The Strokes are making “Bad Good Decisions.”
Julian Casablancas’ iconic ’00s group just announced they’ll plays venues all over the globe on their 2026 ‘Reality Awaits Tour’ in support of their forthcoming seventh studio album with the same name, which hits shelves on June 26.
And, while the Grammy winners won’t hit their native New York on this run, they’ll get close to the Big Apple when they headline at Philadelphia’s TD Pavilion at The Mann on Friday, June 26 and Asbury Park’s annual Sea.Hear.Now Festival on Sunday, Sept. 20.
Big-name special guests joining them on select dates of the international run include Cage The Elephant, Thundercat, Hamilton Leithauser, Fat White Family and Alex Cameron.
Ahead of the tour announcement, the “Reptilia” rockers headlined the first weekend of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival.
According to Set List FM, the quintet performed 15 songs including fan favorites “Last Nite,” “What Ever Happened?,” “Someday,” and, of course, “Bad Decisions” and “Reptilia.”
They also unleashed “Going Shopping,” the lead single off “Reality Awaits.”
“[Casablancas, Hammond Jr., Moretti, Valensi and Fraiture] made a thunderous return to the Coachella Stage on Saturday, delivering a set so massive it seemingly pushed the festival’s sound system to its absolute limit,” Digital Noise Mag reported.
“Despite several brief, momentary audio cutouts, the sheer volume and energy of the performance solidified it as a definitive highlight of the weekend. The band utilized a hypnotic barrage of lasers and nostalgic visual tributes to their hometown of New York City to create a spectacle that matched the intensity of their hits.”
Inventory become available first for select dates through a pre-sale that starts Wednesday, April 15 at 10 am local time.
Tickets officially go on sale to the general public on Friday, April 17 at 10 am local time through Ticketmaster but are available now on trusted secondary market sites like StubHub and Vivid Seats.
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The Strokes tour schedule 2026
A complete North American calendar including all tour (and festival) dates, venues and links to buy tickets can be found below.
The Strokes 2026 festival appearances
On top of the tour, The Strokes are lending their talents to a number of major multi-day musical extravaganzas. If you want to see which one jives the best with you, here’s everything you need to know about each of them from venues to fellow headliners.
| The Strokes 2026 festival appearances |
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| Coachella Music and Arts Festival April 17-19 at the Empire Polo Field in Indio, CA David Byrne, Iggy Pop, DEVO, The XX, Wet Leg |
| Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival June 11-14 at the Bonnaroo Manchester Farm in Manchester, TN Noah Kahan, Turnstile, Rüfüs Du Sol, Teddy Swims, Skrillex |
| Minnesota Yacht Club July 17-19 at Harriet Island in Saint Paul, MN The Lumineers, Matchbox Twenty, The Black Keys, Cage the Elephant, Lord Huron |
| Outside Lands Festival Aug. 7-9 at the Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, CA Charli XCX, Rüfüs Du Sol, The XX, DJO, Turnstile |
| Just Like Heaven Festival Aug. 22 at the Brookside Golf Club in Padadena, CA LCD Soundsystem, TV Girl, Chromeo, The Rapture, Feist |
| Shaky Knees Festival Sept 18-20 at Piedmont Park in Atlanta, GA Gorillaz, LCD Soundsystem, Wu-Tang Clan, Turnstile, Pavement |
| Sea.Hear.Now Festival Sept. 19-20 at North Beach in Asbury Park, NJ Mumford & Sons, The War on Drugs, The Offspring, Goo Goo Dolls, Pixies |
The Strokes set list
A few days ahead of their Coachella spot, The Strokes played a longer set San Francisco’s Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. Set List FM reported these were the songs they took to the stage:
01.) “Bad Decisions”
02.) “Hard to Explain”
03.) “Selfless”
04.) “Someday”
05.) “Going Shopping”
06.) “Juicebox”
07.) “Life Is Simple in the Moonlight”
08.) “Last Nite”
09.) “Under Control”
10.) “You Only Live Once”
11.) “The Adults Are Talking”
12.) “New York City Cops”
13.) “Reptilia”
14.) “Automatic Stop”
15.) “Take It or Leave It”
16.) “What Ever Happened?”
17.) “Ode to the Mets”
Encore
18.) “Call It Fate, Call It Karma”
19.) “Heart in a Cage”
The Strokes new music
Ahead of the release of “Reality Awaits,” The Strokes dropped the lead single “Going Shopping.”
The tropicalia-tinged tune feels like The Strokes in a minor key. A chilled-out but unmistakably Strokes-ian groove, Julian doing his auto-tuned Voidz thing…until the minute mark.
All of a sudden, the BPMs kick up a notch and a Dire Straits-esque sound pop and take the single to the next level. Catchy, fun, offbeat, this is summer music at its absolute best. Blast this one by the pool.
If you’d like to hear for yourself, you can find “Going Shopping” here.
The Strokes special guests
At all non-festival shows, The Strokes will be joined by an opening act. To make sure you’re familiar with their sounds, you can find each artist’s most-streamed track on Spotify below.
Cage The Elephant: “Cigarette Daydreams”
Thundercat: “Funny Thing”
Hamilton Leithauser: “A 1000 Times”
Fat White Family: “Touch The Leather Redux”
Alex Cameron: “Stranger’s Kiss”
Huge artists on tour in 2026
Although there really is no group quite like The Strokes, here are just five of our favorites with similar sensibilities you won’t want to miss live these next few months.
• AC/DC
• Gorillaz
• Muse
Who else is out and about? Take a look at our list of all the biggest artists on tour in 2026 to find the concert for you.
This article was written by Matt Levy, New York Post live events reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the latest tour announcements from your favorite musical artists and comedians, as well as Broadway openings, sporting events and more live shows – and finds great ticket prices online. Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen concert and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor of SNL fame, to name a few. Please note that deals can expire, and all prices are subject to change.
