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When the wiry lead singer took the stage, the crowd of 10,000 alt music fans was hot and sweaty

after spending hours in the Arizona heat, moshing and crowd surfing.

Their only relief came when water hoses were unleashed from the stage.

The singer dressed in a small straw fedora, white tank top, and black dickies, apologized for the heat,

and for the fact that he was drunk. Then he and his bandmates closed out the concert with an 11-song

set, which concluded slightly earlier than planned. Near the end of their performance, the band's

guitarist whacked the singer with his guitar, then chucked the instrument into the crowd.

Both of them stormed off the stage as stunned fans yelled obscenities, mad about the short and set.

Despite the antics, the seven-act nine-hour spectacle blending rock, rap, punk and funk would become the hottest event of the summer of 1991, and it would set

the blueprint for traveling music festivals that would dominate the rest of the decade.

I'm Kathy Kanzora, and this is History of the 90s, a podcast about a decade that changed the world.

From Lollapalooza to Lilith Fair, this is the story of the

Traveling Summer Music Festival.

Perry Farrell's band, Jane's Addiction, came together in Los Angeles in 1985, at a time when

bands like Motley Crew dominated Sunset Strip's heavy metal scene.

Jane's addiction challenged the status quo with an alternative sound that blended funk, industrial,

post-punk, and classic rock.

Their major label debut album, Nothing Shocking, was released in 1988.

And along with Farrell's howling voice,

the record featured the volcanic guitar skills of Dave Navarro, the propulsive bass of Eric Avery,

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