Radiohead will debut a new audiovisual installation at Coachella this weekend before the experience heads on a wider North American showcase.
The Motion Picture House installation has been built to house KID A MNESIA, a film comprised of artwork by Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke and artist Stanley Donwood, a longtime collaborator of the group, created during the making of their seminal albums KID A (2000) and Amnesiac (2001).
Fans will be able to witness the first showing of the installation at Coachella‘s Bunker venue beginning on Friday (April 10) for a limited run across both weekends.
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All ticket holders are eligible to enter the 17,000 square foot bunker to watch the 75-minute film. The venue features 28 foot-high ceilings and is buried beneath the Empire Polo Fields that host the festival and include full-scale artwork created by Yorke and Donwood from the era.
According to the festival’s official website, The Bunker will host five screenings a day and feature air conditioning. See the full details for how to attend the installation here. The installation was first teased by the festival during the lineup’s reveal back in September, appearing at the bottom of the poster. The band are not slated to appear at the festival over the two weekends.
The film will be set to tracks from the two LPs, which were written and recorded during the same sessions and originally issued separately. In 2021, both albums were reissued together under the title KID A MNESIA and featured unreleased demos and sketches from the recording process.
The KID A MNESIA film was first released as a walking simulator in 2021, after plans to host the exhibition in person were scuppered by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Following its debut in Palm Springs this weekend, the installation will travel to Brooklyn’s Agger Fish Building (May 6 – 31), Chicago’s Cinespace Studio (July 30 – Aug. 23), Mexico City’s La Maravilla Studios (Oct. 27 – Nov .15) and San Francisco’s Palace of Fine Arts (Jan. 14 – Feb. 7, 2027).
Tickets for the above are available in two-hour slots to allow for the 75-minute film and time to experience the additional gallery and surrounding space. Fans wishing to take part in a presale register their interest here before April 12, 11:59 p.m. PT; fans will be randomly selected for the opportunity to buy for a presale that begins April 22.
Remaining tickets will go on general sale on April 24 at 10 a.m. local time.
