The Strokes Announce Tour

The Strokes have mapped out a 2026 world tour that starts in June and runs through October, with North American, Japanese, and European dates now on sale this week. (brooklynvegan.com) The newly announced run begins at Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tennessee, on June 12, then moves through headline stops including Detroit-area Clarkston on June 15, Chicago on June 17, Boston on June 23, Red Rocks in Colorado on July 22 and 23, Seattle on August 28, and London’s O2 on October 6. Tickets for the just-announced shows go on sale Friday, April 17, at 10 a.m. local time. (brooklynvegan.com) Support changes by leg. BrooklynVegan reports June United States dates with Thundercat and Hamilton Leithauser, July dates with Thundercat and Cage the Elephant, September dates with support still to be announced, and European dates with Fat White Family and Alex Cameron. (brooklynvegan.com) The announcement lands days after the band’s first Coachella weekend set on April 11, 2026, and just before its second festival weekend appearance on April 18. Coachella lists the 2026 festival across April 10 to 12 and April 17 to 19 in Indio, California. (setlist.fm) (coachella.com) That timing turns the tour rollout into a reset for a band that has mostly appeared on festival bills in recent years. The Strokes’ official site currently lists 2026 festival dates including Bonnaroo, Minnesota Yacht Club, Outside Lands, Summer Sonic, Just Like Heaven, Shaky Knees, and Sea.Hear.Now. (thestrokes.com) BrooklynVegan says the tour is in support of *Reality Awaits*, billed as the band’s first album in six years. The site also notes there is no New York City headline date in the current routing, though the band is scheduled to play Sea.Hear.Now in Asbury Park, New Jersey, on September 20. (brooklynvegan.com) The Coachella set itself leaned hard on early records. Setlist.fm lists 15 songs from April 11, including “Hard to Explain,” “Someday,” “Last Nite,” “Reptilia,” “Automatic Stop,” and “What Ever Happened?,” along with the newer song “Going Shopping.” (setlist.fm) For fans, the immediate takeaway is simple: the band has moved from a festival-heavy calendar to a full tour schedule with arena, amphitheater, and festival dates across three continents. The next public stop is Coachella’s second weekend on April 18 before the tour opens at Bonnaroo on June 12. (thestrokes.com) (brooklynvegan.com)