INDIO - The Strokes ended their performance on weekend 2 of the Coachella Art and Music Festival on a note of political protest.

The set was capped with a video montage that accused the CIA of enacting regime change in foreign countries over the decades, finally concluding with footage of Israel bombing Gaza and the United States bombing Iran.

Variety said that several minutes of video commentary came as a surprise to audiences viewing at home as well as in the desert, since it bore no resemblance to how the group rounded out its set the previous weekend.

Story Date: April 27, 2026