Listen at 9am, 12pm, 3pm and 6pm for your chance to win a pair of tickets to see The Strokes at Just Like Heaven and get on the standby boarding list for a shot to see them again at Summer Sonic in Japan!
April 13, 2026 at 08:00AM US/Pacific through April 17, 2026 at 07:00PM US/Pacific
For the On Air Contest: The Strokes, listen to KROQ from 8:00am (PT) through 7:00pm (PT) each day starting Monday, April 13, 2026 through Friday, April 17, 2026 for the cue to call. The correct caller as announced on-air at the time of the cue to call to (800) 520-1067 will, upon verification of eligibility, become a “Qualifier” for the one (1) Grand Prize in this contest. There will be up to but no more than twenty (20) Qualifiers. Each Qualifier will, upon verification of eligibility, receive two (2) GA tickets to Just Like Heaven at Brookside at the Rose Bowl on August 22, 2026. The Approximate Retail Value (ARV) of the qualifying prize is $418.00, courtesy of Goldenvoice. On or about Monday, April 20, 2026 at approximately 8:00am (PT) one (1) potential Grand Prize Winner will be randomly selected from among the up to twenty (20) Qualifiers. The potential Grand Prize Winner will be notified within two (2) hours of being selected via email or phone to the address or number provided at the time of qualification. Station is not obligated to email or call more than one (1) time for notification. Notification is deemed to have occurred immediately at the time the station communicates such notification. The potential Grand Prize Winner must respond to station’s notification and station must receive all completed required paperwork by no later than 5:00 pm (PT) on Thursday, April 23, 2026. Upon verification of eligibility, and completion of paperwork, the potential Grand Prize Winner will be declared the “Grand Prize Winner” and will receive the one (1) Grand Prize in this contest, one (1) trip for two (2) (the Grand Prize Winner and one (1) guest age 18 or older) to see The Strokes at Summer Sonic Festival in Japan, including the following: (i) roundtrip coach airfare between Los Angeles and Osaka, Japan; (ii) two (2) nights hotel accommodations (one (1) room, standard double occupancy) at a Tokyo area hotel; and (iii) two (2) single day passes to Summer Sonic Festival in Tokyo, Japan on August 14, 2026, valued at approximately $3,000 (the “Grand Prize”), courtesy of RCA. Grand Prize Winner and guest are required to travel on the same itinerary, to which changes may not be made once booked, and are solely responsible for obtaining any international travel documents, visas or passports that may be required by no later than April 23, 2026. Grand Prize Winner will be solely responsible for all ground transportation, for the purchase of any items of a purely personal nature, for the payment of any incidental expenses, and for the payment of any taxes, charges, and/or fees. Grand Prize Winner may be required to provide a valid credit card to check into the hotel and to cover incidental expenses. The winner(s) and any guest(s), if applicable, must comply with any and all COVID-19 vaccination, screening, testing, safety and related requirements imposed or required by (if applicable) the Station, the venue, event promoter, sponsors, travel providers, hotels, governmental authorities or others in connection with the receipt, use, and redemption of the prize. Refusal to comply with all applicable COVID-19 requirements will result in forfeiture of the prize and no replacement or alternate prize will be provided. All cancellations are deemed beyond the control of the Station and its sponsors. This includes, but is not limited to, event cancellations due to any pandemic or epidemic constituting a public health emergency, including those subject to government mandated quarantines, travel restrictions, or stay-at-home orders. The Station and/or its sponsors shall in no way be responsible under any circumstances whatsoever for replacing, and/or for reimbursing any winner(s) with any form of compensation for, any prize(s) or portion(s) thereof forfeited due to the refusal of the winner(s) and/or their guest(s) to comply with all applicable COVID-19 requirements and/the cancellation of any event, nor will any alternate prize(s) be provided. Otherwise, KROQ general contest rules apply and are available by clicking HERE.











