Deftones are headed to Cincinnati's newest concert venue. The influential metal act will headline a show at the Farmer Music Center on Friday, June 11, 2027, bringing along Knocked Loose and the shoegaze band julie for a stop on their upcoming North American tour.
The announcement, first reported by cincinnati.com, marks the fourth artist booking revealed for the venue's inaugural season and the first metal act to join the opening-year lineup. Kentucky-based Knocked Loose is slated to serve as direct support on the tour, while julie opens each night, according to themosh.net.
Tickets will become available in multiple phases. An artist presale begins Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 10 a.m. local time, followed by additional presales before general public sales on Thursday, Nov. 19, also at 10 a.m. local time, per blabbermouth.net. Tickets can be purchased online, according to WLWT.
A Band With Decades of Staying Power
Deftones are widely considered one of the most influential alternative and metal bands of all time, per WLWT. The band released its debut record in 1995 and has since picked up five Grammy nominations, winning two: Best Metal Performance in 2001 and Best Remixed Recording in 2022, according to the same report. Their latest album, Private Music, arrived in August 2025 to critical acclaim, the outlet notes, and the blabbermouth.net report confirms the same release timing.
The tour's itinerary already includes a May 19 stop at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, per the same account from themosh.net, ahead of the Cincinnati date roughly three weeks later.
Cincinnati's New Concert Venue Takes Shape
The Farmer Music Center is a $160 million project from Music and Event Management Inc., being built next to the 42-year-old Riverbend Music Center, and it's slated to open in spring 2027, according to cincinnati.com. Once finished, the venue is expected to accommodate up to 20,000 concertgoers, split between 8,000 reserved seats and a 12,000-capacity general admission lawn, the outlet reports.
Deftones joins a growing roster of acts announced for the venue's opening year. Rock band Kings of Leon will headline a show there on Oct. 12, 2027, cincinnati.com reports, a booking described as the third concert announcement that week for the venue. The lineup also includes Matchbox Twenty on July 27 and country star Riley Green on June 24, which was the venue's first-ever show announcement, according to the outlet.
Deftones confirmed the tour on the social platform X, telling fans that presale registration was open through Sunday, Nov. 15, at 10 p.m. Pacific time.
