The Strokes’ fall tour plans include dates with the Stones
ByAug 19, 2002 10:00 PM
Critically acclaimed garage-rockers The Strokes have set plans for a fall tour that includes a pair of dates opening for The Rolling Stones.
Critically acclaimed garage-rockers The Strokes have set plans for a fall tour that includes a pair of dates opening for The Rolling Stones.
The Strokes are scheduled to open their tour on Oct. 1 at an as-yet-unannounced venue in Portland, Maine. The New York band will open for the Rolling Stones in Landover, Md., and Hartford, Conn.
After the tour, The Strokes will start recording the follow-up to their 2001 debut, “Is This It,” according to their label. On Oct. 1, RCA Records will issue a limited-edition version of “Is This It” that features videos to the singles “Last Nite,” “Hard To Explain” and “Someday,” as well as live versions of “NYC Cops” and “The Modern Age.”
The video to “Last Nite,” which was directed by Roman Coppola, is nominated for the MTV2 Award at the MTV Video Music Awards, which will take place on Aug. 29.