Multi-platinum alternative metal stars Deftones will kickoff their U.S. headlining tour tomorrow, February 25th, and by the sounds of it, their highly anticipated tenth studio album won’t be too far behind. Recording sessions for that next opus from the Sacramento, CA natives took place across multiple sessions with producer Nick Raskulinecz (Alice In Chains, Foo Fighters) in the first half of 2024.
In an interview with Billboard Español conducted his past December, the band’s vocalist/guitarist Chino Moreno confirmed that record will be out in 2025, stating:
“So the plan is, obviously, to have a record sometime around that time [during the tour.] It’s getting very close to being ready, so yeah, we’re excited.”
In the same interview, both Moreno and his Crosses bandmate Shaun Lopez also indicated that their aforementioned project together will likely shift to the backburner as Deftones ramp up, but won’t be indefinitely shelved again as it had in the past. Lopez stated of that:
“I don’t know how soon it’ll be, but we definitely want to work on more music. We enjoy making it and yeah, I just would like to thank everybody for showing interest in our project.”
Further into the conversation, Moreno also expressed his hopes of one day bringing the annual ‘Día de los Deftones‘ festival to Mexico, stating:
“We talked about it a lot recently, so it’s definitely in discussions to do so. We would love to do! I mean, I can’t promise, but, you know, it’s been growing really great.”
Deftones‘ immediate touring plans include the below shows.
With The Mars Volta and Fleshwater:
02/25 Portland, OR – Moda Center
02/27 Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
03/01 Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center
03/04 San Francisco, CA – Chase Center
03/05 Inglewood, CA – Kia Forum
03/06 Inglewood, CA – Kia Forum
03/08 Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena
03/09 Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center
03/12 Austin, TX – Moody Center
03/13 San Antonio, TX – Frost Bank Center
03/15 Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
03/16 Houston, TX – Toyota Center
03/18 Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
03/20 Orlando, FL – Kia Center
03/22 Sunrise, FL – Amerant Bank Arena
03/24 Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center
03/26 Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
03/28 Indianapolis, IN – Gainbridge Fieldhouse
03/29 Columbus, OH – Nationwide Arena
03/31 Chicago, IL – United Center
04/01 Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
04/03 New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
04/04 Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
04/06 Washington, DC – Capital One Arena
04/08 Boston, MA – TD Garden
04/09 Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
Deftones:
06/13-15 Hilvarenbeek, NET – Best Kept Secret
06/13 Porto, POR – Primavera Porto
06/17 Milan, ITA – Carroponte
06/18 Zurich, SWI – Halle 622
06/20 Frankfurt, GER – Jahrhunderthalle
06/21 Schnee, GER – Hurricane Festival
06/22 Neuhausen Ob Eck, GER – Southside Festival
06/24 Halifax, UK – The Piece Hall
06/26 St. Austell, UK – Eden Project
06/29 London, UK – Crystal Palace Park (feat. Weezer & High Vis)
07/02 Roskilde, DEN – Roskilde Festival
07/03 Werchter, BEL – Rock Werchter
07/04 Arras, FRA – Main Square Festival
With System Of A Down, Polyphia & Wisp:
09/03 Toronto, ON – Rogers Stadium (feat. System Of A Down, Polyphia & Wisp)
09/05 Toronto, ON – Rogers Stadium
