Deftones returned to San Diego’s Petco Park for the 2026 edition of their annual Dia de los Deftones festival, celebrating Día de los Muertos with a day of music, art, food, and culture. As always, the carefully curated lineup reflected the band’s eclectic tastes, spanning punk, metal, noisecore, electronic, and indie rock. This year’s bill featured SoCal punk contemporaries AFI, alt-rock favorites The Neighbourhood, pioneering metalcore outfit Converge, former Savages vocalist Jehnny Beth, and more.
Deftones closed out the festivities with a career-spanning set that leaned heavily on fan favorites from Around the Fur, White Pony, and Saturday Night Wrist, alongside selections from their 2025 album private music. Among the highlights was a rare performance of “Melanie,” played live for the first time in 18 years.
Photographer Eric Tra was on hand to capture the performances and the festival’s colorful atmosphere. Take a look at highlights from Dia De Los Deftones 2026 below.
Deftones
Deftones
The Neighbourhood
The Neighbourhood
The Neighbourhood
The Neighbourhood
AFI
AFI
AFI
AFI
AFI
AFI
Jehnny Beth
Jehnny Beth
Jehnny Beth
Converge
Converge
Converge
Bktherula
Bktherula
Lip Critic
Lip Critic
LustSickPuppy
LustSickPuppy
Ladrones
Ladrones
Ladrones
