The Strokes announce tour

The Strokes have mapped out a 2026 world tour that starts in June and runs into late October. (uproxx.com) The run opens June 12 at Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tennessee, then moves through North American dates including Chicago’s United Center on June 17, Boston’s TD Garden on June 23, and Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena on August 28. (ultimateclassicrock.com) The European leg begins October 6 at The O2 in London and includes Amsterdam, Berlin, Barcelona, Paris, Manchester, and Dublin, where the tour is scheduled to end October 28 at 3Arena. (uproxx.com) The shows are tied to Reality Awaits, the band’s seventh album, which is set for release June 26, 2026, through Cult Records and RCA Records. Rick Rubin produced the record, and the first single, “Going Shopping,” is already out. (consequence.net) That release date gives the tour a clear shape: festival dates arrive first, then headline amphitheater and arena shows follow through summer and fall. The announced itinerary includes Bonnaroo, Outside Lands, Shaky Knees, Sea.Hear.Now, Summer Sonic, and Just Like Heaven alongside standalone concerts. (ultimateclassicrock.com) The announcement lands just after the band’s Coachella appearances on the festival’s April 10-12 and April 17-19, 2026 weekends, which several outlets treated as the springboard for the larger run. Coachella’s official site lists the 2026 festival dates, and Uproxx said the tour news followed “a big Coachella weekend.” (coachella.com) (uproxx.com) The album also ends the band’s longest studio gap in years. Reality Awaits is their first album since The New Abnormal, which arrived on April 10, 2020. (ultimateclassicrock.com) (uproxx.com) Support acts vary by leg. Uproxx’s date list says Thundercat, Cage the Elephant, Hamilton Leithauser, Fat White Family, Alex Cameron, and ÖLÜM are attached to different stops on the tour. (uproxx.com) Tickets move quickly this week: presales start April 15, and the general on-sale is set for April 17. After six years between albums, The Strokes are spending 2026 like a band with a full release cycle again. (uproxx.com)