The Strokes Guitarist Nick Valensi Taking 'Temporary Break'
Longwave frontman Steve Schiltz will cover guitar duties while the band moves ahead with its tour and June 26 album release.
- Guitarist Nick Valensi is taking a temporary break from The Strokes' upcoming world tour, the band announced Thursday via Instagram Stories. No specific reason was provided for his absence.
- Spanning North America, Europe, and Japan, the tour includes headlining sets at Bonnaroo and Outside Lands. It marks the band's first full tour on British shores in 20 years, featuring major venues like London's O2 Arena.
- Longwave frontman Steve Schiltz will cover guitar duties during Valensi's hiatus. Schiltz, a close associate since the early 2000s, previously filled in earlier this year before Valensi returned for Coachella Festival in April.
- The band performed on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Friday, May 15, debuting their new single "Falling Out of Love." Valensi was absent; Schiltz played guitar.
- Reality Awaits, their seventh studio album, arrives June 26 via Cult Records/RCA following a six-year hiatus. Featuring "Going Shopping," the album aims to build on The New Abnormal's success.
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The Strokes Guitarist Nick Valensi To Take 'Temporary Break' From Touring
The Strokes guitarist Nick Valensi has dropped off the band’s forthcoming tour, the band confirmed.From mid-June to late October, the US indie rockers will be taking their Reality Awaits tour – named after their forthcoming album of the same name – across North America, Europe, and the UK. Plus, they’ll play two shows in Japan in August.The shows will see them accompanied by special guests including Thundercat, Fat White Family, Alex Cameron, an…
CHOCHILINO The Strokes guitarist Nick Valensi takes “temporary break” from the band's upcoming world tour – and his replacement has been announced %
(Image credit: Scott Legato/Getty Images) The Strokes have announced that guitarist Nick Valensi will be taking a “temporary break” from the band’s upcoming tour promoting their seventh studio album, Reality Awaits. “Nick will be taking a temporary break from the scheduled tour, but we look forward to his return,” the band wrote yesterday (May 14) on their Instagram stories. While they did not give a reason for his hiatus, they did mention that…
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