by Heather Nash | Photos by Emma Viola Lilja
Exclusive photos of The Strokes live at British Summer Time
NYC heroes return to London for Hyde Park show
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18 June 2015: The Strokes performed their only UK gig of the year, and perhaps ever, with a stirring sunset performance at London's Hyde Park. Check out our awesome exclusive photos here.
The band headlined the first night of this year's British Summer Time series. After guitarist Albert Hammond Jr revealed that he was uncertain of the band's future and that this gig could well be their last, anticipation was high.The band took to the stage at the end of a scorching summer's day in West London, clearly feeding from the blissed out summer vibes of the crowd and seeming in quite high spirits, with frontman Julian Casablancas frequently smiling through banter with the band and crowd as he led them through a career-spanning and high energy set.
The Strokes played:
Is This It
Barely Legal
Welcome to Japan
You Talk Way Too Much
Someday
Heart in a Cage
Hard to Explain
Vision of Division
Last Nite
Reptilia
Machu Picchu
Automatic Stop
Under Cover of Darkness
One Way Trigger
New York City Cops
Encore:
Juicebox
You Only Live Once
Take It or Leave It