Deftones Debut 2 New Musicians in Stay Lineup at Tour Kickoff

Deftones on Thursday (April 14) lastly kicked off their twice-postponed North American tour alongside fellow steel act Gojira, revealing two new dwell Deftones gamers within the course of. (The tour initially was plotted for 2020 earlier than being postponed to 2021 and once more to this yr due to the COVID-19 pandemic.)

Final month, longtime Deftones bassist Sergio Vega, additionally of the post-hardcore outfit Quicksand, shocked followers when he revealed he had parted methods with the Chino Moreno-led band final yr. Vega prompt he was by no means made an official member of Deftones contractually, regardless of his prolonged tenure following founding bassist Chi Cheng‘s career-ending automotive crash in 2008 and subsequent demise in 2013.

Taking Vega’s place in Deftones’ lineup on the Moda Heart in Portland, Ore., on Thursday was bassist Fred Sablan, a musician who carried out in Marilyn Manson for a number of years within the early 2010s. Rumors emerged earlier this week that Sablan was on board.

However concertgoers skilled one other shock when an unidentified extra electrical guitar participant appeared onstage with Deftones for a number of songs, per Blabbermouth.

Because the gig was Deftones’ first again because the launch of their newest album, 2020’s Ohms, their set noticed two dwell debuts from that effort. B-side “Lovers” additionally obtained its dwell debut. Moreover, fan-favorite Deftones songs “Beware” and “Prayers/Triangles” have been carried out dwell for the primary time in a number of years.

Beneath, see Deftones’ setlist from Thursday, adopted by some fan-captured footage of the present.

Deftones Setlist (April 14, 2022)

“Genesis” (Stay debut)
“Rocket Skates”
“Prayers/Triangles” (First time since 2017)
“Royal”
“Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)”
“My Personal Summer time (Shove It)”
“Tempest”
“Swerve Metropolis”
“Digital Tub”
“Knife Prty”
“Beware” (First time since 2015)
“Sextape”
“Diamond Eyes”
“Rosemary”
“Bloody Cape”
“Ohms” (Stay debut)
“Engine No. 9” (Encore)
“Lovers” (Encore, dwell debut)

Deftones, “Genesis” (Stay in Portland, Ore.)

Deftones, “Lovers” (Stay)

Deftones, “Engine No. 9” (Stay)

Deftones + Gojira Spring 2022 North American Tour Dates

April 16 – Seattle, Wash. @ WAMU Theater
April 18 – San Francisco, Calif. @ Invoice Graham Aud.
April 20 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ Greek Theatre
April 22 – Las Vegas, Nev. @ The Cosmopolitan
April 23 – Phoenix, Ariz. @ Ariz. Federal Theater
April 25 – Denver, Colo. @ Ball Enviornment
April 28 – Albuquerque, N.M. @ Isleta Amp.
April 30 – Houston, Texas @ White Oak Music Corridor
Could 2 – Irving, Texas @ Toyota Music Manufacturing facility
Could 3 – San Antonio, Texas @ AT&T Heart
Could 6 – Atlanta, Ga. @ Cadence Financial institution Amp.
Could 7 – Nashville, Tenn. @ Municipal Auditorium
Could 8 – Cincinnati, Ohio @ Icon Music Heart
Could 10 – Indianapolis, Ind. @ TCU Amphitheater
Could 11 – Pittsburgh, Pa. @ Peterson Occasions Heart
Could 13 – Boston, Mass. @ Agganis Enviornment
Could 14 – Asbury Park, N.J. @ Stone Pony
Could 15 – New York, N.Y. @ Pier 17
Could 17 – Washington, D.C. @ The Anthem
Could 18 – Philadelphia. Pa. @ The Met
Could 19 – Uncasville, Ct. @ Mohegan Solar Enviornment
Could 21 – Quebec Metropolis, Quebec @ Place Bell
Could 22 – Toronto, Ontario @ RBC Echo Seashore
Could 24 – Detroit, Mich. @ Michigan Lottery Amp.
Could 26 – Milwaukee, Wis. @ The Rave
Could 27 – Chicago, In poor health. @ Huntington Financial institution Pavilion
Could 28 – Minneapolis, Minn. @ The Armory