The Strokes announce new album
The Strokes announced a global tour and a new album titled Reality Awaits, with ticket links and promotional details circulating widely across feeds. (x.com) Early coverage framed the rollout as a full‑scale campaign tied to festival appearances and international dates. (x.com)
The Strokes have announced a 2026 world tour and a new album, *Reality Awaits*, their first studio release since 2020. (thestrokes.com) The album is due June 26, 2026, via Cult Records and RCA Records, and the band’s official store lists nine tracks. The first single is “Going Shopping,” and the store credits Rick Rubin as producer. (shop.thestrokes.com) Live Nation said the tour follows the band’s first Coachella weekend and includes dates in North America, the United Kingdom, Europe and Japan. The company’s announcement also ties the run to festival appearances including Bonnaroo, Outside Lands and Summer Sonic 2026. (newsroom.livenation.com) That makes *Reality Awaits* the band’s seventh studio album and their first full-length since *The New Abnormal*, which arrived in April 2020. *The New Abnormal* won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album at the 2021 ceremony. (shop.thestrokes.com) (grammy.com) The rollout is larger than a one-off album post. The Strokes’ official site is now carrying a “Reality Awaits the World” campaign page, while the store is selling multiple formats including a standard LP, a compact disc and an exclusive marble vinyl edition. (thestrokes.com) (shop.thestrokes.com) Ticketing details are moving quickly. Live Nation said general public sales begin Friday, April 17, and resale coverage published Monday listed arena and amphitheater stops across the United States, Europe and Japan. (newsroom.livenation.com) (nypost.com) Early coverage has treated the campaign as a full return to the road after years in which the band played selected festivals and one-off shows more often than a full album cycle. Syracuse.com reported the new dates are explicitly billed in support of the upcoming record. (syracuse.com) For fans, the next fixed date is June 26, when the album arrives and the tour campaign shifts from teaser posts and preorders to a full release. Until then, the band is using festivals, ticket onsales and a new single to pace the launch. (shop.thestrokes.com) (newsroom.livenation.com)
