The Strokes play the Palau Sant Jordi on Tuesday: support acts, times, entry and remaining tickets

The Strokes return to a Barcelona arena 23 years later. Julian Casablancas's band play on Tuesday 20 October at 20:30 at the Palau Sant Jordi, their only date in Spain on the tour for Reality Awaits, their seventh album, once again produced by Rick Rubin.

Their last big indoor concert in the city was in 2003, at the Pavelló de la Vall d'Hebron, as Time Out recalls. Since then, Barcelona has seen them at festivals: at Primavera Sound in 2015 and 2022, the same festival that has already announced its line-up for 2027. They arrive at Montjuïc three days after playing Bologna and two days before Paris.

There is a line-up change worth knowing about. In May, the band announced that guitarist Nick Valensi was taking a temporary break from this tour; Steve Schiltz, of Longwave, is playing in his place. Casablancas said in June that he would be back soon, but the band have not said when.

Support acts and times: what we know about Tuesday

Ticketmaster confirms two artists before The Strokes. Australian singer-songwriter Alex Cameron opens, followed by Fat White Family, Lias Saoudi's London band, who are listed as the main special guests.

The official event time is 20:30. Door opening and each band's stage time have not yet been published. The Palau Sant Jordi usually opens between an hour and a half and two hours before the show and announces the times on its social media a few days in advance: for this weekend's Morat concerts, it published them the day before the first one, with doors at 18:15 for a 20:00 concert.

With two support acts first, it is sensible to assume that The Strokes will not take the stage at 20:30, but quite a bit later. If you arrive late, you can get in with your ticket for as long as the show lasts.

Tickets for The Strokes at the Palau Sant Jordi

The Palau Sant Jordi website lists the concert as sold out. Even so, the Ticketmaster seating plan on Saturday morning showed single seats at standard price in several sections of the stands, priced from €71 to €115 per ticket. No standard tickets were available on the floor.

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• There is a €2 service fee per transaction.
• The limit is four tickets per purchase, and Ticketmaster may cancel orders that exceed it.
• Tickets are mobile only: they are scanned from the Ticketmaster app and there is no PDF or paper version.
• Online sales close at 20:30 on Tuesday. The box offices open that day, usually an hour before the doors, only if tickets remain, and accept cash only.
• Spaces for people with reduced mobility must be requested by phone on 930 497 500.

What the seating plan showed on Saturday may not be available when you buy, so it is worth checking before making plans. The Palau points out that it does not guarantee tickets bought outside official channels and that it does not offer exchanges or refunds.

Under-16s: authorisation with a QR code

At the Palau Sant Jordi, under-16s may only enter with their mother, father or legal guardian, or with an adult over 18 authorised by them. There is a procedure to complete before the concert:

• One of the parents fills in the minors' access form on the venue's website and signs the authorisation by email; if there is an authorised adult, they sign afterwards.
• Once finished, you receive a QR code for each minor, which does not replace the ticket.
• At the door, staff ask for each attendee's ticket, the QR code and the DNI or family record book.
• A single adult may accompany a maximum of five minors.

Anyone arriving without having completed the procedure can do so at the minors' assistance point at the entrance, open from when the doors open until the show starts. All attendees need a ticket, whatever their age.

How to get to the Palau Sant Jordi and how to get back

The venue is at Passeig Olímpic, 5-7, at the top of Montjuïc. The Palau itself recommends public transport and suggests three routes:

• From Plaça Espanya (metro L1 and L3, FGC and several bus lines): the 150 bus is the recommended option and runs every 10 to 15 minutes before concerts. The 55 and the 13 also go up. On foot it takes about 20 minutes via the escalators.
• From Paral·lel (metro L2 and L3): the Montjuïc funicular, followed by a walk of about 10 minutes.
• From Zona Franca (metro L10): the 13 bus or about 20 minutes on foot.

If you drive up, parking spaces nearby are limited and the Palau advises arriving early via the calle del Foc.

Getting back is the tricky part. After the show, traffic leaving the hill runs one way only, downhill, and taxis and private hire services cannot come up. That leaves two options: walking down via the escalators to Plaça Espanya, about 15 minutes, or taking the shuttle bus that the venue usually lays on for most events and announces the same week.

One last detail for your bag: cans and bottles over 500 millilitres are not allowed, and plastic bottles have their caps removed at the entrance. Sandwiches and snacks are allowed.

Sources: Ticketmaster España (concert page), Palau Sant Jordi (concert page, how to get there, minors' access and FAQs), consulted on 17 October 2026; Time Out Barcelona (15 April 2026); Radio X and NME on Nick Valensi.