The Strokes returned to Queens for a sold-out headline concert at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens before 40,000 attendees. The performance marked the band’s first headlining appearance in the city since 2023, featuring supporting sets by Beach House, TV on the Radio, and Fcukers.
During the performance, the band delivered a career-spanning selection of songs, ending the concert with “Ode To The Mets” near Citi Field. The group also performed a cover of “This Is Not” by New York act Blonde Redhead.
Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced the band’s performance on stage. Amazon Labor Union co-founder Chris Smalls and political commentator Lee Camp also appeared during the show, following an earlier on-site panel moderated by frontman Julian Casablancas alongside strategist Maya Rupert.
Following the Queens event, the band continues its world tour with sold-out European dates, including two nights at London’s O2, Amsterdam’s Ziggo Dome, Paris’ Accor Arena, and Berlin’s Uber Arena. The tour will later visit South America and Australia with scheduled festival stops in Sydney, Bogotá, and São Paulo.
The concert supports the release of the band’s album Reality Awaits, produced in Costa Rica with Rick Rubin. The group previously debuted the single “Falling out of Love” on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and filmed a video for “Going Shopping” in Tenerife featuring actor Walton Goggins.
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