The announcement comes on the heels of their captivating Coachella set over the weekend
After their captivating set at Coachella over the weekend, The Strokes have announced a world tour launching this summer. The trek will support their upcoming album Reality Awaits, which arrives on June 26. The run includes headlining shows and festival appearances all around the globe, stretching into the fall. Opening acts for the tour include Thundercat, Hamilton Leithauser, and Fat White Family on select dates, plus more artists that will be confirmed in the coming weeks. On July 17, The Strokes will be joined by very special guests Cage The Elephant at the American Family Insurance Amphitheater in Milwaukee.
Check out the full tour itinerary below, plus a link to sign up for pre-sale access. Ticket pre-sales begin this Wednesday, April 15 at 10am local time. General tickets go on sale this Friday, April 17 at 10am local time.
The Strokes entered the current phase of their career in 2022 by reestablishing themselves as a formidable live act, notably serving as special guests for Red Hot Chili Peppers on select dates of their global stadium tour. That run—tied to the Chili Peppers’ Unlimited Love era—placed the New York indie rock pioneers back in front of massive audiences, exposing a new generation to their early-2000s garage-rock revival sound while reaffirming their legacy status among contemporaries and younger bands alike. The collaboration continued into 2023, when The Strokes were again tapped as rotating support on the Chili Peppers’ North American and international tour dates alongside other high-profile acts, reinforcing their enduring relevance on major global stages.
Following these high-visibility appearances, the band—fronted by Julian Casablancas and featuring guitarists Nick Valensi and Albert Hammond Jr., bassist Nikolai Fraiture, and drummer Fabrizio Moretti—shifted into a more selective performance schedule. Rather than undertaking traditional full-length tours, The Strokes have largely focused on festival appearances and high-demand standalone shows, a strategy that has made their live outings feel more like special events than routine tour stops. Performances in 2024 and 2025 included major international festivals and curated appearances, often selling out quickly and maintaining their reputation for tight, energetic sets anchored by classics like “Reptilia,” “Someday,” and “Last Nite.”
At the same time, the band has continued to operate at a measured pace creatively following the success of their 2020 comeback album The New Abnormal, which revitalized their critical standing and earned a Grammy Award. While new material has been discussed and intermittently worked on, the group has remained characteristically deliberate about releases, balancing individual members’ side projects—particularly Casablancas’ work with The Voidz—with intermittent Strokes activity. This approach has contributed to the band’s modern identity: less a constantly touring unit and more a legacy act that reappears for major cultural moments.
By 2026, The Strokes continue to command top billing at major festivals such as Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival and other international events, underscoring their sustained influence more than two decades after their breakthrough. Their evolution from scrappy Lower East Side upstarts to selectively active global headliners reflects both the longevity of their catalog and their ability to adapt to a modern music landscape where scarcity and legacy can be as powerful as constant output.
June 12 – Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival – Manchester, TN
June 15 – Pine Knob Music Theatre – Clarkston, MI *
June 17 – United Center – Chicago, IL *
June 19 – Blossom Music Center – Cuyahoga Falls, OH *
June 21 – RBC Amphitheatre – Toronto, ON *
June 23 – TD Garden – Boston, MA *
June 26 – TD Pavilion at Highmark Mann – Philadelphia, PA *
June 27 – Merriweather Post Pavilion – Columbia, MD *
July 12 – Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront☨ – Richmond, VA ☨
July 14 – Riverbend Music Center – Cincinnati, OH *
July 15 – Ruoff Music Center – Noblesville, IN *
July 17 – American Family Insurance Amphitheater – Milwaukee, WI ‡
July 19 – Minnesota Yacht Club Festival – Saint Paul, MN
July 22 – Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, CO †
July 23 – Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, CO †
August 8 – Outside Lands Music Festival – San Francisco, CA
August 14 – Summer Sonic – Tokyo, JP
August 15 – Summer Sonic – Osaka, JP
August 22 – Just Like Heaven – Pasadena, CA
August 25 – Hayden Homes Amphitheater – Bend, OR
August 27 – Rogers Arena – Vancouver, BC
August 28 – Climate Pledge Arena – Seattle, WA
September 12 – Benchmark International Arena – Tampa, FL
September 13 – Hard Rock Live – Hollywood, FL
September 17 – Truliant Amphitheater – Charlotte, NC
September 18 – Shaky Knees Music Festival – Atlanta, GA
September 20 – Sea.Hear.Now Festival – Asbury Park, NJ
October 6 – The O2 – London, UK §
October 11 – Ziggo Dome – Amsterdam, NL §
October 13 – PSD Bank Dome – Dusseldorf, DE §
October 15 – Uber Arena – Berlin, DE §
October 17 – Unipol Arena – Bologna, IT §
October 20 – Palau Sant Jordi – Barcelona, ES §
October 22 – Accor Arena – Paris, FR §
October 25 – Utilita Arena – Newcastle, UK §
October 26 – Co-op Live – Manchester, UK §
October 28 – 3Arena – Dublin, IE §
*with Thundercat and Hamilton Leithauser
☨with Hamilton Leithauser
‡with Cage the Elephant and Thundercat
†with Hamilton Leithauser and ÖLÜM
§with Fat White Family and Alex Cameron
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