The Strokes announce tour

The Strokes have mapped out a 2026 world tour around *Reality Awaits*, their first new album in six years. (brooklynvegan.com) The band’s official tour page lists festival appearances starting at Bonnaroo on June 12 in Manchester, Tennessee, followed by headlining dates in Clarkston, Chicago, Cuyahoga Falls, Boston, Philadelphia, Columbia and other North American stops through September. (thestrokes.com) The routing then moves to Europe in October, with arena dates at The O2 in London on October 6, Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam on October 11, PSD Bank Dome in Dusseldorf on October 13, Uber Arena in Berlin on October 15, Unipol Arena in Bologna on October 17 and Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona on October 20. (thestrokes.com) BrooklynVegan reported that Thundercat and Hamilton Leithauser are on the June United States dates, while Cage the Elephant joins for later North American shows. Live for Live Music reported the full run stretches from June through October across North America, Europe and Japan. (brooklynvegan.com) (liveforlivemusic.com) The tour is tied to *Reality Awaits*, which multiple outlets and the band’s official store list for release on June 26, 2026. Syracuse.com said it is the group’s seventh studio album and their first since 2020’s *The New Abnormal*. (shop.thestrokes.com) (syracuse.com) That gap matters for the band’s release calendar: *The New Abnormal* arrived in April 2020 and later won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album at the 63rd Grammy Awards. The new campaign gives The Strokes their first album-tour cycle since that record. (grammy.com) (syracuse.com) The announcement landed just after the band’s first Coachella weekend appearance. Coachella’s official site lists the 2026 festival on April 10-12 and April 17-19 in Indio, California, and The Strokes’ site shows a second-weekend return on April 18. (coachella.com) (thestrokes.com) BrooklynVegan’s tour report was paired with coverage of that Coachella set, including a setlist and concert video, turning the festival slot into the launch point for the wider tour rollout. (brooklynvegan.com) Presale is already being used to drive the album campaign. The band’s United Kingdom store says fans who pre-order *Reality Awaits* by 3 p.m. British Summer Time on April 14 can get presale access for the United Kingdom leg, with a no-purchase entry option also posted in the terms. (shopuk.thestrokes.com 1) (shopuk.thestrokes.com 2) For now, the tour page shows a band moving from spring festival appearances into a summer-and-fall album push, with *Reality Awaits* due June 26 and headline dates booked into October. (thestrokes.com) (shop.thestrokes.com)