Yet more Reading festival news for you as NME went backstage with Julian and Jarvis Cocker as well as reviewing their Reading show

As promised here are the videos and mp3s for The Strokes great set at Reading Festival, highlights for me were Someday, Reptilia and Juicebox and of course the duet with Jarvis I mentioned in the previous post

Videos

01 Is This It Live at Reading 2011
02 New York City Cops Live at Reading 2011
03 Under Cover of Darkness Live at Reading 2011
04 The Modern Age Live at Reading 2011
05 Machu Picchu Live at Reading 2011
06 Reptilia Live at Reading 2011
07 Someday Live at Reading 2011
08 Life Is Simple In The Moonlight Live at Reading 2011
09 You Only Live Once Live at Reading 2011
10 You’re So Right Live at Reading 2011
11 What Ever Happened Live at Reading 2011
12 Automatic Stop Live at Reading 2011
13 Alone, Together Live at Reading 2011
14 Just What I Needed (with Jarvis Cocker) Live at Reading 2011
15 Juicebox Live at Reading 2011
16 Last Nite Live at Reading 2011
17 Hard To Explain Live at Reading 2011
18 Take It Or Leave It Live at Reading 2011

Audio

01 Is This It Live at Reading 2011
02 New York City Cops Live at Reading 2011
03 Under Cover of Darkness Live at Reading 2011
04 The Modern Age Live at Reading 2011
05 Machu Picchu Live at Reading 2011
06 Reptilia Live at Reading 2011
07 Someday Live at Reading 2011
08 Life Is Simple In The Moonlight Live at Reading 2011
09 You Only Live Once Live at Reading 2011
10 You’re So Right Live at Reading 2011
11 What Ever Happened Live at Reading 2011
12 Automatic Stop Live at Reading 2011
13 Alone, Together Live at Reading 2011
14 Just What I Needed (with Jarvis Cocker) Live at Reading 2011
15 Juicebox Live at Reading 2011
16 Last Nite Live at Reading 2011
17 Hard To Explain Live at Reading 2011
18 Take It Or Leave It Live at Reading 2011

Wow just wow The Strokes really brought the goods at Reading, they had a hard act to follow after Pulp went down a storm but I felt like they really upped their game and the highlight for me was a duet with dear old Jarvis Cocker

They covered The Cars Just What I Needed and well see for yourself

Download here

Full set of videos and audio will be posted but its getting quite late here so it may not be till later today (Sunday)

Meanwhile check out some photos and the setlist

01 Is This It
02 New York City Cops
03 Under Cover of Darkness
04 The Modern Age
05 Machu Picchu
06 Reptilia
07 Someday
08 Life Is Simple In The Moonlight
09 You Only Live Once
10 You’re So Right
11 What Ever Happened
12 Automatic Stop
13 Alone, Together
14 Just What I Needed (Cover of The Cars with Jarvis Cocker)
15 Juicebox
16 Last Nite
17 Hard To Explain
18 Take It Or Leave It

Live Photos: Summer 2011: Reading Festival

The first batch of live dates of The Strokes have been coming out, hopefully full tour news soon.

Past shows

12 March – The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas {USA}
17 March – SWSW Free Concert, Austin {USA}
01 April -  Madison Square Garden, NYC {USA}
17 April – Coachella Festival, California {USA}
01 May – Sweetlife Festival, DC {USA}
07 May – New Orleans Jazz Festival, New Orleans {USA}
15 May – BBC Big Weekend Carlisle {England}
04 June – KROQ Weenie Roast, Irvine Meadows, CA {USA}
05 June – Live 105 BFD , Mountain View, CA {USA}
12 June – Bonnaroo, Manchester, Tennessee {USA}
29 June – Hove Festival {Norway)
01 July – Peace and Love Festival {Sweden}
02 July – Roskilde Festival {Denmark }
03 July – Heineken Opener Festival {Poland}
08 July – Oxegen Festival {Ireland}
09 July – T In The Park {Scotland}
12 July - Flippout Alternative Reload Festival, Milan {Italy}
15 July – Benicàssim Festival {Spain}
16 July – Super Bock Super Rock Festival {Portugal}
20 July – Le Zenith, Paris {France}
21 July - Palèo Festival {Switzerland}
13-14 August – Summer Sonic Festival {Japan}
27 August – Reading Festival {England}
28 August – Leeds Festival {England}
03 & 04 September – Pearl Jam Weekend, Alpine Valley, Wisconsin {USA}
14 October – Banamex Theater, Monterrey {Mexico}
15 October - Corona Capital Festival, Mexico City {Mexico}
04 November – Personal Festival,  Buenos Aires {Argentina}
05 November – Planeta Terra Festival, Sao Paolo {Brazil}