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DEFTONES
return to Australia
& New Zealand in
May 2026
Alt rock legends confirm massive arena shows with special guests
Interpol & Ecca Vandal
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DEFTONES
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Live Nation has announced Multi-platinum GRAMMY® Award-winning Sacramento band Deftones will bring their immersive, genre-defying live performance down under for a run of explosive headline arena shows for the first time in nearly 10 years, with special guests Interpol and Ecca Vandal. Deftones have built one of alternative rock music’s most devoted followings, blending raw power with cinematic intensity.
The tour will commence in Sydney with two shows at Qudos Bank Arena on Saturday 2 May and Sunday 3 May, followed by Brisbane’s Entertainment Centre on Wednesday 6 May. The tour then heads to Melbourne for two shows at Rod Laver Arena on Saturday 9 May and Sunday 10 May, before finishing at Auckland’s Spark Arena on Wednesday, 13 May.
General public tickets go on sale at 2pm on Friday 21 November.
Mastercard cardholders have special access to presale tickets in Australia. Mastercard presale starts 1pm Tuesday 18 November and ends 1pm Thursday 20 November. Plus, preferred ticket access to some of the best tickets are available from 2pm Friday 21 November. Check out here for details.
Eligible Westpac New Zealand customers with a Westpac New Zealand Mastercard have special access to presale tickets starting from 1pm Tuesday 18 November until 1pm Thursday 20 November. Westpac hotpoints® Mastercard cardholders also have access to exclusive preferred tickets from 2pm Friday 21 November. For more information visit here.
Live Nation members may also secure tickets first during the presale beginning 1pm Thursday 20 November running until 1pm Friday 21 November, 1pm. Register here and here.
All times are local.
For complete tour and ticket information, visit HERE and HERE
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DEFTONES
Australia & New Zealand
Tour 2026
With special guests
Interpol and Ecca Vandal
Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney; Saturday 2 May
Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney; Sunday 3 May
Entertainment Centre, Brisbane; Wednesday 6 May
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne; Saturday 9 May
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne; Sunday 10 May
Spark Arena, Auckland; Wednesday 13 May
TICKETS INFO
Tickets on Sale: Friday 21 November, 2pm
Mastercard Presale: Tue 18 Nov, 1pm – Thu 20 Nov, 1pm
Live Nation Presale: Thu 20 Nov, 2pm – Fri 21 Nov, 1pm
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About DEFTONES
Deftones’ culture is revered as one of the most fervent that exists—a GRAMMY® Award-winning multi-platinum sonic outlier whose originality and culture prove peerless. Formed by hometown friends out of Northern California in 1988, the Sacramento band have delivered a succession of seminal releases, sold over 10 million records globally, gathered 10 billion-plus streams, and inspired generations. Their catalog encompasses 2000’s RIAA certified 2X-Platinum White Pony—which earned the group’s first GRAMMY®—as well as the RIAA Platinum-certified Diamond Eyes [2010], Koi No Yokan [2012], and Ohms [2020]. The latter marked their fourth Top 5 debut on the Billboard 200. 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’s Petco Park for six iterations so far. In 2025, they released their 10th full-length LP, private music [Warner Records]. It signals yet another artistic peak and once more affirms Deftones are forever.
Deftones are Chino Moreno, Stephen Carpenter, Abe Cunningham, and Frank Delgado.
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Ecca Vandal / Photo – Sean McDonald
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Interpol
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Website – Instagram – Facebook
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