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9 August 2026 – The Strokes Bring Out Charli XCX for Surprise Outside Lands Duet
By Editorial Team - August 9, 2026
Summary
The Strokes surprise Outside Lands festival crowd by bringing out Charli XCX to perform 'Take It or Leave It' during Saturday night set.
Key Facts
- The Strokes bring out Charli XCX for surprise performance of 'Take It or Leave It'.
- Headline set at Outside Lands on Saturday night.
- Both artists released new studio albums on 24 July 2026.
- Entities: The Strokes, Charli XCX, Outside Lands, Take It or Leave It, Last Nite, Reptilia
- Tags: the-strokes, charli-xcx, outside-lands, take-it-or-leave-it, surprise-duet, indie-rock
One of Saturday night's biggest Outside Lands surprises is dominating music coverage today after Charli XCX joined The Strokes onstage for 'Take It or Leave It'.
The unexpected pairing brought together two artists associated with very different eras of alternative culture but showed how porous those boundaries have become.
The Strokes delivered a focused set mixing early favourites such as 'Last Nite' and 'Reptilia' with newer material, while Charli's appearance provided a short but memorable collision between New York guitar music and modern pop.