{"id":377471,"date":"2026-04-13T14:51:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T14:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/377471\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T14:51:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T14:51:09","slug":"the-strokes-plot-tour-of-north-america-europe-and-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/377471\/","title":{"rendered":"The Strokes Plot Tour of North America, Europe, and Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/artists\/3961-the-strokes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Strokes<\/a> will launch a tour of North America in June, before heading to Japan, back for some West Coast U.S. dates and festivals, and finally to Europe for an arena tour. Supporting the shows are combinations of <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/artists\/29695-thundercat\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Thundercat<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/artists\/4548-the-walkmen\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the Walkmen<\/a>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/artists\/7485-hamilton-leithauser\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hamilton Leithauser<\/a>, <a data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.cagetheelephant.com\/\" class=\"external-link\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.cagetheelephant.com\/&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cagetheelephant.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cage the Elephant<\/a>, \u00d6l\u00fcm, and, in Europe, <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/artists\/33902-alex-cameron\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alex Cameron<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/artists\/32396-fat-white-family\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fat White Family<\/a>. Check out the full itinerary below.<\/p>\n<p>The tour comes off the back of a flurry of Strokes activity including the announcement of a new, Rick Rubin-produced album\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/news\/the-strokes-announce-new-album-reality-awaits\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reality Awaits<\/a>, the follow-up to 2020\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/reviews\/albums\/the-strokes-the-new-abnormal\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The New Abnormal<\/a>\u2014a single called \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/pitchfork.com\/news\/listen-to-the-strokes-auto-tuned-new-song-going-shopping\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Going Shopping<\/a>,\u201d and, on Saturday night, their return to Coachella. Watch official footage of their \u201cReptilia\u201d performance below.<\/p>\n<p><a tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-offer-retailer=\"Ticketmaster\" data-offer-url=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/the-strokes-tickets\/artist\/807068\" class=\"external-link BaseLink-haTOKm ProductEmbedImageLink-jFLWFI irzgnn EImPI\" data-event-click=\"{&quot;element&quot;:&quot;ExternalLink&quot;,&quot;outgoingURL&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/cna.st\/p\/2aHfWdZArwtTiUjyuJfjvwtAc1d3qj31NgrPiMW8o9sKyRz9Sm6xUFXNDV7riAyqvkwAxh5v2WirBfA5TDMEyqg5oZSznsDZ9QM8bkzJMnYEykkWhq3BPpW2PuoUoebeNtVrxbGVRiBKTxWZk2TmaF7XhSheNtysVEFWo1tACGM1sV5p9LJShzPS5VG3H5RZN37pWa4FGK4BkjbH913JsapB9Bzfm4eP3FqPuy5WxAWSAEyctSqkJG4zqxkopxHEatCtekXQgkhonsRENHQgyXSDgz9vnveqHF4nKRKwUFk76YZyuRHd7kdifbeBoHDbeH3PdoSte8KKdFiuYbUm2Jvxn2sjFFF5XrmLXr1Cu6cgHuACz4ihBGVtMo8CLD4QsayeipPx2ZEsoBs8acNAGWZL83anUhG1D73cHJvogZcy3yLiasZRVkiuugZ2o3w4RNd5BTCa47NtZRn4KrzPMAd6M&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/cna.st\/p\/2aHfWdZArwtTiUjyuJfjvwtAc1d3qj31NgrPiMW8o9sKyRz9Sm6xUFXNDV7riAyqvkwAxh5v2WirBfA5TDMEyqg5oZSznsDZ9QM8bkzJMnYEykkWhq3BPpW2PuoUoebeNtVrxbGVRiBKTxWZk2TmaF7XhSheNtysVEFWo1tACGM1sV5p9LJShzPS5VG3H5RZN37pWa4FGK4BkjbH913JsapB9Bzfm4eP3FqPuy5WxAWSAEyctSqkJG4zqxkopxHEatCtekXQgkhonsRENHQgyXSDgz9vnveqHF4nKRKwUFk76YZyuRHd7kdifbeBoHDbeH3PdoSte8KKdFiuYbUm2Jvxn2sjFFF5XrmLXr1Cu6cgHuACz4ihBGVtMo8CLD4QsayeipPx2ZEsoBs8acNAGWZL83anUhG1D73cHJvogZcy3yLiasZRVkiuugZ2o3w4RNd5BTCa47NtZRn4KrzPMAd6M\" rel=\"sponsored noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Strokes: Reality Awaits the World, 2026 Tour\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-dkeESL cQPiWi responsive-image__image\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/unnamed%20(32).jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Strokes: Reality Awaits the World, 2026 Tour<\/p>\n<p>The Strokes:<br \/>06-12 Manchester, TN &#8211; Bonnaroo Music &amp; Arts Festival<br \/>06-15 Clarkston, MI &#8211; Pine Knob Music Theatre *<br \/>06-17 Chicago, IL &#8211; United Center *<br \/>06-19 Cuyahoga Falls, OH &#8211; Blossom Music Center *<br \/>06-21 Toronto, Ontario &#8211; RBC Amphitheatre *<br \/>06-23 Boston, MA &#8211; TD Garden *<br \/>06-26 Philadelphia, PA &#8211; TD Pavilion at Highmark Mann *<br \/>06-27 Columbia, MD &#8211; Merriweather Post Pavilion *<br \/>07-12 Richmond, VA &#8211; Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront \u2628<br \/>07-14 Cincinnati, OH &#8211; Riverbend Music Center *<br \/>07-15 Noblesville, IN &#8211; Ruoff Music Center *<br \/>07-17 Milwaukee, WI &#8211; American Family Insurance Amphitheater \u2021<br \/>07-19 Saint Paul, MN &#8211; Minnesota Yacht Club Festival<br \/>07-22 Morrison, CO &#8211; Red Rocks Amphitheatre \u2020<br \/>07-23 Morrison, CO &#8211; Red Rocks Amphitheatre \u2020<br \/>08-08 San Francisco, CA &#8211; Outside Lands Music Festival<br \/>08-14 Tokyo, Japan &#8211; Summer Sonic<br \/>08-15 Osaka, Japan &#8211; Summer Sonic<br \/>08-22 Pasadena, CA &#8211; Just Like Heaven<br \/>08-25 Bend, OR &#8211; Hayden Homes Amphitheater<br \/>08-27 Vancouver, British Columbia &#8211; Rogers Arena<br \/>08-28 Seattle, WA &#8211; Climate Pledge Arena<br \/>09-12 Tampa, FL &#8211; Benchmark International Arena<br \/>09-13 Hollywood, FL &#8211; Hard Rock Live<br \/>09-17 Charlotte, NC &#8211; Truliant Amphitheater<br \/>09-18 Atlanta, GA &#8211; Shaky Knees Music Festival<br \/>09-20 Asbury Park, NJ &#8211; Sea.Hear.Now Festival<br \/>10-06 London, England &#8211; The O2 \u00a7<br \/>10-11 Amsterdam, Netherlands &#8211; Ziggo Dome \u00a7<br \/>10-13 Dusseldorf, Germany &#8211; PSD Bank Dome \u00a7<br \/>10-15 Berlin, Germany &#8211; Uber Arena \u00a7<br \/>10-17 Bologna, Italy &#8211; Unipol Arena \u00a7<br \/>10-20 Barcelona, Spain &#8211; Palau Sant Jordi \u00a7<br \/>10-22 Paris, France &#8211; Accor Arena \u00a7<br \/>10-25 Newcastle, England &#8211; Utilita Arena \u00a7<br \/>10-26 Manchester, England &#8211; Co-op Live \u00a7<br \/>10-28 Dublin, Ireland &#8211; 3Arena \u00a7<\/p>\n<p>* with Thundercat and Hamilton Leithauser<br \/>\u2628 with Hamilton Leithauser<br \/>\u2021 with Cage the Elephant and Thundercat<br \/>\u2020 with Hamilton Leithauser and \u00d6l\u00fcm<br \/>\u00a7 with Fat White Family and Alex Cameron<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Strokes will launch a tour of North America in June, before heading to Japan, back for some&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":377472,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[156,157,111,139,69,196],"class_list":{"0":"post-377471","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-music","10":"tag-new-zealand","11":"tag-newzealand","12":"tag-nz","13":"tag-tours"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/377471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=377471"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/377471\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/377472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=377471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=377471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=377471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}