# The Strokes debut Dine N’Dash before album release

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/watch-the-strokes-debut-dine-ndash-as-they-launch-reality-awaits-at-iconic-red-rocks/
- Published: 2026-07-24T13:02:30+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-24T19:12:28+00:00
- Original publisher: NME
- Original article: https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-the-strokes-debut-dine-ndash-as-they-launch-reality-awaits-at-iconic-red-rocks-3958812?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=watch-the-strokes-debut-dine-ndash-as-they-launch-reality-awaits-at-iconic-red-rocks
- Topics: Music

## Key points

- 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.

## Summary

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.

## Coverage

- [NME: The Strokes debut Dine N’Dash before album release](https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-the-strokes-debut-dine-ndash-as-they-launch-reality-awaits-at-iconic-red-rocks-3958812?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=watch-the-strokes-debut-dine-ndash-as-they-launch-reality-awaits-at-iconic-red-rocks)
- [Stereogum: The Strokes’ New Album Reality Awaits Is Here](https://stereogum.com/2506138/the-strokes-new-album-reality-awaits-is-here/music/)

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