Overview
- The Strokes played two songs from Reality Awaits on Saturday Night Live, opening with “Lonely in the Future” and later performing “Going Shopping.”
- Actor Walton Goggins joined the band onstage to play bongos during “Going Shopping,” reprising his role from the song’s music video.
- Guitarist Nick Valensi was not on stage as he continues a temporary break from parts of the tour, with Steve Schiltz filling in for live dates.
- Reality Awaits was produced by Rick Rubin after sessions that began in Guanacaste, Costa Rica and continued at Rubin’s Shangri‑La and The Mansion studios.
- The SNL spot is part of an ongoing global push for the album as the band continues touring and prepares additional dates in Mexico, South America, Australia and U.S. festivals.