12-03-2025
Deftones will bring expansive tour to Target Center
The Deftones didn't have Minnesota on the docket when it announced its 2025 North American tour, but the second leg of the tour, announced on Wednesday, will bring the long-running metal outfit to Minneapolis.
The band behind White Pony will make a stop at the Target Center on Aug. 29. They'll be joined by Phantogram, who headlined a night at The Fillmore in February, and The Barbarians of California.
New music from the group may arrive in the Twin Cities before the band. The Deftones are expected to release an album at some point this year, but details haven't been shared. The last studio effort from the Deftones was 2020's Ohms.
The band formed in the early '90s and exploded in popularity with the mid-'90s releases of Adrenaline (1995) and Around the Fur (1997). They separated themselves from the burgeoning nü-metal movement three years later with White Pony, a more sonically dynamic album that continues to earn praise decades later, including a mention among Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All-Time.
Other portions of the tour will feature Idles in place of Phantogram, while previously announced dates include shows with The Mars Volta, System of a Down, and Fleshwater.
Elsewhere in the Midwest, the Deftones will stop in Chicago (March 31), Detroit (April 1), and Milwaukee (Aug. 30).
A Live Nation presale starts on Friday, March 14 at 10 a.m. with the code "FUNKY." Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, March 17 at 10 a.m.
