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Monday night at New York City's Terminal 5, Jane's Addiction teamed with YouTube and LG for "the first 3-D user-generated concert event." Fans were armed with 3-D cameras, and the footage will be edited and posted on YouTube next weekfor users to view with 3-D glasses. But the band didn't just play to the cameras -- they delivered an intense, hour-long set that connected with the real fans on the floor, too. -- by Michael Tedder

Pictured: Dave Navarro, left, and Perry Farrell.

The alt-rock pioneers opened their set with the 1987 track "Whores," and stuck to the energetic classics, like "Mountain Song," "Stop!," and "Been Caught Stealing," which earned the biggest audience response.

Later in the set, Jane's Addiction stretched out with slow-burn deep cuts like "Ted, Just Admit It..." from 1988's Nothing's Shocking. They were joined by two backing dancers, who proceeded to suspend themselves from the ceiling and swing back and forth, which will probably look pretty cool in 3-D.

Farrell spent most of the set playing to the crowd. He told them about about growing up the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bensonhurst, while his dad worked in the city's diamond district. He jokingly advised the "youngsters" in the audience to watch him to see what a "bad ass New Yorker really looks like." (Touring bassist Chris Chaney is pictured, right.)

Jane's Addiction played one new song, "Irresistible Force," whichcombined moody verses, tribal drumrolls, and a soaring, anthemicchorus. If it's any indication, their new LP The Great Escape Artist (due Sept. 27) will rock.

Jane's strutted through the ten-minute "Three Days," which is still one of the most heartbreaking epics ever written about a weekend spent having a threesome.

And they closed the show with an encore performance of "Jane's Says." as confetti and animal balloons dropped from the ceiling.