The Strokes in Lima: San Marcos on 20 November, With Future Islands

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The Strokes in Lima comes with a support act worth arriving for, and a stadium that is easy to confuse with the other big one.

The Strokes in Lima falls on Friday 20 November 2026. The venue is Estadio San Marcos.

Future Islands open. The Baltimore band is a genuine co-billing rather than a filler slot, and they appear on the official poster.

The show belongs to the Reality Awaits Tour 2026. Ticketmaster Peru is the seller.

General sale opened on 22 May after the BBVA presale sold out. Tickets remain available at the time of writing.

What The Strokes in Lima Costs

Tribuna is the entry price at S/218.50 (US$65). America TV lists it as Tribuna Occidente.

Cancha 2 is S/299 (US$89) and Cancha 1 is S/448.50 (US$134). The cancha sections are the standing floor.

The presale rate for Tribuna was S/190 (US$57) under a fifteen percent BBVA discount. That window has closed.

Prices exclude the Ticketmaster service charge. It is added at checkout rather than shown on the poster.

Peru has no student or half-price concession scheme. The listed price applies to everyone.

The Venue Confusion Worth Avoiding

The full name is Estadio Olímpico de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. Listings shorten it in at least four different ways.

It is often rendered Estadio Monumental de San Marcos or Estadio Universidad San Marcos. All refer to the same ground.

It is not the Estadio Nacional, which sits in central Lima and hosts Chayanne twelve days later. At least one major outlet has used a Nacional link for this show.

San Marcos is inside the university campus in Lima Cercado, off Avenida Venezuela. Tell a driver the university, not the stadium name.

Why Future Islands Matters Here

Support slots on stadium tours are usually local openers. Future Islands is an established act with its own audience.

Samuel Herring’s live performances are the draw. The band built its reputation on them rather than on radio play.

Their 2014 television appearance on a US late-night show is still the clip most people have seen. It made the band without a hit single behind it.

Arriving late means missing the part of the night people talk about afterwards. Doors typically open three hours before the billed start.

Lima’s Crowded November

The Strokes land in the middle of the busiest month Lima has had in years. Gorillaz play three days later and Marco Antonio Solís two weeks earlier.

That density is new. Lima was long skipped in favour of Santiago and Buenos Aires on South American routings.

For foreign residents it means choosing rather than waiting. Two of November’s Lima shows have already sold out.

Hotel and flight prices inside Peru rise around these dates. Domestic travellers come to Lima for single shows.

The stadium holds tens of thousands, so a sell-out is less likely here than at the smaller coastal sites. That is not a reason to wait until the week of the show.

More: Peru news in English, every day from The Rio Times.

Frequently Asked Questions

When and where do The Strokes play in Lima?

The Strokes play Estadio San Marcos, on the university campus in Lima Cercado, on Friday 20 November 2026. It is part of the Reality Awaits Tour 2026.

How much are tickets?

Ticketmaster Peru lists Tribuna at S/218.50 (US$65), Cancha 2 at S/299 (US$89) and Cancha 1 at S/448.50 (US$134). The BBVA presale rate of S/190 (US$57) has closed.

Who is the support act?

Future Islands. RPP and Infobae both confirm the Baltimore band appears on the official poster as the invited act, so it is worth arriving early.

Sources: Ticketmaster Peru, RPP, Infobae Perú, America TV, Rio Times.