The Strokes’ 2026 tour

The Strokes have mapped out a 2026 world tour that starts in June and runs into October, with arena dates, amphitheaters, and festival stops across four regions. (newsroom.livenation.com) The itinerary opens June 12 at Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tennessee, then moves through North America before dates in Japan in August and Europe in October. Live Nation said the run includes two nights at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado, plus shows at London’s The O2, Amsterdam’s Ziggo Dome, and Paris’ Accor Arena. (newsroom.livenation.com) Support changes by market instead of staying fixed for the whole run. Live Nation listed Thundercat, Cage the Elephant, Hamilton Leithauser, Fat White Family, Alex Cameron, and ÖLÜM on select dates, while BrooklynVegan said the June United States shows pair Thundercat and Hamilton Leithauser and the July run includes Cage the Elephant. (newsroom.livenation.com) (brooklynvegan.com) The rollout links the tour to a heavy 2026 festival schedule instead of a clean album-tour split. Before the first headlining dates, the band is booked for Coachella, Bonnaroo, Outside Lands, Summer Sonic, Just Like Heaven, Shaky Knees, and Sea.Hear.Now. (shop.thestrokes.com) (newsroom.livenation.com) That schedule also doubles as the launch plan for *Reality Awaits*, which Live Nation called the band’s seventh studio album and said will arrive June 26 on Cult Records and RCA Records. The company said it was recorded in Costa Rica with producer Rick Rubin and follows 2020’s *The New Abnormal*. (newsroom.livenation.com) The new campaign is already onstage. BrooklynVegan reported that The Strokes used their April 11 Coachella set to play the new single “Going Shopping” alongside older songs from *Is This It*, *Room on Fire*, *First Impressions of Earth*, and *The New Abnormal*. (brooklynvegan.com) Setlist.fm logged 15 songs for that Coachella performance, including “Bad Decisions,” “Hard to Explain,” “Last Nite,” “Reptilia,” and “Take It or Leave It.” BrooklynVegan posted the same setlist and a livestream clip of “Reptilia” as part of the tour announcement. (setlist.fm) (brooklynvegan.com) Tickets move quickly. Live Nation said presales begin Wednesday, April 15, and the general on-sale starts Friday, April 17, while North American fans had to register for the artist presale by 9 a.m. Eastern on Tuesday, April 14. (newsroom.livenation.com) One thing missing from the first pass is a hometown headline date. BrooklynVegan noted there is no New York City stop in the announced routing, with the closest area appearance so far at Sea.Hear.Now in Asbury Park, New Jersey, on September 20. (brooklynvegan.com) For now, the band is using Coachella as the front door and the headline dates as the long tail. By Friday’s public sale, fans will know which festival appearance turns into a full arena or amphitheater stop in their city. (newsroom.livenation.com)