Deftones are coming back to Northern California next spring, with stops at Toyota Amphitheatre in Wheatland on May 16, 2027, and Toyota Pavilion at Concord on May 26, 2027, as part of a newly announced 23-city North American tour. Knocked Loose and Julie are set to open both shows, part of a run that kicks off in Dallas and wraps a month and a half later in Toronto.
The band announced the tour Thursday, according to Billboard, which reports the trek kicks off May 5, 2027 at the Dos Equis Pavilion in Dallas and closes June 20, 2027 at Toronto's RBC Amphitheatre. Knocked Loose and Julie are scheduled to open for the entire run, per the same outlet. The Wheatland and Concord dates were confirmed by Pitchfork, which listed both California stops among the 23 cities on the itinerary.
For fans hoping to score seats, presale tickets for the Wheatland show go on sale Nov. 17 at 10 a.m., with general tickets following two days later on Nov. 19 at 10 a.m., according to CBS Sacramento. Billboard reports the presale and general onsale windows apply tourwide, both beginning at 10 a.m. local time on their respective dates.
A Hometown Band With Deep Sacramento Roots
Deftones formed in Sacramento in 1988, according to CBS Sacramento's reporting, with Chino Moreno, Stephen Carpenter and Abe Cunningham first playing together while attending McClatchy High School. That hometown connection has been on display in recent years: the band played a sold-out show at Golden 1 Center in March 2025, marking their first Sacramento appearance since headlining Aftershock in 2018, per the same CBS Sacramento account. They returned to headline Aftershock again in 2025 at Discovery Park.
The band's reach extends well beyond the Sacramento Valley. Deftones and System of a Down co-headlined a Golden Gate Park show that drew nearly 50,000 fans, according to the Sacramento Bee. Their annual Dia De Los Deftones festival in San Diego sold out as well, drawing more than 22,000 concertgoers in November, the Bee reports.
Streaming and Social Numbers Point to a Younger Fanbase
Part of that continued popularity traces to a surprising source: TikTok. The Sacramento Bee notes that the song “(Change) In the House of Flies” currently has more than 140,000 posts on the platform, reflecting what the outlet describes as a Gen Z fanbase that's embraced the band decades after its formation.
The 2027 tour also follows the release of the band's most recent studio album, Private Music, which debuted and peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 after arriving in August 2025, according to Billboard's reporting. On the social platform X, the band's official account announced the tour with a note that presale registration opened immediately and would run through the weekend ahead of the Nov. 17 presale.
With two Northern California stops on the itinerary this time around, local fans will have more than one shot at catching the band close to where it all started — assuming they can navigate the presale and onsale windows arriving in the coming days.
