It's been a while since The Strokes performed live, but it has been announced that the band will return to the stage at the Governors Ball Music Festival in New York during the three-day event on Randall's Island between June 6 and 8.
It was recently announced the Outkast, finally reunited, will headline one of the nights, and Vampire Weekend and Jack White have now been named the headliners for the other two nights in addition to The Strokes.
Julian Casablancas will play with The Strokes, but he'll also give a solo performance. Other acts to appear at the Governors Ball include Damon Albarn, Disclosure, Skrillex, Phoenix, Tyler, the Creator, La Roux, Earl Sweatshirt, Kurt Vile, Deafheaven, Jenny Lewis, Interpol, TV On The Radio, The Kills, Grimes, James Blake, Broken Bells, Neko Case, Spoon, Janelle Monáe, Washed Out, Chance The Rapper and AlunaGeorge, among others.
The Strokes last played in the U.K. at Reading & Leeds Festival in August 2011. They played in the U.S. in September 2011 and the last live performance altogether was at the Planeta Terror festival in Brazil. The Strokes released their fifth album 'Comedown Machine' last year but didn't tour or do any interviews.
Because of the band's rare appearances, speculation about the future for The Strokes has come up, but guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. told NME: "There might be times when we're not doing things but I don't feel like we'll ever stop," he said. "We've come to the point where we've been together so long and been through so much that why announce anything besides what we're doing? We're just together."
Check out the full lineup for the 2014 Governors Ball Music Festival here.
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