Radiohead installation at Coachella

Coachella turned part of its 2026 art program into a Radiohead walk-through, opening a “Motion Picture House: Kid A Mnesia” installation to Weekend 1 ticket holders inside the festival grounds. (ocregister.com) The piece opened Friday, April 10, at the Empire Polo Club in Indio and is listed by Coachella as an on-site activity rather than a band performance. Coachella’s site names it “Radiohead Motion Picture House: Kid A Mnesia,” alongside the festival’s other amenities and activations. (coachella.com) Inside, festivalgoers entered a 17,000-square-foot bunker with 38-foot ceilings to watch and move through a film-and-gallery environment built around *Kid A Mnesia*. Rolling Stone reported the work uses artwork by Thom Yorke and Stanley Donwood from the making of *Kid A* and *Amnesiac*. (rollingstone.com) The project is tied to two Radiohead albums released a year apart: *Kid A* in 2000 and *Amnesiac* in 2001. Variety reported the soundtrack is derived from the original multitrack recordings, and the band is not performing at the installation. (variety.com) That setup puts the work closer to Coachella’s long-running art program than to a surprise set. Coachella describes its art commissions as large-scale pieces that function as landmarks and public spaces across the grounds. (coachella.com) The installation also arrived in a festival year when Coachella’s official programming already stretches beyond stages, with dedicated pages for activities, food, branded venues and other non-concert experiences. The Radiohead bunker appeared on that same activities roster during Weekend 1. (coachella.com) After Coachella, the installation is scheduled to travel to Brooklyn, Chicago, Mexico City and San Francisco for longer runs in 2026 and early 2027. Hypebeast reported the touring version will use two-hour entry blocks, including 75 minutes for the main film and extra time in adjacent galleries. (hypebeast.com) So the Coachella debut worked as both festival attraction and launch event: a temporary bunker in Indio first, then a ticketed traveling installation after the desert weekends end. (consequence.net)