In light of last week’s catastrophe in Japan, Deftones and the Starland Ballroom will be auctioning off a pair of VIP tickets to Deftones’ sold out show on May 11th. All proceeds will be donated to the American Red Cross and earmarked to benefit victims of last week's earthquake and tsunami. The auctions start today at 3pm EST, and run until Thursday, March 24th. Bids will start will start at $100, with increments of $10.

To bid on the auctions, click here.

The following dates are on-sale now, including a newly added second Portland show.

To celebrate Record Store Day, Deftones will be giving the first 50 fans in line to this Portland show a signed copy of the “Covers” vinyl, a day before this LP released to independent record stores nationwide on 4/16.

4/15/11 - Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
5/24/11 - St Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Live
6/3/11 - San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center
6/8/11 - El Paso, TX @ El Paso County Coliseum
6/9/11 - Mesa, AZ @ Mesa Amphitheatre
6/11/11 - Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint

Deftones has added El Paso as the latest stop on the Diamond Eyes North American run. More information below.

6/8/11: El Paso, TX - El Paso County Coliseum (on-sale 3/12 at 10am CST)

Click Here for pre-sale and VIP Package information.