The Strokes' Coachella set criticising US foreign intervention goes viral

The Strokes' Coachella set criticising US foreign intervention goes viral Submitted by Hannah. Smith on Mon, 04/20/2026 - 13:17 The montage during the band’s final song with images of destroyed universities in Iran and Gaza sparked widespread reactions on social media Julian Casablancas from The Strokes performs at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in California, 11 April 2026 (Daniel Cole/Reuters) Off “What side you standing on? ” sang Julian Casablancas, frontman of The Strokes, against the backdrop of the moment that al-Israa University, the last standing university in Gaza, was destroyed by Israeli forces in 2024 after they had been using it as a military base.