The Strokes tour announced

The Strokes announced a 2026 world tour tied to *Reality Awaits*, their first new album campaign since *The New Abnormal* arrived in April 2020. (brooklynvegan.com) The tour package includes Thundercat, Cage the Elephant, and Hamilton Leithauser on select dates, according to the band’s announcement as reported by BrooklynVegan. BrooklynVegan said the same rollout also bundled the band’s Coachella setlist and performance video. (brooklynvegan.com) The new album title, *Reality Awaits*, marks the band’s first announced studio follow-up to *The New Abnormal*, which was released by RCA Records on April 10, 2020. That record won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album in March 2021. (brooklynvegan.com) (grammy.com) The timing puts the tour announcement alongside the band’s Coachella return, using a major festival set to launch a wider arena-and-shed run. Festival bookings have often doubled as tour kickoffs for legacy rock acts trying to move new material in front of larger crowds. (brooklynvegan.com) (coachella.com) Support choices point to a mixed bill rather than a single-genre package: Thundercat comes from jazz-funk and alternative rhythm-and-blues, Cage the Elephant from mainstream rock radio, and Hamilton Leithauser from New York indie rock. That lineup keeps the tour close to the band’s downtown New York roots while widening its draw. (brooklynvegan.com) (thundercatmusic.com) (cagetheelephant.com) (hamiltonleithauser.com) The Strokes have spent much of the past few years playing festivals and one-off dates rather than mounting a full album-cycle world tour. Their 2026 plans signal a return to the more traditional release-and-tour model that defined the band’s earlier eras. (brooklynvegan.com) (thestrokes.com) For fans, the immediate takeaway is concrete: a new album now has a title, a world tour now has support acts, and the Coachella set served as the public starting point for both. The next step is the dated itinerary and ticket rollout attached to the 2026 run. (brooklynvegan.com)