On Wednesday, May 13, The Strokes dropped the second single “Falling out of Love” off their upcoming seventh studio album “Reality Awaits.”
The downbeat yet dreamy track finds chameleonic lead singer Julian Casablancas channeling both Lou Reed’s detached style and Neil Young’s high-pitched warble to create a Voidz-ian swirling anthem punctuated by the numbing refrain “Fallin’ out of love for the first time/Some things are flawed by design/But I’m fine for the first time.”
No sugarcoating here; The Strokes speak their truth.
They’ll be doing a lot more of that — see Casablancas’ fiery, viral Coachella speeches for proof — when they hit the road this summer on their nationwide ‘Reality Awaits Tour’ with special guests Cage The Elephant, Thundercat, The Walkmen’s Hamilton Leithauser, Fat White Family and Alex Cameron.
Unfortunately, the “Reptilia” rockers don’t have a New York stop booked on this run but will hit venues accessible from the NJT.
First up, the Grammy winners are slated to stop into Philadelphia’s TD Pavilion at The Mann on Friday, June 26.
Then, a little less than three months later, the quintet will end their outing at Asbury Park’s annual Sea.Hear.Now Festival on Sunday, Sept. 20.
If you’d like to see The Strokes live, tickets are available for all North American ‘Reality Awaits Tour’ concerts.
At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find on seats for any one gig was $57 including fees on SeatGeek.
Prices start at $126 including fees for their night in Philly.
Ahead of the tour and Coachella dates, Julian and co. headlined a pair of shows in San Francisco. The second show, which went down at San Francisco’s Bill Graham Civic Auditorium was a 19-song affair, according to Set List FM.
Fan favorites like “Last Nite,” “What Ever Happened?,” “Someday,” “Hard to Explain” and (of course) “Reptilia all made the cut as did the recently-released “Reality Awaits” single “Going Shopping.”
For more information, our team has everything you need to know and more about The Strokes’ ‘Reality Awaits Tour’ below.
A complete North American calendar including all tour (and festival) dates, venues and links to the cheapest tickets available can be found here:
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.
As noted above, The Strokes headlined at San Francisco’s Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in early April. Set List FM reported these were the songs they took to the stage:
07.) “Life Is Simple in the Moonlight”
In addition to the melancholy “Falling Out Of Love,” The Strokes dropped “Reality Awaits'” lead single “Going Shopping” in April.
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.
At all non-festival shows, The Strokes will be joined by an opening act. To make sure you’re familiar with their disparate 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”
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.
Plus, don’t forget Geese is pounding the pavement all year.
Who else is out and about? Take a look at this list of all the biggest rockers 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.
