Deftones and CharityBuzz have now launched the final new batch of items for the Benefit For Chi Auction.
 
These include guitars, autographed and donated by:
Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine
Trent Reznor / NIN
Ozzy Osbourne
Papa Roach
& Disturbed
 
Plus other cool rarities, including artwork from Brandon Boyd of Incubus, plus autographed gear from My Chemical Romance, Trivium and Fall Out Boy.
 
Click here to view these and all previous items.

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Deftones and CharityBuzz have now launched the final new batch of items for the Benefit For Chi Auction.
 
These include guitars, autographed and donated by:
Tom Morello of Rage Against The Machine
Trent Reznor / NIN
Ozzy Osbourne
Papa Roach
& Disturbed
 
Plus other cool rarities, including artwork from Brandon Boyd of Incubus, plus autographed gear from My Chemical Romance, Trivium and Fall Out Boy.
 
Click here to view these and all previous items.
 

Deftones would like to thank all of the incredible artists, sponsors, crew, supporters, fans and friends who made last Thursday and Friday an overwhelming success.  The two night event commenced with special sets by POD, Far and Cypress Hill on night one.  Deftones opened their Thursday night set with a brand new song "Rocket Skates" and continued through a show that included "Elite," "Be Quiet and Drive," and "My Own Summer."

Each night the band was joined by some of Deftones' and Chi's close friends for some special collaborations exclusive to the nights. Night one included Ben Kenney from Incubus on "Street Carp," Mike Shinoda and Tommy Lee on "Anniversary of an Uninteresting Event," Xzibit on "Back to School," Jonah and Shawn from Far on the Jawbox cover "Savory," and Cypress Hill joining Deftones for a full band version of Cypress' "Rock Superstar."

Here's a look at the complete night one set list.



Friday night opened with longtime Chi Cheng favorites Fungo Mungo and Will Haven.  Special guests on night two included Robert Trujillo (Metallica), Dave Lombardo (Slayer), Daron Malakian (System of A Down) and Alexi Laiho (Children of Bodom) on a punishing cover of Metallica's "Battery," an ensemble performance of Suicidal Tendencies' "War Inside My Head" with members of Suicidal, and Daron, John Dolmayan, and Shavo Odadjian of System performing "Aerials" and "Toxicity" with Chino on vocals.  Here's a full rundown of night two:



Coupled with the online auction, Deftones will likely reach their goal of raising six figures for Chi, and would like to acknowledge the following people/supporters who helped make it all possible.





























All photos by Frank Gatto

Deftones and CharityBuzz will launch the 2nd batch of brand new items for the Benefit For Chi Auction today at Noon PST.
 
Highlights include:  
-John Dolmayan of System of a Down's personal Tama Drum Kit.
-An Avenged Sevenfold Autographed Schecter guitar.
-The opportunity to meet Alice In Chains backstage at their 2010 North American Tour.
-An Autographed Killswitch Engage Jägermeister Guitar.
-Autographed gear from Cypress Hill, Fall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance and Pearl Jam.

Click here to bid.
 
The 3rd and final batch is set to go live December 1st and will feature items from:
Trent Reznor, Rage Against The Machine, Disturbed, Ozzy Ozbourne, Incubus, Lamb Of God and more.
 
CharityBuzz.com/BenefitForChi

If you have tickets to A Benefit for Chi Cheng this Thursday and Friday, make sure to arrive early.
There are many surprises and special guests scheduled for each night.

The benefit auction for Chi Cheng of Deftones is now live at CharityBuzz.com/BenefitforChi. Check out all the amazing one-of-a-kind items donated by friends of the band. Proceeds will go towards covering medical expenses necessary for Chi's recovery and rehabilitation. 

Additional items will be added to the auction next Tuesday, and the auction will conclude on December 8. As always, stay tuned to deftones.com for more.

A limited number of tickets have now been made available to the public for the Chi Cheng benefit shows this Thursday and Friday, Nov 19 and 20 at the Avalon Hollywood. If you have yet to purchase tickets, here's your last chance.  The support for Chi has been overwhelming and with some surprise guests scheduled to show up, these are shaping up to be two memorable shows.  Don't miss out.  
 
The online auction benefiting The Chi Cheng Special Needs Trust launches tomorrow, Nov 17, at 12pm PST.  The auction, which can be found at CharityBuzz.com/BenefitforChi, features items donated by an array of Deftones' friends including Metallica, Blink 182, HIM and System of a Down. Some of the highlights include:

-Flyaway to Helsinki, Finland to attend HIM's sold-out New Year's Eve show. Includes meet-and-greet with the band, round-trip flights, and hotel for two nights.
-A day in the studio with Mark Hoppus of Blink 182 to produce a track for your band
-Signed ESP guitar from Metallica
-John Dolmayan's (System of a Down) personal Tama drum kit, autographed by John
-Signed gear from Deftones
-Signed Slayer motorcycle helmet autographed by members of Slayer
-Pair of three-day general admission and VIP passes to Coachella Festival 2010
-Autographed ESP guitar from My Chemical Romance

For those who would like to contribute but who cannot attend the benefit shows or bid in the auction, a donation button will be set up on the Deftones official website and MySpace page.  

As always, stay tuned to Deftones.com for more info.

On November 17th, Deftones with the assistance of CharityBuzz.com will commence a three week online auction to raise money for their brother, Chi Cheng.  With the event only a few days away, the response has been overwhelming and Chino, as well as Deftones, would like to send their thanks to all involved:

Wow, first let me start off saying how amazed I am at the generosity of all the friends and artists who have come forward for this auction.  We, Deftones are so very grateful to all for your donations and time you've put into making this a success.  I myself had no idea it would be this big.  Just goes to show how many good friends and good will Chi has made over the last 20 years, just being the good dude he is.

If you were lucky enough to befriend Chi over the last couple decades you would know that there is not a more kind, or more giving person.  It's so great to see it all coming back around for him.

I really want to thank everyone that has kept him in their thoughts, prayers, and kept all the positive energy and love flowing his way.  I truly believe he will return to us one day when he is good and rested with a great story to tell in his off the wall Cheng sense of humor.  Chi is one tuff  "MF" and if anyone can make it through this, it's gonna be him.

Chi, I miss you and love you and so does the world.  Hope to see you soon.

-Chino.

Thank you all from the bottom of our hearts.
-Deftones.

For more information on the auction, tune in to Deftones.com Monday afternoon for details.

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.