Alternative metal trailblazers Deftones headlined their latest ‘Dia de los Deftones‘ festival at Petco Park in San Diego, CA last night, November 07th. That annual event saw the group deliver a 20-song set which included a very welcome surprise to many. Midway through that performance, the band played the song “Melanie“, a track they last performed twice back in 2008.
There’s a reason that song has barely ever made it to the stage, being that it appeared on their scrapped studio album “Eros“. That record was left unfinished back in the fall of 2008, after initially being put on hold in the wake of a car accident that put their bassist/vocalist Chi Cheng in a coma. Tragically, those injuries and the side effects of that accident ultimately claimed his life in 2013.
While “Eros” would go on to take on a mythical status of its own, the band remained reluctant to revisit it, instead keeping it shelved given the heavy emotions tied to it. However, this past June saw both a version of it and the demos of a more recent album from the band “Ohms“, surprisingly leak online.
While the band didn’t acknowledge the unsanctioned leaks much publicly, the return of this song to the setlist seems to be a noteworthy nod to that leak. Fan-filmed footage of the return of “Melanie” to the stage last night can be seen below, along with the setlist.
“Back To School (Mini Maggit)“
“My Own Summer (Shove It)“
“Be Quiet And Drive (Far Away)“
“Elite“
“Diamond Eyes“
“Sextape“
“my mind is a mountain“
“Swerve City“
“Entombed“
“Beauty School“
“You’ve Seen The Butcher“
“Rocket Skates“
“Melanie“
“i think about you all the time“
“infinite source“
“Change (In The House Of Flies)“
“Around The Fur“
“milk of the madonna“
Encore:
“Cherry Waves“
“Hexagram“
