{"id":671171,"date":"2026-05-15T12:53:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T12:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/671171\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T12:53:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T12:53:09","slug":"the-strokes-nick-valensi-taking-temporary-break-from-the-band","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/671171\/","title":{"rendered":"The Strokes&#8217; Nick Valensi Taking &#8216;Temporary Break&#8217; From the Band"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When the <a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/tags\/the-strokes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Strokes<\/a> return to the road next month, guitarist and co-founder Nick Valensi won\u2019t be with the group.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNick will be taking a temporary break from the scheduled tour, but we look forward to his return,\u201d noted a message to fans on the Strokes\u2019 social media. \u201cHolding down the guitar in the meantime is our old friend Steve Schlitz, who many of you will remember from our early NY days. We\u2019re lucky to have him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the band didn\u2019t elaborate regarding Valensi\u2019s absence, nor did they specify exactly when he&#8217;ll rejoin the lineup, it\u2019s the second time he\u2019s taken a break from the band this year. Schlitz previously filled in for Valensi in early 2026 when the guitarist took another unexplained hiatus from the Strokes. Valensi returned in time for the group\u2019s Coachella performances in April.<\/p>\n<p>When Are the Strokes Touring?<\/p>\n<p>Valensi, singer Julian Casablancas and drummer Fabrizio Moretti started the band that would become the Strokes in 1997 while they were college students in New York. Bassist Nikolai Fraiture soon joined, with Albert Hammond Jr. arriving in 1999 to complete the band\u2019s classic lineup.<\/p>\n<p>In the early 2000s, the Strokes broke out thanks to their catchy post-punk\/indie rock sound. The band enjoyed massive success thanks to songs like \u201cLast Nite,\u201d \u201cHard to Explain,\u201d \u201cReptilia\u201d and &#8220;Juicebox.&#8221; They remain one of the most popular and influential acts of the era.<\/p>\n<p>Together, the Strokes have released five studio albums, with a sixth \u2013 titled Reality Awaits \u2013 due out June 26. Their next performance is scheduled for June 12 at the Bonnaroo music festival, with a <a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/strokes-2026-world-tour\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">nationwide headlining tour<\/a> kicking off three days later in Clarkston, Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>Summer 2026 Preview: Rock&#8217;s Biggest Tours \u2013 UPDATED!<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a sneak peek at more than 90 of rock&#8217;s biggest Summer 2026 tours.<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/author\/nickderiso\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Nick DeRiso<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When the Strokes return to the road next month, guitarist and co-founder Nick Valensi won\u2019t be with the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":671172,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[49,48,75,341,44],"class_list":["post-671171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-entertainment","tag-music","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/671171","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=671171"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/671171\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/671172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=671171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=671171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=671171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}