The Strokes return to Melbourne in February 2027 with Reality Awaits, joined by special guests Courtney Barnett and Promiseland.

The Strokes are a band from New York City whose beloved discography has helped define the sound of a generation since their 2001 debut. Alongside their Reality Awaits tour this year, the band has played Coachella, plus headline sets at Bonnaroo, Outside Lands and Japan’s Summer Sonic 2026.

Reality Awaits (Cult Records/RCA Records) is the seventh studio album from The Strokes, featuring the singles “Going Shopping” and “Falling Out of Love”. Recorded in Costa Rica with producer Rick Rubin and finished around the globe, Reality Awaits marks the band’s first new music since 2020’s much-lauded The New Abnormal and extensive global touring in its wake.