Shaky footage from their pseudo-secret warm-up gig proved underwhelming, but Venison is long gone, ladies and gents: The Strokes are back. After almost four years out of the spotlight, Julian Casablancas, Albert Hammond, Jr., Fab Moretti, Nick Valensi, and Nikolai Fraiture headlined England’s Isle of Wight Festival tonight, burning through a 16-track set, which included breakout hit “Is This It,” “Someday,” “Reptilia,” “Soma,” and loads more. Thankfully, some top-shelf video coverage hit YouTube this time around…
Professionally filmed for TV (complete with closeups and whatnot), watch the Strokes tear up “New York City Cops” and “The Modern Age,” their set’s first two cuts below. **Update: “Reptilia” has been added to the collection:
New York City Cops
The Modern Age
Reptilia