The Strokes world tour

The Strokes have mapped out a 2026 world tour built around their first album in six years, with North America, Europe and Japan dates running from June into the fall. (brooklynvegan.com) BrooklynVegan reported the run was announced on April 13, one week after the band unveiled the new album *Reality Awaits*. The album is due June 26, 2026, and the band’s official store lists nine tracks and names Rick Rubin as producer. (brooklynvegan.com) (shop.thestrokes.com) The support lineup changes by market. Thundercat and Hamilton Leithauser are billed on several United States dates, while Cage the Elephant appears on other stops; other reported openers on parts of the run include Fat White Family, Alex Cameron and ÖLÜM. (brooklynvegan.com) (stereogum.com) The tour announcement lands after a quiet release stretch for the band. Before this month, The Strokes had not issued a new album since *The New Abnormal* in 2020, making *Reality Awaits* their seventh studio album and their first full-length in six years. (shop.thestrokes.com) (sony music.ca) It also arrives in the middle of a festival-heavy 2026 calendar. BrooklynVegan listed Coachella on April 11 and April 18, Bonnaroo on June 12, Outside Lands on August 8, Summer Sonic in Japan on August 14 to 16, Just Like Heaven on August 22, Shaky Knees on September 18 and Sea.Hear.Now on September 20. (brooklynvegan.com) The band used Coachella weekend one to preview the era in public. Setlist.fm logged a 15-song set at the Empire Polo Club in Indio on April 11 that included “Going Shopping,” the new single from *Reality Awaits*, alongside older songs including “Last Nite,” “Reptilia” and “Someday.” (setlist.fm) (shop.thestrokes.com) Ticket sales move quickly this week. Multiple tour reports said artist presales begin Wednesday, April 15, and general public sales follow Friday, April 17. (stereogum.com) (hypebeast.com) For The Strokes, the next marker is June 26, when the album arrives and the tour shifts from announcement mode to an actual road show. The setlists have already started mixing one new song into the catalog; the summer dates will show how much of *Reality Awaits* makes it onstage. (shop.thestrokes.com) (setlist.fm)