Sacramento art-metal band Deftones played their biggest UK headline gig at Outbreak x All Points East in London last night, Sunday August 23. The performance topped the bill for the Sunday of APE 2026's first weekend, which was held in collaboration with Outbreak festival.
The band, who previously played a winter tour closing show at The O2 in February, returned to the capital to headline the main East stage, which has a 50,000 capacity. The day's line-up reflected Deftones' broad influences, featuring acts such as Interpol, IDLES, Amyl & The Sniffers, JPEGMAFIA, and AFI.
Deftones' set drew on their full emotional spectrum, incorporating both brutal and tender elements. Tracks that have recently gone viral on TikTok, including 'Be Quiet And Drive (Far Away)', 'Sextape', and 'Cherry Waves', were well-received by the capacity crowd. Other songs performed included 'Swerve City', 'Rocket Skates', 'Milk Of The Madonna', 'Change (In The House Of Flies)', and 'Risk', concluding with 'Lotion' and '7 Words'.