Cliff Notes – Legendary 00s band announce huge tour after cancelling Glastonbury slot
- Deftones will embark on a UK and EU tour from February 12 to February 20, 2026, in support of their upcoming album, Private Music.
- The band recently cancelled their Glastonbury Festival performance due to illness, expressing their disappointment on social media.
- Fans who pre-order the new album will receive early access to tickets, with general sales starting on July 18.
Legendary 00s band announce huge tour after cancelling Glastonbury slot
The group will perform shows across the UK in support of their new album (Picture: Brandon Nagy/REX/Shutterstock)
Deftones have announced a mammoth UK and EU tour just weeks after cancelling their set at Glastonbury Festival at the last moment.
The iconic 00s metal band will kick off their run of UK shows on February 12 in Birmingham before performing in Glasgow, Manchester, Dublin, and Cardiff, ending in London on February 20.
The tour comes in support of the band’s upcoming album, Private Music, which is their first release in five years.
They marked the tour news with the release of a brand new single, My Mind is a Mountain, the first song from their upcoming tenth studio album.
Tickets go on general sale at 9am on July 18, while fans who pre-order private Music from the band’s official UK/EU store will get early access.
Denzel Curry and Drug Church will support Deftones on all shows of their UK and EU tour.
Fans who preorder the metallers latest album will get early access to tickets (Picture: Ryan Bakerink#877342#51A ED/FilmMagic)
It comes after the My Own Summer hitmakers were forced to cancel their appearance at this year’s Glastonbury Festival due to illness.
In a statement shared on their Instagram Story, they said: ‘In an unfortunate development, an illness in the band is going to prevent us from playing Glastonbury tonight.
‘We’re devastated to be missing out on something we’ve been looking forward to for months, but sometimes circumstances out of our control interfere with things we want to do the most.’
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Their show the following day at Crystal Palace Park, supported by the likes of Weezer, went ahead as planned.
Skepta stepped in to replace the band at the Worthy Farm event.
Deftones – made up of vocalist Chino Moreno, lead guitarist Stephen Carpenter, and drummer Abe Cunningham, and keyboardist and turntablist Frank Delgado – formed in Sacramento, California, in 1988 and went on to release their debut album Adrenaline in 1995, featuring singles 7 Words and Bored.
It comes after the band were forced to cancel their Glastonbury performance this year due to illness (Picture: David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock)
Deftones UK/EU 2026 tour dates
January
29 – Adidas Arena, Paris
30 – Forest National, Brussels
February
1 – Barclays Arena, Hamburg
3 – Zenith, Munich
5 – Atlas Arena, Lodz
6 – Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin
7 – Westfalenhalle, Dortmund
9 – Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart,
10 – AFAS Live, Amsterdam
12 – BP Pulse Live, Birmingham
13 – OVO Hydro, Glasgow
14 – Co-Op Live, Manchester
16 – 3Arena, Dublin
18 – Utilita Arena, Cardiff
20 – The O2, London
The word-of-mouth success of the release was amplified by the band’s second studio release, Around the Fur, which became their first album to be certified both gold and platinum by the RIAA.
White Pony was released in 2000, featuring lead single Change (In the House of Glies) which remains Deftones’ most commercially successful single, peaking at number three on Billboard’s Alternative Songs chart, and number nine on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
Elite, which also featured on the album, won a Grammy Award for best metal performance.
Tragedy hit the band in 2008 when original bass player Chi Cheng was involved in a traffic collision, which left him in a minimal state of consciousness until his death in 2013.
Deftones recruited Sergio Vega to replace Cheng, appearing in recorded work as well as touring with the band until his departure in 2021.
The band has released nine studio albums, with 2020’s Ohms going on to be nominated for a Grammy Award and receiving overwhelming critical praise.