The Strokes had been joined on stage by Regina Spektor for a efficiency of ‘Fashionable Women And Previous Trend Males’ final night time (August 19).
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At their homecoming present at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, the New York band welcomed the singer-songwriter on stage to carry out their 2004 collaboration collectively for the primary time in 20 years.
“It solely took 20 years however look who confirmed up,” stated the band’s frontman Julian Casablancas as he launched Spektor to the stage. “They love you, child,” he continued as the group cheered them on.
Spektor added: “My favorite band in my favorite metropolis!” earlier than Casablancas added: “You already know the tune,” as they kicked off the monitor. You’ll be able to view footage beneath.
‘Fashionable Women And Previous Trend Males’ initially appeared because the B-side to their 2004 hit single ‘Reptilia’. The final time The Strokes and Spektor teamed as much as carry out the tune stay was in 2003 when the band performed the theatre at Madison Sq. Backyard.
Since then, the tune was by no means performed till the band’s New Yr’s Eve gig on the Barclays Middle in Brooklyn on December 31, 2019. Throughout that rendition of the tune, Mac Demarco stepped in to sing Spektor’s elements.
Just lately, at their present in Colorado, Weyes Blood joined the legendary rockers to sing the monitor. The efficiency was held on the iconic Crimson Rocks Amphitheatre earlier this week and marked the New York band’s first present in Colorado in 17 years.
Elsewhere within the set, the band performed ’15 Minutes’ from their third studio album ‘First Impressions Of Earth‘ and ‘Why Are Sunday’s So Miserable’ from their 2020 LP ‘The New Irregular‘, marking the primary time the band has ever performed each tracks stay.
In different Strokes information, final month, the band as soon as once more broke out a scarcely performed monitor from their discography at one in every of their exhibits. Happening on the Fuji Rock Competition in Niigata Prefecture, Japan on July 28, Casablancas and co. performed ‘Concern Of Sleep’ stay for the primary time since its launch 18 years in the past.
The band return to London to headline All Factors East pageant subsequent Friday (August 25) alongside Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Woman In Crimson, Amyl & The Sniffers and extra. Go to right here for tickets and extra info.
