Went to the Deftones concert and they were awesome! I’ve seen them live before, from the mosh pit when the Big Day Out music festival was a thing, so being seated this time around with loved ones who weren’t with me back then was a real shared experience treat.
Deftones’ setlist:
1. Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)
2. Swerve City
3. Diamond Eyes
4. Feiticeira
5. Digital Bath
6. Tempest
7. milk of the madonna
8. my mind is a mountain
9. Beauty School
10. Sextape
11. Rocket Skates
12. Rosemary
13. Around the Fur
14. Entombed
15. Hole in the Earth
16. Change (In the House of Flies)
17. Genesis
18. departing the body
19. infinite source
(with “souvenir” outro)
Encore:
20. Cherry Waves
21. My Own Summer (Shove It)
22. 7 Words
If post concert depression has you down like Mordecai, then this full 1hour33mins recording of Deftones’ live performance in Auckland on Wednesday night might help (person’s arm must be really sore):
00:00 Intro 00:18 Be Quite And Drive (Far Away) 03:47 Swerve City 06:32 Diamond Eyes 10:02 Feiticeira 13:00 Digital Bath 17:17 Tempest 22:38 milk of the madonna 26:32 my mind is a mountain 29:30 “thank you” 29:59 Beauty School 34:00 Sextape 38:04 Rocket Skates 42:38 Rosemary 48:08 Around The Fur 52:06 Entombed 57:07 Hole In The Earth 1:01:00 Change (In The House Of Flies) 1:05:58 Genesis 1:11:10 departing the body 1:15:53 infinite source Encore: 1:19:25 Cherry Waves 1:24:00 “thank you” 1:24:22 My Own Summer (Shove It) 1:28:54 7 Words 1:32:55 END!
Concert from different angles: stage front / mosh pit
Sound quality in all recording devices do not compare to being there in person, so I recommend not missing an opportunity to see a live performance.
Interpol also performed and they were awesome, as well! Their set was stripped down to just dynamic lighting, adding to their smart aesthetic and appeal. Interpol’s sound was loud and crisp, fitting of the stadium arena packed with people with refined taste in good sounds, and those younger audience members who don’t have the luxury of curated late night music television, or an eclectic radio host informing them of what music to seek out beyond repeat radio friendly singles or TikTok challenges. Interpol are legit musos, and them opening for the headliner was so cool.
Interpol’s setlist:
1. Pioneer to the Falls
2. Evil
3. All the Rage Back Home
4. See Out Loud
5. Obstacle 1
6. Wings on Fire
7. The New
8. Roland
9. PDA
Had my fingers crossed for Rest My Chemistry and The Heinrich Maneuver, but it’s all good.
Interpol frontman, Paul Banks appeared on a neat episode of TigerBelly podcast (7yeas ago sheesh!) for anyone interested: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tDYMV4VFuk
Deftones frontman, Chino Moreno tripped during Hole in the Earth—ironic in context of the song title—but he immediately barrel rolled into recovery like a parkour pro, and even shared a momentary chuckle with an audience member who must have been out-of-breath in hysterics. I won’t post the fall because I’m not a dick, but the footage is there.
There have been past performances when the Deftones have fumbled on stage intoxicated, but on Wednesday night, they were at the peak of their live performance career. For context (and levity) purposes; here’s what Deftones weren’t:
Come back soon.
🎭 