Told you so department. As exclusively revealed on hotpress.com, The Strokes will play three UK dates this December in Scotland, Wales and England if you want and try and grab a cheap flight. We have been assured that Ireland won't be left out and will be included on a more extensive Euopean tour in the New Year.

The second Strokes album Room on Fire will be released on October 20.

The tour dates confirmed so far are:

Glasgow (December 1)
Cardiff (3)
London (5-6)
Paris (10)
Amsterdam (12)
Berlin (14)
Copenhagen (16)
Rome (18)