{"id":110209,"date":"2026-08-24T22:46:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T22:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/110209\/"},"modified":"2026-08-24T22:46:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T22:46:13","slug":"deftones-play-their-biggest-uk-headline-gig-with-epic-london-all-points-east-headline-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/110209\/","title":{"rendered":"Deftones play their biggest UK headline gig with epic London All Points East headline show"},"content":{"rendered":"

Deftones<\/a> played the biggest UK headline gig of their career with a huge gig topping the bill at Outbreak x All Points East<\/a> in London last night (Sunday August 23). Check out photos, footage, the setlist and more from what went down below.<\/p>\n

The Sacramento art-metal pioneers followed on from their massive winter tour closing show at The O2 back in February<\/a> by returning to the capital to headline the Sunday of APE 2026\u2019s first weekend \u2013 a day in collaboration with Outbreak festival after previous nights were topped by Lorde<\/a>, Jorja Smith and Tems<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The line-up of the day reflected the broad influence and influences of Deftones, from the gothic post-punk of Interpol<\/a> to the brutal energy of IDLES<\/a> via the genre-smashing curiosity of JPEGMAFIA<\/a> and emo heroism of AFI<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Playing the first of two London gigs that day before they headed to Village Underground for an intimate late-night afterparty<\/a> gig to launch new album \u2018This Mirror Weighs A Ton<\/a>\u2019, Interpol pulled a huge crowd to the East Stage for a pristine and punchy career-spanning set heavy on their debut \u2018Turn On The Bright Lights\u2019 (a favourite of Deftones\u2019 frontman Chino Moreno<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Joined by The Walkmen<\/a> drummer and Paul Banks\u2019 MUZZ bandmate<\/a> Matt Barrick as Sam Fogarino\u2019s spinal surgery recovery continues<\/a>, the NYC indie heroes tore through highlights \u2018Evil\u2019, \u2018Rest My Chemistry\u2019, \u2018The New\u2019, \u2018Slow Hands\u2019 and \u2018PDA, with the classic essence of the band bleeding from two new numbers \u2018See Out Loud\u2019 and \u2018Wings On Fire\u2019 before their eighth album arrives on Friday (August 28).<\/p>\n

\"PaulPaul Banks of Interpol at All Points East 2026 (Photo by Joseph Okpako\/WireImage)<\/p>\n

A huge crowd remained at the East Stage for a fiery and infectious set from Aussie punks Amyl & The Sniffers<\/a>, as singer Amy Taylor used her platform to speak out for women\u2019s safety and a free Palestine as well hitting out at all \u201cthe right wing shit\u201d permeating culture and politics. The mood of resistance continued on the other side of Victoria Park as IDLES pulled one of the biggest crowds of the weekend to the West Stage.<\/p>\n

Opening with the wire-y diatribe against \u201cracist c**ts\u201d on new song \u2018Levitator<\/a>\u2019, Joe Talbot and co. made their only scheduled London show of 2026 one to remember. Doing a roll call for \u201cany scumbags in the audience\u201d ahead of \u201cnew British national anthem\u201d \u2018I\u2019m Scum\u2019, Talbot led the crowd through widespread chants of \u201cFree, free Palestine\u201d, as well as opening up the pit with a headliner-worthy set of modern rock anthems \u2018Never Fight A Man With A Perm\u2019, \u2018Mother\u2019, \u2018Dancer\u2019, \u2018Danny Nedelko\u2019 and \u2018Mr Motivator\u2019. A huge summer is expected for IDLES in 2026 with their \u201cmost exciting album\u201d yet<\/a> just around the corner.<\/p>\n

\"MarkMark Bowen of IDLES at All Points East 2026 (Photo by Jim Dyson\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Enjoying a new lease of life after \u2018Be Quiet And Drive (Far Away)\u2019, \u2018Sextape\u2019 and \u2018Cherry Waves\u2019 all went viral on TikTok in recent years<\/a> \u2013 bringing a new spotlight on their immaculate back catalogue as well as love to their acclaimed 2025 album \u2018Private Music<\/a>\u2019 \u2013 Deftones find themselves at the peak of their powers, now filling the field of the 50,000 capacity All Points East\u2019s main East stage as far back as the eye could see.<\/p>\n

Among the crowd were former Savages<\/a> frontwoman turned solo star Jehnny Beth<\/a>, Foals<\/a> drummer Jack Bevan, Dead Man\u2019s Shoes icon and musician Paddy Considine<\/a> (who got inked with a \u2018White Pony\u2019 tattoo<\/a> on the band\u2019s last UK run).<\/p>\n

\"DeftonesDeftones live at Outbreak x All Points East 2026. Credit: Clemente Ruiz<\/p>\n

While clearly grateful and touched by the occasion, Chino Moreno kept crowd banter to a minimum as he led Deftones through a powerful and emotionally-driven set that drew on the extremes of their arsenal from the brutal to the tender, from the sexy to the sinister, all bathed in stunningly cinematic visuals spread across All Points East\u2019s vast screens.<\/p>\n

The aforementioned viral tracks landed the best among the capacity crowd, but that\u2019s not to diminish for the love reserved for the likes of the groove of \u2018Swerve City\u2019 and \u2018Rocket Skates\u2019, the pummelling \u2018Milk Of The Madonna\u2019, deranged majesty of \u2018Change (In The House Of Flies)\u2019, beloved rarity \u2018Risk<\/a>\u2019 and feral closing old-school favourites \u2018Lotion\u2019 and \u20187 Words\u2019.<\/p>\n

With never a lull moment, Moreno and co played to their full emotional spectrum to create an unmatched atmosphere for Deftones\u2019 latest finest hour.<\/p>\n

\"DeftonesDeftones live at Outbreak x All Points East 2026. Credit: Clemente Ruiz<\/p>\n

\"DeftonesDeftones live at Outbreak x All Points East 2026. Credit: Clemente Ruiz<\/p>\n

Deftones played:<\/p>\n

\u2018Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)\u2019
\u2018Around the Fur\u2019
\u2018My Mind Is A Mountain\u2019
\u2018Feiticeira\u2019
\u2018Swerve City\u2019
\u2018Mascara\u2019
\u2018Rocket Skates\u2019
\u2018Risk\u2019
\u2018Rosemary\u2019
\u2018Tempest\u2019
\u2018Locked Club\u2019
\u2018Sextape\u2019
\u2018Infinite Source\u2019
\u2018Entombed\u2019
\u2018Xerces\u2019
\u2018Korea\u2019
\u2018Change (In the House of Flies)\u2019
\u2018My Own Summer (Shove It)\u2019
\u2018Milk Of The Madonna\u2019
Encore:
\u2018Cherry Waves\u2019
\u2018Lotion\u2019
\u20187 Words\u2019<\/p>\n

Speaking to NME about their accidental viral success last year<\/a>, Moreno said: \u201cEven if we thought about it that way \u2013 \u2018Oh, we need to make something for everybody\u2019 \u2013 I think we\u2019d be fooling ourselves to think we had a formula to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked about their secret, he replied: \u201cThe answer is that I don\u2019t know. I would like to think that it is because we\u2019ve written good songs that have stood the test of time and transcend generations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Deftones\u2019 summer tour continues with dates in Ireland, Scotland, France and Portugal, before they cap off the year with appearances at Sick New World in Texas and their own curated Dia De Los Deftones<\/a>. Visit here for tickets<\/a> and more information.<\/p>\n

All Points East, meanwhile, concludes this weekend with two massive days headlined by Tyler, The Creator<\/a> before Twenty One Pilots play the closing show<\/a> on Sunday. Visit here for tickets<\/a> and more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Deftones played the biggest UK headline gig of their career with a huge gig topping the bill at…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":110210,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[26],"tags":[27,6513],"class_list":["post-110209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-london","tag-london","tag-rock"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@UnitedKingdom\/117152919456400493","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110209"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110209\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/110210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=110209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=110209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}