Sacto’s favorite sons, Deftones have just announced a string of Euro tour dates to follow their current US run, kicking off Nov. 12 at the Academy in Glasgow, UK with supporting act Coheed and Cambria for most dates. Deftones are currently touring in support of their latest full-length, Diamond Eyes which was released earlier this year through Warner Brs.
Deftones were dealt a major blow in 2007 when long-time bassist and friend Chi Cheng was nearly killed in a car accident, which left him in a coma. At that time, Deftones were just putting the finishing touches on a new album. Out of respect for Chi, the band decided to put that album on the back-burner and the fate of the band was left uncertain. After recalculating and regrouping the band decided to write and record a different album, which became Diamond Eyes.
Last week, Deftones Drummer Abe Cunningham had this to say in an interview with the Charlotte Observer;
“People expect (it) to be a depressing record given the circumstances. How could it not be about Chi in an indirect way? (But) it’s a very uplifting album. We just turned it into a different situation. It’s really a celebration of life, I suppose…Cheng remains in a minimally conscious state, according to Cunningham. He is awake but immobile and unable to communicate. Although the band would love to have him back, Cunningham just wants to see his friend healthy. “He has a 12-year-old son. I just want him to have some sort of life, whether or not it’s with the band again.”
TOUR DATES BELOW:
Upcoming Shows ( US TOUR DATES)
Sep 7 2010 8:00P Valarium Knoxville, TN Find Tickets
Sep 8 2010 8:00P Bogarts Cincinnati, OH Find Tickets
Sep 10 2010 8:00P Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH Find Tickets
Sep 11 2010 8:00P Rapids Theater Niagara Falls, NY Find Tickets
Sep 12 2010 9:30P Crocodile Rock Allentown, Pa Find Tickets
Sep 13 2010 8:00P Club Zoo Pittsburgh Find Tickets
Sep 14 2010 8:00P House of Blues Cleveland, OH Find Tickets
Sep 16 2010 8:00P Charter One Pavilion Chicago, IL
Sep 17 2010 8:00P DTE Energy Center Clarkston, MI
Sep 18 2010 8:00P Molson Amphitheatre Toronto, ON, CANADA
Sep 20 2010 8:00P Mohegan Sun Uncasville, CT
Sep 21 2010 8:00p Northern Lights Clifton Park, NY Find Tickets
Sep 22 2010 8:00P Agannis Arena Boston, MA
Sep 24 2010 8:00P Madison Square Garden New York, NY
Sep 25 2010 8:00P Susquehanna Theatre Camden, NJ Find Tickets
Sep 26 2010 8:00P Patriot Center Fairfax, VA Find Tickets
Sep 28 2010 8:00P Lakewood Amphitheater Atlanta, GA
Sep 29 2010 8:00P The Rock Shop Music Hall Fayetteville, NC Find Tickets
Sep 30 2010 8:00P Buster’s Lexington, KY
Oct 1 2010 8:00P Scottrade Arena St. Louis, MO
Oct 2 2010 8:00P Sandstone Amphitheater Bonner Springs, KS Find Tickets
Oct 4 2010 8:00P Red Rocks Morrison, CO
Oct 7 2010 8:00P Rogers Arena Vancouver, BC, CANADA
Oct 8 2010 8:00P Key Arena Seattle, WA
Oct 9 2010 8:00P Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR
Oct 11 2010 8:00P SJSU Events Center San Jose, CA
Oct 12 2010 8:30P Gibson Amphitheatre Los Angeles, CA
Oct 13 2010 8:00P Stramler Park Bakersfield, California Find Tickets
Oct 14 2010 6:00P Modesto Hall Modesto, CA Find Tickets
Oct 15 2010 8:00P Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
Oct 16 2010 8:00P The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
Oct 18 2010 8:00P Palladium Dallas, TX
Oct 20 2010 8:00A Verizon Wireless Theater Houston, TX
Oct 23 2010 2:00P Fear Farm Phoenix, AZ
EURO DATES WITH COHEED AND CAMBRIA JUST ANNOUNCED
November 12, 2010 Glasgow, UK Academy with Coheed and Cambria
November 13, 2010 Leeds, UK Academy with Coheed and Cambria
November 14, 2010 Manchester, UK Apollo with Coheed and Cambria
November 15, 2010 Southampton, UK Guildhall with Coheed and Cambria
November 17, 2010 London, UK Brixton Academy with Coheed and Cambria
November 19, 2010 Nottingham, UK Rock City with Coheed and Cambria
November 20, 2010 Birmingham, UK Academy with Coheed and Cambria
November 22, 2010 Koln, Germany Live Music Hall
November 23, 2010 Antwerp, Belgium Trix Hall with Coheed and Cambria
November 24, 2010 Tilburg, Netherlands 13 with Coheed and Cambria
November 25, 2010 Luxembourg, Luxembourg Den Atelier with Coheed and Cambria
November 28, 2010 Oslo, Norway Sentrum Scene with Coheed and Cambria
November 29, 2010 Stockholm, Sweden Arenan with Coheed and Cambria
December 1, 2010 Hamburg, Germany Docks
December 2, 2010 Berlin, Germany Columbiahalle
December 3, 2010 Munich, Germany Kesselhaus
December 5, 2010 Rome, Italy Atlantico
December 6, 2010 Milan, Italy Live Club
