Nick Valensi, one of the Strokes' original guitarists, won't be touring with the band when the group's tour gets underway in June. According to an Instagram post from the New York City-based band, Valensi will be taking a temporary break, though no reason was given.
He also missed the band's recent performance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. The good news, though, is that the Strokes seemed to expect the guitarist back sooner rather than later, though no firm timeline is known.
The Instagram post said, in part, "Nick will be taking a temporary break from the scheduled tour, but we look forward to his return."
The Strokes will be missing guitarist Nick Valensi to open new tour
In more positive news, the group will be dropping their seventh studio album, Reality Awaits, on June 26. The group has released two singles from the new record, though reviews have been mixed. The album will be their first since 2020's The New Abnormal, which reached No. 8 on the Billboard album charts.
Tickets for the band's tour are available. If you want to go, and you should, you can check out the group's official website.
The Strokes 2026 tour:
- 06-12 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
- 06-15 Clarkston, MI - Pine Knob Music Theatre
- 06-17 Chicago, IL - United Center
- 06-19 Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center
- 06-21 Toronto, Ontario - RBC Amphitheatre
- 06-23 Boston, MA - TD Garden
- 06-26 Philadelphia, PA - TD Pavilion at Highmark Mann
- 06-27 Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion
- 07-12 Richmond, VA - Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront
- 07-14 Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
- 07-15 Noblesville, IN - Ruoff Music Center
- 07-17 Milwaukee, WI - American Family Insurance Amphitheater
- 07-19 Saint Paul, MN - Minnesota Yacht Club Festival
- 07-22 Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
- 07-23 Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
- 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
- 08-27 Vancouver, British Columbia - Rogers Arena
- 08-28 Seattle, WA - Climate Pledge Arena
- 09-12 Tampa, FL - Benchmark International Arena
- 09-13 Hollywood, FL - Hard Rock Live
- 09-17 Charlotte, NC - Truliant Amphitheater
- 09-18 Atlanta, GA - Shaky Knees Music Festival
- 09-20 Asbury Park, NJ - Sea.Hear.Now Festival
- 10-06 London, England - The O2
- 10-11 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Ziggo Dome
- 10-13 Düsseldorf, 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, England - Utilita Arena
- 10-26 Manchester, England - Co-op Live
- 10-28 Dublin, Ireland - 3Arena
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