Radiohead’s ‘Motion Picture House: Kid A mnesia’ Installation to Debut at Coachella

When Coachella announced its 2026 lineup back in September, the words “The Bunker Debut of RADIOHEAD KID A MNESIA,” were right at the bottom. Now the legendary UK five-piece have revealed the cryptic message alluded to an audiovisual installation entitled Motion Picture House: Kid A mnesia.

The details:

• The installation will show a film made up of artwork created by Radiohead lead singer Thom Yorke and their longtime partner in visuals, Stanley Donwood.

• The artwork in question was designed during the sessions for the Radiohead albums Kid A (2000) and Amnesiac (2001).

• The soundtrack to the film was made from multitracks recorded during those sessions.

• Radiohead will not perform in any of the cities.

• Coachella designed a “17,000 square foot [underground] bunker with 38-foot high ceilings” specifically for the presentation.

• After Coachella, the installation will be set up in San Francisco, Brooklyn, Chicago, and Mexico City.

• Dates and ticketing information for the non-Coachella engagements can be found here.

The announcement:

• “Fans will recall the KID A MNESIA exhibition directed by Sean Evans and featured on Epic Games Store and PS5, aptly described by The Verge as “unsettling and beautiful.” KID A MNESIA was originally intended as an experience in a physical space, and while the pandemic necessitated Epic Games’ Unreal Engine transporting the project to a virtual world, Motion Picture House is the actualization of the original idea: an opportunity for audiences to be completely enveloped in the world of Kid A and Amnesiac. In the flesh, on a large scale and featuring a custom-built 6-point surround system for which the music was specifically remixed, KID A MNESIA features a narrative designed by its creators — in Thom Yorke’s words — 'in which a Monster is trapped in a derelict museum of the lost & forgotten.'"