Deftones to go on European tour after Glastonbury 2025 miss

Deftones, who were set to play on the Other Stage at Glastonbury 2025 this year, pulled out only a few hours away from their big moment at the Somerset festival.

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Known for songs like 'Change (In the House of Flies)', 'Sextape', and 'Cherry Waves', the rock band were due to play on June 27 but pulled out due to illness, with Skepta turning up to play a 30-minute Glastonbury set.

Now, just over two weeks from having their set cancelled, the Grammy Award-winning Sacramento band Deftones are set to return to arenas across Europe and the UK in early 2026 in support of their forthcoming 10th studio album, private music, out August 22, 2025.

Deftones were meant to play the Other Stage at Glastonbury 2025 but were forced to cancel due to illness. (Image: Harry Mockridge/Newsquest)

The 2026 EU/UK Tour kicks off January 29 2025 at the Adidas Arena in Paris. It includes 15 shows across major cities, including Brussels, Berlin, Amsterdam, Manchester and Dublin, before wrapping at The O2 in London. 

Deftones are: Chino Moreno, Stephen Carpenter, Abe Cunningham, and Frank Delgado. They will be joined by Denzel Curry and Drug Church as support across these dates.

EU/UK TOUR 2026 DATES

Thu 29 Jan – Paris, FR – Adidas Arena

Fri 30 Jan – Brussels, BE – Forest National

Sun 1 Feb – Hamburg, DE – Barclays Arena

Tue 3 Feb – Munich, DE – Zenith

Thu 5 Feb – Lodz, PL – Atlas Arena

Fri 6 Feb – Berlin, DE – Max-Schmeling-Halle

Sat 7 Feb – Dortmund, DE – Westfalenhalle

Mon 9 Feb – Stuttgart, DE – Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle

Tue 10 Feb – Amsterdam, NL – AFAS Live

Thu 12 Feb – Birmingham, UK – BP Pulse Live

Fri 13 Feb – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro

Sat 14 Feb – Manchester, UK – Co-Op Live

Mon 16 Feb – Dublin, IE – 3Arena

Wed 18 Feb – Cardiff, UK – Utilita Arena

Fri 20 Feb – London, UK – The O2

Alternative metal band Deftones said they were “devastated to be missing out on something we’ve been looking forward to for months” after it was announced they are not able to perform at Glastonbury Festival.

A statement on the band’s official account on Instagram, posted to their stories, 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.

“We really hope to return to Glastonbury soon, and as it currently stands, we plan on seeing you at Crystal Palace.”

Tickets go on general sale Friday, 18 July at 9am BST via deftones.com