If you live in London, then Christmas is coming in June… or, more specifically, tomorrow tonight.
Call them whatever you want, but The Strokes are making an earlier-than-anticipated return to the stage. They’ve officially announced a secret show scheduled for tomorrow at Dingwalls, which is located at London’s Camden Lock. It will be the New York outfit’s first live performance since 2006.
The UK warm-up show comes in advance of a slew of festival dates throughout Europe. The band’s first show is officially set for this Saturday at the Isle of Wright Festival, but clues have been leading up to a secret show in London all week.
The Strokes first tweeted the phrase “Good Morning London” on June 5th, and followed that up by posting pictures of the city’s famed Camden Lock along with messages asking “Why won’t you come over here?” Since then, a Strokes-esque logo with the word “Venison” has been posted on both the band’s website and Twitter as well as Dingwalls’ events page. The band will play under that moniker tomorrow night.
Tickets, which will only available through the Dingwalls’ website, will go on sale tonight at 9PM BST. The place holds less than 500 people, so you better get on it if you don’t want to pay an arm and a leg to get in.
If you don’t make it, then keep your fingers crossed for a new album in September, or err… January — that is if this reunion lasts that long.
The Strokes 2010 Tour Dates:
06/09 – London, UK @ Dingwalls
06/12 – Isle of Wight, UK @ Isle of Wight Festival
06/13 – Iverness, UK @ Rock Ness
06/18 – Neuhausen ob Eck, DE @ Southside Festival
06/20 – Scheeßel, DE @ Hurricane Festival
06/25 – St. Gallen, CH @ OpenAir St.Gallen
07/27 – Perth, AU @ On the Bright Side Festival
07/29 – Sydney, AU @ Hordern Pavilion
07/30 – Melbourne, AU @ Festival Hall
07/31 – Woodford, AU @ Splendour in the Grass
08/06 – Chicago, IL @ Lollpalooza
08/14 – San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands Festival
10/08 – Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits
