The Strokes add new show at The O2 London to Reality Awaits UK tour dates
16 April 2026, 16:49 | Updated: 16 April 2026, 16:56
The indie icons will now play two consecutive nights at The O2 London as part of their Reality Awaits World Tour.
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The Strokes previously announced their Reality Awaits The World 2026 tour.
The NYC indie legends - comprised of Julian Casablancas, Nikolai Fraiture, Albert Hammond Jr., Fabrizio Moretti and Nick Valensi - confirmed a string of dates, which included a show at The O2 London on 6th October.
Now, a second London date has been added to demand, which will see the Last Nite rockers return to the Greenwich venue the following night.
Their stint in the UK & Europe will see the band joined by Fat White Family and Alex Cameron as special guests.
Tickets go on general sale this Friday 17th April from 10am BST.
See their full dates below:
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See The Strokes' 2026 World Tour dates:
- 2nd June - Manchester, TN—Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
- 15th June - Clarkston, MI—Pine Knob Music Theatre17—Chicago, IL—United Center
- 19th June - Cuyahoga Falls, OH—Blossom Music Center
- 21st June - Toronto, ON—RBC Amphitheatre
- 23rd June - Boston, MA—TD Garden
- 26th June - Philadelphia, PA—TD Pavilion at Highmark Mann
- 27th June - Columbia, MD—Merriweather Post Pavilion
- 8th August - San Francisco, CA—Outside Lands Music Festival
- 4th August - Tokyo, JP—Summer Sonic
- 15th August - Osaka, JP—Summer Sonic
- 22nd August - CA—Just Like Heaven
- 25th August - OR—Hayden Homes Amphitheater
- 27th August - Vancouver, BC—Rogers Arena
- 28th August - Seattle, WA—Climate Pledge Arena
- 12th September - Tampa, FL—Benchmark International Arena
- 13th September - Hollywood, FL—Hard Rock Live
- 17th September - Charlotte, NC—Truliant Amphitheater
- 18th September - Atlanta, GA—Shaky Knees Music Festival
- 20th September - Asbury Park, NJ—Sea.Hear.Now Festival
- 6th October - London, UK—The O2
- 7th October - London, UK—The O2 - NEW DATE ADDED
- 11th October - Amsterdam, NL—Ziggo Dome
- 13th October - Dusseldorf, DE—PSD Bank Dome
- 15th October - Berlin, DE—Uber Arena
- 17th October - Bologna, IT—Unipol Arena
- 20th October - Barcelona, ES—Palau Sant Jordi
- 22th October - Paris, FR—Accor Arena
- 25th October - Newcastle, UK—Utilita Arena
- 26th October - Manchester, UK—Co-op Live
- 28th October - Dublin, IE—3Arena
The tour dates comes after the news of The Strokes' seventh studio album, Reality Awaits, which is set for release on on 26th June 2026 via Cult Records/RCA.
The album is available to pre-order and pre-save here.
The first track to be taken from the album is new single Going Shopping, which you can listen to below:
The Strokes - Going Shopping (Audio)
Reality Awaits follows the band's previous releases Is This It (2001), Room on Fire (2003), First Impressions of Earth (2005), Angles (2011). Comedown Machine (2013) and The New Abnormal (2020).
See the The Strokes' Reality Awaits tracklist album:
- Psycho Shit
- Dine N'Dash
- Lonely in the Future
- Falling Out of Love
- Going to Babble On
- Going Shopping
- Liar's Remorse
- The Fruits of Conquest
- Pros and Cons
The band played their first of two stints at Coachella 2026 last weekend. They return to the Indio, California festival this weekend, which returns from 17th - 19th April.
The Strokes - Hard to Explain - Live at Coachella 2026
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