The Strokes end Coachella set with fiery video condemning US and Israeli bombings in Iran and Gaza
Get the inside track from Roisin O’Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This The Strokes ended their set at weekend two of Coachella with some politically charged messaging. While the indie rock band performed their song “Oblivius” for the first time in a decade Saturday night, they showed a video montage that accused the CIA of enforcing regime change through political violence and concluded with footage of Israel bombing Gaza and the United States bombing Iran. The video on the massive LED screens alleged that the CIA has been linked to the deaths of foreign political figures, including Panama’s Military Leader Omar Torrijos, former President of Guatemala Jacobo Árbenz and former President of Ecuador Jaime Roldós Aguilera. It also gave voice to the conspiracy theory that the U.S. was involved in the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Footage of recent bombings in the Middle East were captioned, “Over 30 universities destroyed in Iran.” Another explosion …







