Deftones have announced their first full U.S. summer tour since 2017. The trek, with guests Gojira and Poppy, kicks off on July 27th in Portland, Oregon, and continues all summer until wrapping up in Denver on September 5th. Tickets go on sale Friday (February 14th).
Singer Chino Moreno said in a statement, “We’re super excited to have Gojira spending the summer with us, and Poppy will be a really fun addition as well. We’re looking forward to seeing everyone this summer. It’s been a minute.”
Deftones guitarist Stephen Carpenter told us a while back that playing live is the best part of being in a band: “It's all good, you know. We're just doing what we enjoy. I mean, playing shows is, next to writing our own music — we actually only write new music to play shows, 'cause we actually enjoy playing the shows the most. I think that's what everyone's true passion is, you know, the fact that we get to play our own music for people that enjoy it.”
Deftones have spent the last couple of years throwing their own festival, Dia de los Deftones, at San Diego’s Petco Park. The event has included Chvrches, Linkin Park‘s Mike Shinoda and more.
Newly announced Deftones tour dates (subject to change):
July 27 – Portland, OR – Theatre of the Clouds at Moda Center
July 28 – Seattle, WA – WaMu Theater
July 30 – San Francisco, CA – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
August 1 – Las Vegas, NV – The Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort
August 2 – Los Angeles, CA – The Greek Theatre
August 4 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Federal Theatre
August 5 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater
August 7 – Bonner Springs, KS – Providence Medical Center Amphitheater
August 8 – Milwaukee, WI – The Eagles Ballroom
August 9 – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory
August 11 – Chicago, IL – Huntington Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
August 12 – Sterling Heights, MI – Michigan Lottery Amphitheater at Freedom Hill
August 14 – Boston, MA – Agganis Arena
August 15 – Laval, QC – Place Bell
August 17 – Toronto, ON – RBC Echo Beach
August 19 – New York NY – The Rooftop at Pier 17
August 20 – Asbury Park, NJ – Stone Pony Summer Stage
August 22 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met Philadelphia
August 23 – Washington, DC – The Anthem
August 24 – Bridgeport, CT – Harbor Yard Amphitheater
August 26 – Pittsburgh, PA – Petersen Events Center
August 27 – Indianapolis, IN – The Amphitheater at White River State Park
August 29 – Nashville, TN – Nashville Municipal Auditorium
August 30 – Atlanta, GA – Cadence Bank Amphitheater at Chastain Park
September 1 – San Antonio, TX – AT&T Center
September 2 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
September 3 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
September 5 – Denver CO – Pepsi Center