Jane's AddictionJane’s Addiction have cancelled an upcoming Australian tour due to the hospitalization of Stephen Perkins, the band’s drummer.

The 41-year-old band member has been admitted to Cedars-Sinai Hospital’s Infectious Disease Ward to receive treatment for an infection in his elbow, according to a press release issued by the group’s spokesperson.

“Doctors expect to keep him there for the next few days for further diagnosis and observation while anti-biotic treatment continues,” read the statement, which also said the drummer is expected to fully recover over the next couple of weeks.

The alternative rockers — who united with their original lineup in 2008 — are in the middle of a world tour, the first in 17 years. Their Australian tour was set to kick off on Saturday.

After Jane’s Addiction returned to Los Angeles from the European leg of their tour, Perkins noticed his elbow had swelled up.






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