American rock band The Strokes ended their Weekend Two performance at Coachella 2026 with an explicit political statement, projecting a montage that accused the United States of decades of imperialist intervention and linked it directly to the ongoing genocide in Gaza
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American rock band The Strokes ended their Weekend Two performance at Coachella 2026 with an explicit political statement, projecting a montage that accused the United States of decades of imperialist intervention and linked it directly to the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
The sequence played during ‘Oblivius,’ performed live for the first time since 2016. As Julian Casablancas repeated the line “What side are you standing on?”, the screens behind the band displayed a timeline of U.S. intervention — moving from Cold War-era operations to present-day military violence.
Published – April 21, 2026 11:41 am IST
