Strokes News: Strokes (Leeds Festival 2011)

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By early evening on Sunday, the mud had turned to clay and even one of the giant TV screens had fallen down. The setting cried out for heroes and a decade after their show stealing promotion to the Main Stage, The Strokes had returned. Judging by the many t-shirts emblazoned with their retro logo, hopes were high for the New Yorkers and after the screams had died down from their arrival onstage the band nonchalantly began 'Is This It'.

Tracks from their debut album still sounded as potent and timeless as they did that afternoon, whilst now familiar to millions, 'New...

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