DEFTONES will spend late spring 2027 on the road in North America. The Sacramento band has announced a 23-date run that opens on May 5 in Dallas and closes on June 20 in Toronto, with Kentucky hardcore/metalcore heavyweights KNOCKED LOOSE and Los Angeles alt-rock trio JULIE as special guests.
The routing mixes amphitheaters with a few marquee rooms: the band plays the Hollywood Bowl on May 18, Forest Hills Stadium in Queens on June 17, and Concord's Toyota Pavilion on May 26. The May 14 Salt Lake City date is part of the Kilby Block Party festival.
The tour continues the cycle for Private Music, DEFTONES' tenth studio album, released in August 2025 via Reprise/Warner. The record reunited the band with producer Nick Raskulinecz, who had previously worked on Diamond Eyes (2010) and Koi No Yokan (2012), and was recorded across California — including Malibu and Joshua Tree — and in Nashville. The lineup is Chino Moreno, Stephen Carpenter, Abe Cunningham and Frank Delgado, with touring bassist Fred Sablan, who also plays on the album.
The new dates follow the band's biggest headline run to date: their early 2025 North American arena tour, the first since 2022, sold out every show, including Madison Square Garden, Boston's TD Garden and two nights at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles.
Tickets
An artist presale opens on November 17 at 10 a.m. local time; registration is open until November 15 at 10 p.m. PT. Further presales start on November 19 at 10 a.m. local time via Live Nation, ahead of the general on-sale.
2027 tour dates
| Date | City | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| May 5 | Dallas, TX | Dos Equis Pavilion |
| May 6 | San Antonio, TX | Frost Bank Center |
| May 8 | Houston, TX | The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion |
| May 10 | Albuquerque, NM | First Financial Credit Union Amphitheater |
| May 12 | Phoenix, AZ | Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre |
| May 14 | Salt Lake City, UT | Kilby Block Party* |
| May 16 | Wheatland, CA | Toyota Amphitheatre |
| May 18 | Los Angeles, CA | Hollywood Bowl |
| May 26 | Concord, CA | Toyota Pavilion at Concord |
| May 28 | Auburn, WA | White River Amphitheatre |
| May 29 | Ridgefield, WA | Cascades Amphitheater |
| Jun 2 | Kansas City, MO | Morton Amphitheater |
| Jun 3 | St. Louis, MO | Hollywood Casino Amphitheater |
| Jun 5 | Atlanta, GA | Scana Energy Amphitheatre at Lakewood |
| Jun 6 | Charlotte, NC | Truliant Amphitheater |
| Jun 8 | Clarkston, MI | Pine Knob Music Theatre |
| Jun 9 | Noblesville, IN | Ruoff Music Center |
| Jun 11 | Cincinnati, OH | The Farmer Music Center |
| Jun 12 | Bristow, VA | Jiffy Lube Live |
| Jun 14 | Virginia Beach, VA | Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater |
| Jun 15 | Camden, NJ | Freedom Mortgage Pavilion |
| Jun 17 | Queens, NY | Forest Hills Stadium |
| Jun 20 | Toronto, ON | RBC Amphitheatre |
* Festival appearance