeNoble for a sold out show at the Belasco in Downtown Los Angeles. Since then, they have performed at Rockville, the Chicago Metro followed by a live performance at Lollapalooza.
Porno for Pyros is an American alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1992, following the break-up of Jane’s Addiction. The band comprised former Jane’s Addiction members Perry Farrell on vocals and Stephen Perkins on drums, as well as Peter DiStefano on guitar and Martyn LeNoble on bass, until LeNoble was replaced by Mike Watt during the recording of 1996’s Good God’s Urge. The band released two studio albums, Porno for Pyros in 1993 and Good God’s Urge in 1996, before going on hiatus in 1998. Porno for Pyros has since reunited occasionally.
Following the demise of the critically and commercially successful Jane’s Addiction, frontman Perry Farrell and drummer Stephen Perkins formed Porno for Pyros after acquiring guitarist Peter DiStefano and bass player Martyn LeNoble. Farrell named the band after seeing an ad for fireworks in a pornographic magazine. The name has also been connected through song lyrics to the LA riots which occurred in the band’s hometown around the time of Porno for Pyros’ inception. Prior to releasing their eponymous first album, the band embarked on a nationwide tour to support the new band. By the time the band’s debut album was released in 1993, anticipation surrounding the project was enough to briefly drive the album to the No. 3 position on the Billboard top 200 list. The video for the album’s second single, “Pets,” received heavy airplay on MTV. Following the album’s release, Porno for Pyros continued a heavy touring schedule, including an appearance at Woodstock ’94 along with a cameo on HBO’s The Larry Sanders Show. Unlike the relatively straight-ahead rock shows that were the hallmark of live Jane’s Addiction, Porno for Pyros live shows relied heavily on props, extras and special effects, including pyrotechnics.
At long last, the final farewell 🖤 It will be a blaze of glory, one magnificent ball of fire. This is the final chapter for all the weirdos and unsung heroes. We can’t wait to share these final performances with you!
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