The Strokes @ Challenge Stadium, Perth (9/8/2006)
New York's finest hit Perth's Challenge Stadium as part of their First Impressions of Earth world tour.
Rewind to 2001. The Strokes, a little-known band from New York, toured Australia with You Am I to support debut record Is This it. By the end of the year, the band were everywhere with a string of hits from the now legendary record.
Before 2002 was out, Julian Casablancas (vocals), Nick Valensi (guitar), Albert Hammond Jr (guitar), Nikolai Fraiture (bass) and Fab Moretti (drums) were the darlings of the British music press and found themselves topping festival bills around the globe.
Room On Fire followed in late 2003 and despite being mauled by the critics and selling far worse than the first album, there was still more than enough to keep the band’s fans happy. With hits in the form of 12.51 and Reptilia The Strokes returned to Australia for the 2004 Big Day Out, given the tough task of playing immediately before headliners Metallica.
After a brief hiatus, the New York five-piece returned on January 1, 2006 with album number three. First Impressions of Earth signalled a major change in direction, with some epic stadium rock tracks, thunderous drumming and soaring guitars.
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Features
Tales from the Big Day Out (part two)
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News
The Strokes tour confirmed
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The Strokes To Perform One Show In Sydney
You've heard the rumours, now here's the facts: The Strokes will hit Australia in November, for a seriously limited performance.
International News
Two hot albums underway
Here’s some news to send you skipping into the long weekend: both The Strokes and Arctic Monkeys have confirmed they are working on new records. Not together, of course.
The Strokes say no to Albert Hammond Jr
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Releases
Albert Hammond, Jr. - ¿Cómo Te Llama?
An upbeat, riff-heavy, summery album, ¿Cómo Te Llama? travels between reggae, folk and straight-out rock, whilst dabbling with string sections. Here's hoping the fourth Strokes album is this adventurous. But with better hair.
The Strokes - First Impressions Of Earth
Non-hipsters rejoice! New York's kings of the social pages have returned with an album that even those who despise 'em will enjoy.
The Strokes - Juicebox
Popper drinks or juiceboxes? The Strokes are back with a brand new single.
