{"id":2160924,"date":"2025-11-17T01:55:54","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T01:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2160924"},"modified":"2025-11-17T01:55:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T01:55:54","slug":"deftones-announce-australia-and-new-zealand-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/deftones-announce-australia-and-new-zealand-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Deftones Announce Australia and New Zealand Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Deftones are heading Down Under in 2026 with a run of explosive headline arena shows, for the first time in nearly ten years.<\/p>\n<p>The multi-Platinum Grammy Award winning band have built one of alternative rock music\u2019s most devoted followings, blending raw power with cinematic intensity, and will treat Australian and New Zealand fans in May 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Kicking off in Sydney with two shows at Qudos Bank Arena on Saturday, May 2nd, and Sunday, May 3rd, the Sacramento band will then head to Brisbane\u2019s Entertainment Centre on Wednesday, May 6th, before two shows at Melbourne\u2019s Rod Laver Arena on Saturday, May 9th, and Sunday, May 10th. The tour will wrap in New Zealand at Auckland\u2019s Spark Arena on Wednesday, May 13th.<\/p>\n<p>General public tickets will go on sale at 2pm (local) on Friday, November 21st.\u00a0Mastercard and Westpac NZ presales will run from 1pm (local), Tuesday, November 18th, before a Live Nation presale begins at 1pm (local), Thursday, November 20th. Register for Live Nation\u2019s presale <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livenation.com.au\/register\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> (Australia) or <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livenation.co.nz\/register\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> (NZ).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"op-interactive\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/artist\/6Ghvu1VvMGScGpOUJBAHNH?utm_source=generator\" width=\"400\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n<p>The band will be supported by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/au.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/in-the-studio-ecca-vandal-2055\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ecca Vandal<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/au.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/interpol-sam-fogarino-update-exclusive-66110\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Interpol<\/a>\u00a0across all dates.<\/p>\n<p>Deftones\u2019 culture is revered as one of the most fervent that exists, a sonic outlier whose originality and culture prove peerless. Formed by hometown friends out of Northern California in 1988, the band have delivered a succession of seminal releases, sold over 10 million records globally, gathered 10 billion-plus streams, and inspired generations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"observer-sub-form justify-content-center my-3 p-0 d-flex align-items-stretch bg-dark text-white\">\n<div class=\"observer-sub-form-info p-3\" style=\"justify-content: start;\">\n<h2 class=\"h5 mb-0 observer-title\">Love Music?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"observer-desc mb-2\"> Get your daily dose of everything happening in Australian\/New Zealand music and globally.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"spinner d-none\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Their catalog encompasses 2000\u2019s RIAA certified twice-Platinum <em>White Pony<\/em>, which earned the group\u2019s first Grammy, as well as the RIAA Platinum-certified <em>Diamond Eyes<\/em> (2010), <em>Koi No Yokan<\/em> (2012), and <em>Ohms<\/em> (20200. The latter marked their fourth Top 5 debut on the Billboard 200.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"op-interactive\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Deftones - Change (In The House Of Flies) [Official Music Video]\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WPpDyIJdasg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Their world also notably includes the annual Dia De Los Deftones, an immersive full-day festival experience of music and culture curated and headlined by the band at San Diego\u2019s Petco Park for six iterations so far.<\/p>\n<p>In 2025, they released their <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/au.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/deftones-new-album-private-music-song-my-mind-is-a-mountain-79747\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">10th full-length LP, <em>Private Music<\/em> via Warner Records<\/a>. It signals yet another artistic peak and once more affirms Deftones are forever.<\/p>\n<p>For complete tour and ticket information, see <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livenation.com.au\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> (Australia) or <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.livenation.co.nz\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> (NZ).<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">DEFTONES\u00a0AUSTRALIA &amp; NEW ZEALAND TOUR 2026<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>with special guests Interpol and Ecca Vandal<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Saturday, May 2nd<\/strong><br \/>Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney NSW<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sunday, May 3rd<\/strong><br \/>Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney NSW<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Wednesday, May 6th<\/strong><br \/>Entertainment Centre, Brisbane QLD<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Saturday, May 9th<\/strong><br \/>Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne VIC<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sunday, May 10th<\/strong><br \/>Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne VIC<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Wednesday, May 13th<\/strong><br \/>Spark Arena, Auckland NZ<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');fbq('init','243859349395737');fbq('track','PageView');fbq.disablePushState=true;<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source au.rollingstone.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deftones are heading Down Under in 2026 with a run of explosive headline arena shows, for the first time in nearly ten years. 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