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News: Sydney Summertime launches with The Strokes, Beck, Courtney Barnett and Promiseland

Sydney is getting a new outdoor concert series in 2027, and it is starting with a sizeable first swing. The Strokes will headline the inaugural Sydney Summertime at Centennial Park…

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News: The Strokes are returning to Australia in 2027

The Strokes bring their Reality Awaits tour to Australia in February 2027 for four shows, kicking off at Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Saturday, February 13. They then head to Melbourne…

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Track: The Strokes return with breezy new single ‘Going Shopping’ ahead of new album Reality Awaits

After a six-year silence, The Strokes are back, slipping into 2026 with the low-key confidence that has always defined them. New single ‘Going Shopping’ arrives as the first taste of their seventh album Reality Awaits,…

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Live Gallery: The Strokes Close Harvest Festival Day 1 with a Retinal Assault in White Light and Noise

Harvest Festival Day 1 in Adelaide weathered storms, evacuations and ecstatic returns. Genesis Owusu redefined showmanship, The War on Drugs delivered a hypnotic masterclass, and The Strokes closed the night beneath a minimalist set — fake palms, vintage lamps, and a blinding white light rig that seared itself into memory as much as sound.

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News: Tarntanya/Adelaide’s Harvest Rock Festival announces stunning lineup, including exclusive appearances by The Strokes and The War on Drugs.

Today Harvest Rock Festival has announced a stunning line up for the event being held in Adelaide over the weekend of 25 and 26 October. With exclusive Australian appearances for…

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Album Review: The Strokes – The New Abnormal

The Strokes are 22 years into their musical career as a band and with their 2020 release The New Abnormal, they’re showing no signs of slowing anytime soon. This is the New…

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EP: The Brackets – Nothing To Write Home About

Branded as “Northern indie for your precious ears” on their Twitter bio, Wakefield four-piece The Brackets have just stormed onto the scene with their debut EP Nothing To Write Home…

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Album Review: Albert Hammond Jr – Momentary Masters

Albert Hammond Jr’s artistic work flows through his new material called Momentary Masters to be released in July 2015. The LA lead guitarist attended a Swiss boarding school during his…

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