DEFTONES TO PEFORM AT SPIN’S 2016 SXSW SHOWCASE AT STUBB’S ALONG WITH CHVRCHES

Deftones have announced that they will hit the road for a headline U.S. tour beginning May 8^th in Charlotte, NC. Tickets go on-sale March 4^th at www.deftones.com

The band had previously announced spring tour dates, including a March 5^th headline performance on night two at Travis Barker’s Musink Festival – a three-day tattoo convention, car show, and concert, followed by appearances at this year’s SXSW music festival, including a performance at SPIN’s 14^th Annual Day Party at Stubb’s on March 18^th. May and June will find Deftones appearing at major festivals in the U.S. and Europe, includingCarolina Rebellion, Rock on the Range, Rock AM Ring, Rock IM Park, and Download, among others as well as a solo-headline play at Wembley Arena. Please see below for all upcoming tour dates.

Deftones are touring in support of their eagerly awaited eighth studio album, GORE, which will be released on April 8^th via Warner Bros. Records. GORE is now available for pre-order at

www.deftones.com . Those who pre-order will receive an instant download of the first single, “Prayers/Triangles.”

Deftones is vocalist/guitarist Chino Moreno, guitarist Stephen Carpenter, keyboardist/samplist Frank Delgado, drummer Abe Cunningham and bassist Sergio Vega.

03/05  Costa Mesa, CA                    Musink Festival

03/16  Mission, TX                           Never Say Never Festival

03/18  Austin, TX                              SPIN Party at Stubb’s

03/19  San Antonio, TX                   Lonestar Events Center

03/20  Dallas, TX                               South Side Ballroom

03/22  Houston, TX                          Revention Music Center

03/24  Lubbock, TX                          Lonestar Pavilion

05/08  Concord, NC                          Carolina Rebellion

05/10  Memphis, TN                        Minglewood Hall*

05/11  Nashville, TN                        Ryman Auditorium*

05/13  Pompano Beach, FL            Pompano Beach Amphitheatre*

05/14  Lake Buena Vista, FL          House of Blues*

05/15  Atlanta, GA                            Shaky Knees Festival

05/17  St. Augustine, FL                  St. Augustine Amphitheatre*

05/18  New Orleans, LA                  Orpheum Theatre*

05/20  Kansas City, MO                   Uptown Theatre*

05/21  Maryland Heights, MO       KPNT Pointfest*

05/22  Columbus, OH                      Rock on the Range*

05/24  Sioux Falls, SD                     The District*

05/25  Wichita, KS                           Cotillion Ballroom*

05/26  Oklahoma City, OK             Criterion Theater*

05/28  El Paso, TX                            Neon Desert Festival*

06/03  London, UK                           The SSE Arena Wembley

06/04  Mendig, Germany                Rock AM Ring

06/05  Nürnberg, Germany            Rock IM Park

06/10  Paris, France                         Download Festival

06/11  Derby, UK                              Download Festival

06/14  Cologne, Germany              Palladium

06/15  Berlin, Germany                  Columbiahalle

06/17  Aarhus, Denmark                NorthSide Festival

06/18  Reykjavik, Iceland              Secret Solstice

*denotes newly announced show