{
  "id": 9509102,
  "title": "The Strokes Set 2027 Tour of Australia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/the-strokes-set-2027-tour-of-australia",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-24T06:46:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
    "slug": "billboard",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/the-strokes-2027-tour-australia-1236346119/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Strokes will embark on a three-city east coast tour of Australia early next year to promote their latest studio album, Reality Awaits. The band will perform four dates in the country, beginning on February 13th in Brisbane, February 16th and 17th in Melbourne, and concluding on February 20th in Sydney. This marks the Strokes' first Australian headline shows since their sold-out performance in 2022.\n\nPromising guests for the tour include Courtney Barnett and Promiseland, the project of Johann Rashid signed to Casablancas' Cult Records. Beck, Courtney Barnett and Promiseland will also join the Strokes on the lineup for Sydney's Summertime show. The tour is produced by Secret Sounds and Live Nation.\n\nReality Awaits, the band's most recent album, debuted at No. 10 on the ARIA Albums Chart in July. All six of the Strokes' previous studio albums have reached the top 10 in Australia, with their 2011 release, Angles, reaching No. 1. Reality Awaits was recorded in Costa Rica with producer Rick Rubin.\n\nTickets for the Australian shows go on sale on September 29th at 1pm. For more information, visit secretsounds.com and livenation.com.au.",
  "summary": "The U.S. rockers will embark on a three-city, four-date east coast tour of Australia early next year in support of \"Reality Awaits.\"",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}