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Following the recent confirmation of their new album, Private Music, due out later this summer, Deftones have added to the excitement of their new cycle with the news of the sixth edition of their annual curated festival, Dia De Los Deftones. Set for November 1st at Petco Park in San Diego, the fest will. again feature a diverse roster with a headlining set from Deftones as the finale. 

Set for the sixth edition of the fest, Malice and Pusha T serve as direct support as Clipse perform selections from their AOTY candidate, Let God Sort Them Out. 2Hollis and Rico Nasty also earn prominent billing with a line-up that leans heavily into hip hip - an integral part of the identity of the festival from the very beginning, 

Deafheaven have been confirmed on the bill, performing in support of their standout Roadrunner Records release, Lonely People With People LP. Pooling an international roster of artists, Regional Mexican star Regulo Caro has also been added to the bill along with skyrocketing Australian prospect, Ecca Vandal, Texas nu-gazers Glare and UK math rock outliers, University, 

The LiveNation pre-sale is set to run July 24th at 10am PT. Fans can use the code LIGHTS to access tickets ahead of the general public. General on sale is set for July 25th at 10am PT. 

GET DIA DE LOS DEFTONES TICKETS - HERE

Deftones recently confirmed their next full length project, Private Music. The album is due out August 22nd via Warner/Reprise and finds the band once again teaming with producer Nick Raskulinecz who also oversaw the band's Diamond Eyes in 2010 and Koi No Yokan two years later. 

As a proper introduction for the 10th full length from the venerated collective, Deftones have release the lead single from the album, "my mind is a mountain" - which showcases the band's unmistakable signature in Stephen Carpenter's heavy string sway and Chino Moreno's superior vocal signature. 

Coinciding with the release of Private Music, Deftones will set out on the second leg of their North American tour.The arena run will feature support from Phantogram and IDLES will take portions of the run as direct support with The Barbarians of California taking on the opening spot throughout. 

The second leg is slated to begin August 22nd in Vancouver, BC and wraps September 17th in Kansas City, MO. Additionally, Deftones have been confirmed for a handful of important festival plays including Louder Than Life in Louisville, KY this September and Aftershock in their hometown of Sacramento later this fall. 

Additionally, Deftones have started setting their 2026 tour itinerary with the confirmation of an massive European tour due to begin in January. The trek will feature support from Denzel Curry and Drug Church, starting out in Paris on January 29th. The finale will land in London at The O2 on February 20th. 

Private Music arrives August 22nd. Pre-order the album - HERE