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The Strokes debut Dine N’Dash before album release
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The Strokes released their first album in six years, ‘Reality Awaits’, after previewing it at Red Rocks in Colorado with the live debut of its single ‘Dine N’Dash’. The performance, on the second of two Red Rocks dates on 23 July, was the band’s final concert before the album’s official release and highlighted their return to touring with new material.
The 19-song set included ‘Going Shopping’, ‘Hard to Explain’, ‘Reptilia’, ‘Last Nite’ and ‘Ode To The Mets’, with Hamilton Leithauser and ÖLÜM as support acts. The tour continues across North America and Japan before UK and European shows in October, marking the group’s first full British tour in 20 years; guitarist Nick Valensi remains on a temporary break from live performance.
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In short
- The Strokes debuted ‘Dine N’Dash’ at Red Rocks.
- ‘Reality Awaits’ is their first album in six years.
- UK dates begin in October without Nick Valensi.
How this story developed
- 4 months ago Subsequent coverage clarified that Dine N’Dash premiered at the 23 July Red Rocks show on the eve of Reality Awaits’ release.
- 4 months ago The Strokes issued their first album in six years, Reality Awaits, after unveiling Dine N’Dash at Red Rocks ahead of further international tour dates.
Explained simply
The Strokes are an American rock band from New York, formed in the late 1990s. They became widely known in the early 2000s with songs including ‘Last Nite’ and ‘Hard to Explain’, and have remained an influential name in indie rock.
The group’s main members include singer Julian Casablancas, guitarists Nick Valensi and Albert Hammond Jr, bassist Nikolai Fraiture and drummer Fabrizio Moretti. Their shows often mix newer songs with material from across their career, while Valensi’s temporary absence affects the band’s live line-up.
A new album is significant because it is the band’s first in several years and provides material for its current tour. Debuting a song live before release is a common way for artists to introduce it to concert audiences.
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Originally published by NME as “Watch The Strokes debut ‘Dine N’Dash’ as they launch ‘Reality Awaits’ at iconic Red Rocks”.