# Deftones Tour 2026

**Tour Announcement** — On Your Markus  
**Published:** 17 November 2025  
**Author:** Markus Hamence  
**Source:** https://onyourmarkus.au/tour-announcements/deftones-tour-2026/

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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***

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.

![Five band members in dark clothing standing together against an industrial corrugated metal backdrop.](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/originals/33733/84118793_10158017548117491_4420379099797651456_n.jpg)

*Deftones*

![Three men in suits and sunglasses stand against a dark brick wall in black and white.](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/originals/33730/Interpol_540.jpg.webp)

*Interpol*

![Person in black outfit striking a dramatic pose on a stool in a retro kitchen whilst holding up a mobile device.](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/originals/33729/1-Ecca-Vandal-_-CRUISING-TO-SELF-SOOTHE-_-Portrait-_-Credit_-Sean-McDonald.jpg)

*Ecca Vandal – Credit: Sean McDonald*

**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 [priceless.com/music](https://revolutionsperminuteprptyltd.cmail19.com/t/d-l-gjhiukl-ikttmjjlt-y/) 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 [priceless.com/westpacnz](https://revolutionsperminuteprptyltd.cmail19.com/t/d-l-gjhiukl-ikttmjjlt-j/)

Live Nation members may also secure tickets first during the presale beginning 1pm Thursday 20 November  running until 1pm Friday 21 November, 1pm. Register at [livenation.com.au/register](https://revolutionsperminuteprptyltd.cmail19.com/t/d-l-gjhiukl-ikttmjjlt-t/) and [livenation.co.nz/register](https://revolutionsperminuteprptyltd.cmail19.com/t/d-l-gjhiukl-ikttmjjlt-i/).

All times are local.

For complete tour and ticket information, visit [livenation.com.au](https://revolutionsperminuteprptyltd.cmail19.com/t/d-l-gjhiukl-ikttmjjlt-d/) and [livenation.co.nz](https://revolutionsperminuteprptyltd.cmail19.com/t/d-l-gjhiukl-ikttmjjlt-u/).

**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 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**

**For complete tour and ticket information, visit ****[www.livenation.com.au](https://revolutionsperminuteprptyltd.cmail19.com/t/d-l-gjhiukl-ikttmjjlt-o/)**** and ****[www.livenation.co.nz](https://revolutionsperminuteprptyltd.cmail19.com/t/d-l-gjhiukl-ikttmjjlt-b/)**

![Deftones tour poster featuring turbulent turquoise and pink ocean waves with band logo and 2026 Australia/New Zealand dates.](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/originals/33728/DEFTONES-AUS-NZ-2026.jpg)

**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.

**CONNECT WITH DEFTONES**

**[WEBSITE](https://revolutionsperminuteprptyltd.cmail19.com/t/d-l-gjhiukl-ikttmjjlt-n/)**** | ****[INSTAGRAM](https://revolutionsperminuteprptyltd.cmail19.com/t/d-l-gjhiukl-ikttmjjlt-p/)**** | ****[FACEBOOK](https://revolutionsperminuteprptyltd.cmail19.com/t/d-l-gjhiukl-ikttmjjlt-x/)**

**About Live Nation Entertainment**

Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) is the world’s leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Media & Sponsorship. For additional information, visit [livenationentertainment.com](https://revolutionsperminuteprptyltd.cmail19.com/t/d-l-gjhiukl-ikttmjjlt-m/).

![Five band members in dark clothing stand against a grey sky in a black and white promotional portrait.](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/originals/33731/MAIN-ALBUM-PRESS-PHOTO.jpg)

*Deftones*