{"id":2095279,"date":"2026-08-15T17:03:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T14:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2095279"},"modified":"2026-08-15T17:03:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T14:03:38","slug":"watch-the-strokes-play-lonely-in-the-future-in-full-live-for-the-first-time-in-tokyo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2095279","title":{"rendered":"Watch The Strokes play \u2018Lonely In The Future\u2019 in full live for the first time in Tokyo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/strokes_live_2026.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Watch The Strokes play \u2018Lonely In The Future\u2019 in full live for the first time in Tokyo<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The band had only previously played the &#8216;Reality Awaits&#8217; highlight in jam form on stage<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Max Pilley<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-15T18:03:38+01:00\">15th August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/strokes_live_2026-696x442.jpg\" alt title=\"2026 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival - Weekend 2 - Day 2\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Julian Casablancas of The Strokes at the Coachella Festival at Empire Polo Club on April 18, 2026 in Indio, California.  (Photo by Kevin Mazur\/Getty Images for Coachella)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The Strokes\u00a0have performed \u2018Lonely\u00a0In\u00a0The\u00a0Future\u2019 live in full for the first time during their headline set at Summer Sonic Tokyo \u2013 watch below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1315\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/b><b>The Strokes \u2013 \u2018Reality Awaits\u2019 review: on playful, powerful form<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The New York band topped the bill\u00a0on\u00a0the opening day of the festival yesterday (August 14) at ZOZO Marine Stadium in Chiba, opening their 18-song set with the\u00a0track.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>They had previously played it in jams on stage, including in a shortened rendition at South Korea\u2019s Incheon\u00a0Pentaport\u00a0Rock Festival back in August 2023, but this was the first outing for it in its finished form.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in the Summer Sonic set, they played just two other songs from \u2018Reality Awaits\u2018, in the form of \u2018Going Shopping\u2019 and \u2018Dine\u00a0N\u2019Dash\u2019, alongside classics such as \u2018Reptilia\u2019, \u2018Last Nite\u2019 and \u2018Someday\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Watch footage from the show here:<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Strokes Lonely in the Future - Live Debut Summer Sonic, Tokyo 2026\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1BqKHu7a9aw?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Strokes - Someday (Summer Sonic 2026 Tokyo)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2XIqQG-VfJI?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Strokes - Reptilia (Summer Sonic  2026 Tokyo)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U0zOQZ3dP6A?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Last Nite - The Strokes (August 14, 2026 @ Summersonic 2026 Tokyo)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n9WsRPa4dxE?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Strokes - Hard to Explain\u201d at Summer Sonic 2026 , Japan , 14\/AUG\/2026 width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5YR2jG3hCnk?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<h3><strong>The Strokes played:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u2018Lonely In\u00a0The\u00a0Future\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Hard\u00a0To\u00a0Explain\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Going Shopping\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Juicebox\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Someday\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Dine\u00a0N\u2019Dash\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Take It\u00a0Or\u00a0Leave It\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Life Is Simple\u00a0In\u00a0The\u00a0Moonlight\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Reptilia\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Threat\u00a0Of\u00a0Joy\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Bad Decisions\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Last Nite\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018One Way Trigger\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018What Ever Happened?\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018The Adults Are Talking\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p><strong>Encore:\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018You Only Live Once\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Soma\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Ode\u00a0To\u00a0The\u00a0Mets\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2018Lonely In\u00a0The\u00a0Future\u2019 is the third track on \u2018Reality Awaits\u2019, which was released last month and is the band\u2019s first LP in six years and the follow-up to 2020\u2019s \u2018The New Abnormal\u2018.<\/p>\n<p><i>NME\u00a0<\/i>gave the album four stars, writing:\u00a0\u201cWhether unleashing disses or getting deep into the weird and wonderful, a quarter of a century on from their debut, The Strokes sound more alive and locked in than they have in years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last weekend,\u00a0Charli XCX made a surprise appearance during the band\u2019s Outside Lands set to perform \u2018Take It\u00a0Or\u00a0Leave It\u2019. Her album \u2018Music, Fashion, Film\u2018 was released on the same day as \u2018Reality Awaits\u2019 and\u00a0Julian Casablancas\u00a0introduced her as \u201cthe queen of album sales\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The Strokes play at the Osaka leg of Summer Sonic today (August 15) before continuing their \u2018Reality Awaits\u2019 world tour, which reaches\u00a0the UK in October and\u00a0includes two nights at London\u2019s O2, followed by shows in Newcastle and Manchester.\u00a0See all the dates\u00a0here\u00a0and find any remaining tickets\u00a0here\u00a0(UK\/Europe),\u00a0here (North America) and here\u00a0(elsewhere).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Indie<\/li>\n<li>Julian Casablancas<\/li>\n<li>The Strokes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 td-is-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-sidebar  tdi_92 td_block_template_2\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap td_flex_block_1 tdi_93 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdc-no-posts td_flex_block\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_93\">\n<div class=\"td-block-title-wrap\">\n<h4 class=\"td-block-title\"><span class=\"td-pulldown-size\">TRENDING<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_93\" class=\"td_block_inner td-mc1-wrap\">\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Este Haim on scoring Bella Ramsey film \u2018Sunny Dancer\u2019 and Haim\u2019s New York-inspired fifth album<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Dominic Sessa on why Anthony Bourdain\u2019s life \u201cwas not a tragedy\u201d but \u201ca symbol of hope\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">How \u2018Diablo\u2019 continues to provide the definitive dark-fantasy game soundtrack<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Nate Sib is finding peace and purpose in his pop mission<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">This Is Lorelei was only meant to be a side project. 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class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The Strokes\u00a0have performed \u2018Lonely\u00a0In\u00a0The\u00a0Future\u2019 live in full for the first time during their headline set at Summer Sonic Tokyo \u2013 watch below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1315\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/b><b>The Strokes \u2013 \u2018Reality Awaits\u2019 review: on playful, powerful form<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The New York band topped the bill\u00a0on\u00a0the opening day of the festival yesterday (August 14) at ZOZO Marine Stadium in Chiba, opening their 18-song set with the\u00a0track.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>They had previously played it in jams on stage, including in a shortened rendition at South Korea\u2019s Incheon\u00a0Pentaport\u00a0Rock Festival back in August 2023, but this was the first outing for it in its finished form.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in the Summer Sonic set, they played just two other songs from \u2018Reality Awaits\u2018, in the form of \u2018Going Shopping\u2019 and \u2018Dine\u00a0N\u2019Dash\u2019, alongside classics such as \u2018Reptilia\u2019, \u2018Last Nite\u2019 and \u2018Someday\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Watch footage from the show here:<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Strokes Lonely in the Future - Live Debut Summer Sonic, Tokyo 2026\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1BqKHu7a9aw?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Strokes - Someday (Summer Sonic 2026 Tokyo)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2XIqQG-VfJI?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Strokes - Reptilia (Summer Sonic  2026 Tokyo)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U0zOQZ3dP6A?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; 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played:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u2018Lonely In\u00a0The\u00a0Future\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Hard\u00a0To\u00a0Explain\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Going Shopping\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Juicebox\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Someday\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Dine\u00a0N\u2019Dash\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Take It\u00a0Or\u00a0Leave It\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Life Is Simple\u00a0In\u00a0The\u00a0Moonlight\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Reptilia\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Threat\u00a0Of\u00a0Joy\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Bad Decisions\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Last Nite\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018One Way Trigger\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018What Ever Happened?\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018The Adults Are Talking\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p><strong>Encore:\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018You Only Live Once\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Soma\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>\u2018Ode\u00a0To\u00a0The\u00a0Mets\u2019\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2018Lonely In\u00a0The\u00a0Future\u2019 is the third track on \u2018Reality Awaits\u2019, which was released last month and is the band\u2019s first LP in six years and the follow-up to 2020\u2019s \u2018The New Abnormal\u2018.<\/p>\n<p><i>NME\u00a0<\/i>gave the album four stars, writing:\u00a0\u201cWhether unleashing disses or getting deep into the weird and wonderful, a quarter of a century on from their debut, The Strokes sound more alive and locked in than they have in years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last weekend,\u00a0Charli XCX made a surprise appearance during the band\u2019s Outside Lands set to perform \u2018Take It\u00a0Or\u00a0Leave It\u2019. 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