Lead singer and primary songwriter of the Strokes, Julian Casablancas, will address the Oxford Union at 4:30pm on Friday. The society is famous for both its individual talks as well as debates, and whilst many outlets are reporting this as a debate, he’s only currently being advertised for a talk.

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Of the singer, the society says that he “is widely credited with revitalising garage rock for a new era and shaping the sound and aesthetic of modern indie music,” as well as noting his work with The Voidz.

The Oxford Union, which is a society drawn from but independent of the famous Oxford University, has hosted some of the most famous figures in human history: Albert Einstein, Michael Jackson, Winston Churchill, Diego Maradona, The Dalai Lama, and four US Presidents, to name a handful.

Casablancas is joining a varied lineup of speakers and debaters this term, including fellow musicians Gerard Way and Tinie Tempah, Bernie Sanders, the Presidents of Sudan and the Dominican Republic, as well as the CEOs of Reddit and the Dow Jones, and the founder of Wikipedia.

For a fee of £12.50 (or free for Union members), one can attend the talk, with a ballot currently open to members. The Strokes' upcoming 7th album, Reality Awaits, releases on June 26, and is accompanied by a North America, Europe, and South America tour throughout the rest of the year.

Check out the tour dates below:

06/12 Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
06/15 Clarkston, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre
06/17 Chicago, IL @ United Center
06/19 Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center
06/21 Toronto, ON @ RBC Amphitheatre
06/23 Boston, MA @ TD Garden
06/26 Philadelphia, PA @ TD Pavilion at Highmark Mann
06/27 Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
07/12 Richmond, VA @ Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront
07/14 Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
07/15 Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Music Center
07/17 Milwaukee, WI @ American Family Insurance Amphitheater
07/19 Saint Paul, MN @ Minnesota Yacht Club Festival
07/22 Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
07/23 Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
08/04 Tokyo, JP @ Summer Sonic
08/08 San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands Music Festival
08/15 Osaka, JP @ Summer Sonic
08/22 Pasadena, CA @ Just Like Heaven
08/25 Bend, OR @ Hayden Homes Amphitheater
08/27 Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena
08/28 Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
09/12 Tampa, FL @ Benchmark International Arena
09/13 Hollywood, FL @ Hard Rock Live
09/17 Charlotte, NC @ Truliant Amphitheater
09/18 Atlanta, GA @ Shaky Knees Music Festival
09/20 Asbury Park, NJ @ Sea.Hear.Now Festival
10/06 London, UK @ The O2
10/07 London, UK @ The O2
10/11 Amsterdam, NL @ Ziggo Dome
10/13 Dusseldorf, DE @ PSD Bank Dome
10/15 Berlin, DE @ Uber Arena
10/17 Bologna, IT @ Unipol Arena
10/20 Barcelona, ES @ Palau Sant Jordi
10/22 Paris, FR @ Accor Arena
10/25 Newcastle, UK @ Utilita Arena
10/26 Manchester, UK @ Co-op Live
10/28 Dublin, IE @ 3Arena
11/20 Lima, PE @ Estadio San Marcos
11/22 Mexico City, MX @ Corona Capital
11/26 Santiago, CL @ Festival Fauna Primavera
11/27 Santiago, CL @ Festival Fauna Primavera
11/28 Santiago, CL @ Festival Fauna Primavera
11/28 Buenos Aires, RA @ Primavera Sound Buenos Aires
11/29 Buenos Aires, RA @ Primavera Sound Buenos Aires
12/02 Bogota, CO @ Coliseo Medplus
12/05, São Paulo, BR @ Primavera Sound São Paulo
12/06, São Paulo, BR @ Primavera Sound São Paulo

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