The Strokes stopped by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Thursday night give the debut performance of their brand new song, “Falling Out of Love.”
The performance featured some particularly dazzling lighting; though the band was often submerged in darkness, each member had their own set of lasers circling around them. It resulted in a straight line of rotating lasers on stage, with Julian Casablancas crooning in his signature sunglasses at the center.
Even with autotune, Casablancas had his work cut out for him on “Falling Out of Love,” with both choruses featuring some extensive falsetto moments; though he was a bit shaky from time to time, Casablancas and the band sounded locked in. Notably absent from the performance, however, was founding guitarist Nick Valensi. The band announced last night that Valensi would be taking a temporary break from their upcoming tour; Steve Schlitz filled in for the guitarist and appeared alongside The Strokes on Colbert. Watch their performance below.
The Strokes are set to release their new album, Reality Awaits, on June 26th. So far, they’ve revealed lead single “Going Shopping” and this week’s “Falling Out of Love.” The Strokes will embark on a massive headlining tour in support of the album. They’ll also headline numerous festivals this year, including Bonnaroo, Minnesota Yacht Club, Outside Lands, Just Like Heaven, Summer Sonic, Shaky Knees, Sea.Hear.Now, and more. See their full list of dates below and get tickets to see The Strokes here.
The Strokes 2026 Tour Dates:
06/12 — Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
06/15 – Clarkston, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre * [Buy Tickets]
06/17 – Chicago, IL @ United Center * [Buy Tickets]
06/19 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center * [Buy Tickets]
06/21 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage * [Buy Tickets]
06/23 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden * [Buy Tickets]
06/26 – Philadelphia, PA @ TD Pavilion at the Mann * [Buy Tickets]
06/27 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion * [Buy Tickets]
07/12 – Richmond, VA @ Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront ☨ [Buy Tickets]
07/14 – Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center * [Buy Tickets]
07/15 – Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Music Center * [Buy Tickets]
07/17 – Milwaukee, WI @ American Family Insurance Amphitheater ‡ [Buy Tickets]
07/18 – St. Paul, MN @ Minnesota Yacht Club Festival
07/22 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre † [Buy Tickets]
07/23 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre † [Buy Tickets]
08/08 — San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands Music Festival
08/14 — Tokyo, Japan @ Summer Sonic
08/15 — Osaka, Japan @ Summer Sonic
08/22 — Pasadena, CA @ Just Like Heaven
08/25 – Bend, OR @ Hayden Homes Amphitheater || [Buy Tickets]
08/27 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena # [Buy Tickets]
08/28 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena || [Buy Tickets]
09/12 – Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena ¦ [Buy Tickets]
09/13 – Hollywood, FL @ Hard Rock Live ¦ [Buy Tickets]
09/17 — Charlotte, NC @ Truliant Amphitheater ¦ [Buy Tickets]
09/18 — Atlanta, GA @ Shaky Knees Music Festival
09/20 — Asbury Park, NJ @ Sea.Hear.Now Festival
10/06 — London, United Kingdom @ The O2 §
10/07 — London, United Kingdom @ The O2 §
10/11 — Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Ziggo Dome §
10/13 — Dusseldorf, Germany @ PSD Bank Dome §
10/15 — Berlin, Germany @ Uber Arena §
10/17 — Bologna, Italy @ Unipol Arena §
10/20 — Barcelona, Spain @ Palau Sant Jordi §
10/22 — Paris, France @ Accor Arena §
10/25 — Newcastle, United Kingdom @ Utilita Arena §
10/26 — Manchester, United Kingdom @ Co-op Live §
10/28 — Dublin, Ireland @ 3Arena §
11/27 — Santiago, CL @ Festival Fauna Sound
11/29 — Buenos Aires @ Primavera Sound Buenos Aires
12/05 — São Paulo, BR @ Primavera Sound São Paulo
* = w/ Thundercat and Hamilton Leithauser
☨ = w/ Hamilton Leithauser
‡ = w/ Cage the Elephant and Thundercat
† = w/ Hamilton Leithauser and ÖLÜM
|| = w/ The Garden and ÖLÜM
# = w/ The Garden
¦ = w/ Geordie Greep and Promiseland
§ = w/ Fat White Family and Alex Cameron
