Due to overwhelming demand, Deftones have decided to add a second show to benefit Chi Cheng November 20th at the Avalon. You can purchase tickets here.

November 19th at the Avalon in Hollywood.  Click here for tickets.

A few shots from this past weekend’s Smokeout Festival...















All photos by Frank Gatto and Isaac Flores

The pre-sale for A Benefit for Chi Cheng is now live.  The pre-sale password is CHIBENEFIT.

We will be having a ticket pre-sale to A Benefit for Chi Cheng exclusively for our fans tomorrow, October 28th beginning at 12pm PST.  The pre-sale password is CHIBENEFIT.  All proceeds will benefit the Chi Cheng Special Needs Trust.

Click here to check it out.

On November 2nd, 2008 our bass player and brother Chi Ling Cheng was involved in a horrific car accident which has left him in a semi-conscious state.  In his journey to recovery, the Cheng family has accumulated an overwhelming amount of medical bills that insurance does not entirely cover.

As a result, we will begin our mission to raise significant funds to help ensure Chi's recovery by playing a benefit show at the Avalon in Hollywood, CA on 11/19.  Tickets will go on-sale for our fans this Wednesday, 10/28 with a general on-sale to follow on Friday, 10/30.  All proceeds will go to the Chi Ling Cheng Special Needs Trust that has been set up by the Cheng family to help pay for the growing medical costs required for Chi's survival and recovery.
 
In the event that you do not live in Los Angeles, or you don't end up getting a ticket for the show, we will be launching a series of online auctions, an online store and making available other opportunities for you to make a donation to the Trust.  More details will come soon.

We have the best fans in the world and Chi values all of you greatly. Please continue to show your unwavering support by helping with this very important cause.

More details on this coming tomorrow.

Congratulations to Lisa Marie from Santa Barbara, CA for winning the flyaway to the Cypress Hill SmokeOut Festival this weekend! She will be treated to an all-expenses-paid VIP experience where she'll meet the guys from Cypress Hill and Deftones.

If you're in one of the below cities on the upcoming Deftones tour and would like to promote the band, listen up!  Please send an email with your full name and phone number to deftones@velvethammer.net, and make sure the subject line of your email is the applicable city from the list above. For instance, if you live in Edmonton, your email's subject line should be "EDMONTON".  To participate you must have a digital camera and be willing to dedicate some time.  Only the most serious and enthusiastic fans will be chosen.  Good luck!

Vancouver, BC
Victoria, BC
Edmonton, AB
Calgary, AB
Spokane, WA
San Jose, CA

Head here for your chance to win a VIP Flyaway package to the Cypress Hill Smokeout!  One lucky winner and a friend will be flown out for an all-expenses-paid trip to witness both days of the mind-opening music festival as a VIP.  The winner and their guest will receive flights, 3 nights hotel stay, and get to meet members of Cypress Hill and Deftones!

Act fast, the deadline is one week from today!