Radiohead's 'Kid A Mnesia' Art Installation Hits Coachella, Then Goes Global

Radiohead is turning one of their most ambitious reissue projects into something you can physically walk through. The band's 'Motion Picture House: Kid A Mnesia' — an immersive art installation built around the world of their combined 'Kid A' and 'Amnesiac' reissue — will premiere at Coachella 2026 before embarking on a four-city global tour.

The news, first reported by Variety Music on April 8, places one of rock's most visually adventurous bands back at the intersection of music and art in a way that feels like a natural next step. Coachella's massive, culturally tuned-in audience gives the project an ideal launchpad before it hits additional cities still to be announced.

For anyone who hasn't been tracking the timeline: 'Kid A Mnesia' dropped in 2021 as a combined celebration of the 20th anniversaries of 'Kid A' and 'Amnesiac,' two albums that fundamentally rewired what a rock band could sound like at the turn of the millennium. The reissue came bundled with a third disc of unreleased material and, more notably, an experimental PlayStation 5 experience called 'Kid A Mnesia Exhibition' that let players wander through a surreal digital landscape inspired by the albums' artwork and themes.

“A touring installation feels less like a surprise and more like the logical conclusion of decades spent refusing to treat music as just music.”

That PS5 experience earned widespread praise for how it translated Radiohead's unsettling, fractured sonic world into something visual and navigable. Taking that concept out of the console and into a real physical space is a significant escalation — one that suggests something closer to a Meow Wolf-style walk-through than a standard gallery show.

Radiohead has always operated like this, though. Thom Yorke and the band have consistently treated album cycles as opportunities to push into new creative territory, whether through Stanley Donwood's iconic cover art, their pay-what-you-want release of 'In Rainbows,' or their embrace of interactive digital projects. A touring installation feels less like a surprise and more like the logical conclusion of decades spent refusing to treat music as just music.

The four additional tour cities haven't been confirmed yet, but given Radiohead's global fanbase and the art-world credibility baked into a project like this, expect major cultural hubs in Europe and Asia to be in the mix. Keep an eye on the band's channels for announcements — and start figuring out which city you want to experience this one in.