The Strokes announce tour

The Strokes have mapped out a 2026 world tour tied to their next album, with arena dates in Britain and Ireland set for October. (nme.com) The band’s official tour page lists headlining shows starting June 15 at Pine Knob Music Theatre in Clarkston, Michigan, then stops in Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, Seattle, London, Amsterdam, Berlin, Bologna and Barcelona. The routing also includes festival appearances at Bonnaroo, Minnesota Yacht Club, Outside Lands, Just Like Heaven, Shaky Knees and Sea.Hear.Now, plus Summer Sonic in Japan. (thestrokes.com) In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the announced arena run includes Dublin’s 3Arena on October 4, London’s The O2 on October 6, Newcastle’s Utilita Arena on October 25 and Manchester’s Co-op Live on October 26. Ticketmaster’s guide says the British dates go on general sale at 10 a.m. local time on April 17, 2026. (hellorayo.co.uk) (discover.ticketmaster.co.uk) The tour is built around *Reality Awaits*, which the band’s store says is The Strokes’ seventh album and is due June 26, 2026. Store listings say the first song released from the record is “Going Shopping,” and credit Rick Rubin as producer. (shop.thestrokes.com) That release schedule ends a six-year gap since *The New Abnormal* in 2020. The Recording Academy says that album won Best Rock Album at the 2021 Grammy Awards, the band’s first Grammy win. (grammy.com) The new routing also gives The Strokes a broader run of standalone headline dates than the festival-heavy appearances already on their calendar. Their official site had previously shown 2026 bookings such as Coachella, Bonnaroo and Summer Sonic before this week’s added headlining leg. (thestrokes.com) (shop.thestrokes.com) Pre-sale access in Britain was tied to album orders through the group’s official United Kingdom store, which set a 3 p.m. British Summer Time cutoff on April 14 for eligibility and said a no-purchase entry route was also available. The store said a code would not guarantee a ticket. (shopuk.thestrokes.com 1) (shopuk.thestrokes.com 2) NME and other outlets published the full routing on April 13 and April 14, putting the band back into the fall 2026 arena market more than two decades after *Is This It* made them one of New York’s defining rock exports. The next date on the calendar is April 18 at Coachella, with the album due in June and the arena leg running into October. (nme.com) (grammy.com)