The Strokes’ 2026 world tour
The Strokes announced a 2026 world tour behind their new album Reality Awaits, and several legs will feature guests including Thundercat, Cage the Elephant, and Hamilton Leithauser on select dates. (brooklynvegan.com) The band’s Coachella setlist and festival video were published alongside the tour news, framing the festival appearance as the start of their global run. (brooklynvegan.com)
The Strokes have mapped out a 37-date 2026 world tour, their biggest run in years, behind a new album due June 26. (brooklynvegan.com) The tour starts June 12 at Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tennessee, then moves into North American headline dates before festival stops in Japan, California, and the East Coast, and arena shows in the United Kingdom and Europe through October 22 in Paris. (vice.com) BrooklynVegan and Vice both list guests on select legs, including Thundercat, Cage the Elephant, and Hamilton Leithauser. The routing includes two nights at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado, on July 22 and July 23. (brooklynvegan.com) The run doubles as the launch campaign for *Reality Awaits*, The Strokes’ seventh studio album and first since *The New Abnormal* in 2020. Sony Music Canada said the new record arrives June 26 on Cult Records and RCA Records. (sonymusic.ca) That gap matters in Strokes terms: *The New Abnormal* won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album, and the band has spent most of the years since playing intermittent festival and reunion-style dates rather than mounting a full new-album cycle. (consequence.net) The first single, “Going Shopping,” is already part of the live set. Setlist.fm shows the band played it at Coachella on April 11 alongside older songs including “Hard to Explain,” “Someday,” “Reptilia,” and “Last Nite.” (setlist.fm) Coachella was also their first appearance at the festival in 15 years, according to Consequence. BrooklynVegan published the setlist and festival video with the tour announcement, tying the Indio performance directly to the start of the 2026 run. (consequence.net) The official band site now lists the same 2026 festival anchors — Coachella on April 18, Bonnaroo on June 12, Outside Lands on August 8, Summer Sonic in Japan on August 14 to August 16, and Just Like Heaven on August 22 — alongside ticket links. (thestrokes.com) For fans, the near-term calendar is now clear: one more Coachella weekend on April 18, the album on June 26, and a tour that carries The Strokes from U.S. amphitheaters to European arenas by late October. (thestrokes.com)
