Indie rock kings The Strokes will make their triumphant return to Texas in May. The band will perform at Austin's Germania Insurance Amphitheater on May 9 and at Sugar Land's Smart Financial Centre on May 12. Tickets for both shows go on sale at 10 am on Friday, March 13.
By any measure, it has been some time since Texans have seen The Strokes. The NYC-based band headlined the Austin City Limits festival in 2015, but their last Houston performance appears to have taken place in 2006 as part of the First Impressions on Earth tour.
This new tour is part of a self-described "global comeback" for The Strokes. They'll release The New Abnormal, their first studio album in seven years, on April 10.
At the beginning of this century, The Strokes defined the quintessential American rock band. Is This It, their 2001 debut, paved the way forward for rock music after grunge had run its course and spawned a host of similar-sounding acts. The album earned wide acclaim, including being named one of the top albums of the '00s by Rolling Stone.
"Someday[s]" it can be "Hard to Explain" what makes songs like "12:51" and "Juicebox" so memorable, but for people of a certain age, something about The Strokes' sound just defines "The Modern Age."
Legendary rockers Styx and Kevin Cronin, lead singer of REO Speedwagon, will team up to co-headline the “Brotherhood of Rock” tour in 2025, which will include a stop at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands on Friday, June 6.
The large, 40-city tour will take place over three months, starting in Greenville, South Carolina on May 28, and wrapping up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on August 24.
In addition to Houston, the tour will go to Austin on June 4 and Dallas on August 1. It will include special guest Don Felder, former lead guitarist for the Eagles, at all dates.
Fans can expect some of the greatest rock anthems of all time, including “Renegade,” “Keep On Loving You,” “Come Sail Away,” “Can't Fight This Feeling,” and “Hotel California.”
Styx and Cronin (as part of REO Speedwagon) first toured together in 2000 and in 2001 after the 9/11 attacks, coming together to form the Rock to the Rescue 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. This will mark their sixth time joining forces on the road.
2022 was the 50th anniversary of Styx's self-titled debut album, but they have yet to slow down. The band released their 17th album, Crash of the Crown, in 2021. Of course, not everyone is a fan, as this classic clip from The Simpsons illustrates.
REO Speedwagon's recording days appear to be done, with their last album coming out in 2009, but the main group of five has been together since 1989. On this tour, Cronin will be joined by REO's lead guitarist Dave Amato and drummer Bryan Hitt.
General tickets for the tour will go on sale starting on Friday, December 13 at 10 am at LiveNation.com.
Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets in the U.S. beginning on December 9 at 10 am through the Citi Entertainment program.
Styx and Kevin Cronin will be offering VIP packages via their own exclusive pre-sales beginning on Tuesday, December 10 at 10 am, as well as at LiveNation.com.
