The Strokes (minus one big hit) and Phoebe Bridgers (the hometown hero) capped a generation-bridging Day 2 of This Ain’t No Picnic in Pasadena. The likes of IDLES, Wet Leg, Turnstile, Sparks and Mdou Moctar made for a packed Sunday.
LCD Soundsystem headlines on Saturday and the Strokes on Sunday at This Ain’t No Picnic, Aug. 27-28 in Pasadena. Single-day tickets for the festival go on sale Friday.
The Strokes and LCD Soundsystem will be joined by Le Tigre, Phoebe Bridgers, Beach House, IDLES, Kaytranada, Caroline Polachek, Jorja Smith, Courtney Barnett, Wet Leg, Jungle and many more at Goldenvoice’s new festival, This Ain’t No Picnic, coming to Pasadena in August.
The Strokes ping-ponged between then (2001’s “Is This It”) and now (last year’s “The New Abnormal”) as they finally made their oft-postponed appearance at the Forum.
Escape Halloween, Dia/Noche De Los Muertos, Honky Tonk Halloween, Dia de los Muertos Punk Rock Celebracion, Fields of Funk, Rituals Fest, Grave Affair, Nightmare on Glam Street, Tim Burton’s “The Nightmare Before Christmas” with Danny Elfman, “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” (film + music), “Get Out” with DC6 Singers & the LA Opera Orchestra, Danzig Sings Elvis, Dead Band Party Mosh, Sex Cells, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Fright Night, James Taylor, Jackson Browne, John Sebastian (Lovin’ Spoonful), Carlos Santana, Blondie, Stewart Copeland, the Go-Go’s, Phish, The Strokes, Björk, Oingo Boingo Former Members, Wilco, Soft Cell, Jonas Brothers, Leon Bridges, FINNEAS, Kaytranada, Lucy Dacus, Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran), Marc Anthony, Greta Van Fleet, Ed Sheeran, the Lox, Caloncho, Cryogeyser, the Gooms, Trishes, Your Angel, DRAAG, Brendan Eder, Hamilton Leithauser, Kevin Morby, Bat for Lashes, Allah-Las, Weird Al Yankovic, Circuit des Yeux, Gothic Tropic, Wolf Alice, Dead and Company, The Hu, Idles, Osees, Wam Dingis, Nation of Language, Glass Animals, Hand Habits, Flat Worms, Amyl & the Sniffers, Ravi Shankar, Jungle, Soccer Mommy, Rituals of Mine, Spare Parts for Broken Hearts, Shigeto, Lydia Loveless, Dream Phases, Mon Laferte, Margaret Cho, Liily, Milly, Brandy Clark, Martha Davis & the Motels, My Morning Jacket, Moses Sumney, DRAMA, Starcrawler, BOAN, Almost Monday, Glass Spells, Cola Boyy, Delta Spirit, Twin Temple, BONAVEGA, Nothing, Paint
Outside Lands has announced Halloween weekend dates for its 2021 festival and a lineup topped by Lizzo, Tame Impala, the Strokes, Tyler the Creator, J Balvin and Vampire Weekend.
In the video for “The Adults Are Talking,” Grammy nominated rockers the Strokes lose a ballgame against a team of android studs — but celebrate simply getting on the scoreboard.
Thursday: Radiohead dips into their concert archives. The Strokes have a Zoom convo. And live streams from Mayer Hawthorne, Ex Hex, TOKiMONSTA, Poppy Jean Crawford, Dua Lipa, Jamie Wyatt and more.
Incoming: Refused, the Jacks, Tame Impala, Keane, Cult of Luna, the Rapture, Asgeir, Tamino, Soul Asylum, Blackwater Holylight, Glass Animals, Shopping, Red Baraat, Prince Royce, Dance Gavin Dance, Delta Spirit, Eric Nam, Rhys Langston, Dan Deacon, Pussy Riot, Chris Lake, Yves Tumor, Hayley Kiyoko, 12th Planet, the Strokes, Burgerama, Marc E. Bassy, Kim Shattuck Celebration, Trippie Redd and many more