Deftones roll out dates for spring tour

Deftones have rolled out the dates for the band's spring U.S. tour, which will begin on May 11th in Phoenix, Arizona. Shows are confirmed through late June so far, with The Fall of Troy and Japanese act Dir En Grey coming along as support. With five albums under their belts, Deftones DJ Frank Delgado told us that the band tries to give fans a well-balanced set list every night: "You know, I think we try and bring a good mix. There's a lot of catalog there nowadays to delve into, so the hard thing is, you know, if we're doing an hour and a half set, is trying to get everything across without being, you know, selfish and not playing songs that we know they wanna hear but then wanna play songs that we wanna play, you know, so I think we do it well. It's kind of like our records: they're all over the place and that's kind of how the sets are, you know."

The California-based group has just released "Mein" as the second single from its fifth album, Saturday Night Wrist, which arrived this past October.

Deftones were forced to postpone the last three shows on its latest U.K. tour after singer Chino Moreno was stricken with a ear and throat infection. The dates have been rescheduled for mid-April.

Confirmed tour dates:
May 11 - Phoenix, AZ - Mesa Amphitheatre
May 12 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater
May 13 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater
May 17 - Corpus Christi, TX - Concrete St. Amphitheatre
May 22 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
May 23 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
May 25 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
June 6 - Providence, RI - Lupo's
June 7 - Worcester, MA - Palladium
June 9 - New York, NY - Roseland
June 10 - Albany, NY - Washington Avenue Armory
June 11 - Niagara Falls, NY - Dome Theatre
June 15 - Chicago, IL - Riviera
June 16 - Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom
June 17 - Minneapolis, MN - Myth
June 22 - Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium
June 23 - Salt Lake City, UT - In The Venue
June 24 - Salt Lake City, UT - In The Venue
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