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US alternative metal icons Deftones have announced their return to Australia, with 2026 set to feature the group’s first local dates in almost four years.
Announced today, Deftones’ Australian return will kick off with a two-night stand at Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena on May 2nd and 3rd, before a show at Brisbane’s Entertainment Centre on May 6th precedes two headline dates at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena on May 9th and 10th.
Following their Aussie shows, the group will head east to Auckland for long-awaited show at Spark Arena.
Accompanying Deftones on their Australian trek will be New York City legends Interpol, and Australia’s own genre-defying legend Ecca Vandal.
The group’s forthcoming shows will mark their first time in Australia since they served as a top-level act on the 2022 Good Things festival, appearing on a bill that featured Bring Me The Horizon, NOFX, and more. These dates will be the band’s first headline tour since 2016, when they toured in support of their Gore album.
Since then, they’ve released two more albums, including August’s Private Music, which reached the top ten globally and became the group’s best-charting release of their career.
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Having first risen to fame in the mid-’90s, Deftones’ legacy as one of the most prominent alternative metal groups in music history has been followed by a widespread resurgence in recent years, with an influx of younger fans discovering the iconic band and reigniting an appetite for their mesmerising riffs, incendiary compositions, and the sultry fury of frontman Chino Moreno’s vocals.
Tickets to Deftones’ upcoming Australian tour go on sale from 2pm on Friday, November 21st. A Mastercard pre-sale runs 48 hours from 1pm on Tuesday, November 18th, while a Live Nation members pre-sale runs 24 hours from Thursday, November 20th.
Deftones – Australia & New Zealand Tour 2026
With Special Guests Interpol and Ecca Vandal
Saturday, May 2nd – Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, NSW
Sunday, May 3rd – Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, NSW
Wednesday, May 6th – Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, QLD
Saturday, May 9th – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, VIC
Sunday, May 10th – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, VIC
Wednesday, May 13th – Spark Arena, Auckland, NZ
