The Strokes’ Albert Hammond Jr. perform solo in NYC, 2014 (Photo: Paul Bachmann for Live4ever Media)
The Strokes returned to the stage for the first time in over in two years last weekend as they performed at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York as a warm-up for their impending headline appearance at Governors Ball over the weekend of June 6th-8th.
Despite releasing studio albums in both 2011 and 2013, The Strokes hadn’t played live since the November of 2011 until Saturday night (May 31st), when they aired a set packed with the modern classics which won them an army fans at the turn of the century.
The more high profile return for the band at Randall’s Island Park was confirmed in January, when organisers said: “We have tried to book The Strokes every single year that Gov Ball has existed. They essentially have had an open invite to play when they wanted.”
“We got a call from their agent at the very last minute, saying that they wanted to reunite and play at the festival. Dream come true for us. We’re New York City kids, and they are the greatest NYC rock band of our generation.”
Setlist (NME):
‘Barely Legal’
‘Welcome to Japan’
‘Automatic Stop’
‘Machu Picchu’
‘Reptilia’
‘Razorblade’
‘Take It Or Leave It’
‘One Way Trigger’
‘Under Control’
‘Heart In A Cage’
‘Hard To Explain’
’12:51′
‘Someday’
‘Happy Ending’
‘The End Has No End’
‘You Only Live Once’
‘Last Nite’
‘New York City Cops’
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