CHARLI XCX JUST CRASHED THE STROKES’ HEADLINING SET — AND JULIAN CASABLANCAS HAD A BRUTALLY HONEST MESSAGE FOR HER. 😳🔥 — WHAT STARTED AS AN ALBUM SALES BATTLE ENDED WITH A WILD SURPRISE ONSTAGE The Strokes shocked fans at San Francisco’s Outside Lands festival when Charli XCX suddenly joined them onstage for a surprise performance of “Take It or Leave It.” Julian Casablancas introduced her as a “superstar” before reminding the crowd that both artists had released new albums on the same day in July. But instead of keeping their recent sales rivalry serious, Casablancas turned the moment into a hilarious public concession, telling Charli she had “defeated” them and calling her the “new queen of everything.” After the performance, he doubled down with an even more blunt admission about who won their album battle. And the way he delivered that final verdict had the entire crowd celebrating the unexpected crossover… 👀🎤
See Charli XCX Join the Strokes for ‘Take It or Leave It’ at Outside Lands Fresh off their album sales battle — “She won. She won by a lot,” Julian Casablancas quipped — Friday night’s headliner at San Francisco fest makes surprise appearance during band’s Saturday set The Strokes and Charli XCX @ Outside LandsYouTube … Read more