Radiohead 'Kid A Mnesia' in the Bunker

Coachella’s new Bunker became a Radiohead room this weekend, screening “Motion Picture House: Kid A Mnesia” for festivalgoers away from the main stages. (ocregister.com) The installation opened Friday, April 10, at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, and Variety reported it was available to all ticket holders during the festival debut. (variety.com) Radiohead’s official site describes “Motion Picture House” as a large-scale audiovisual installation and art gallery built around a 75-minute movie, with extra gallery time around it. (kida-mnesia.com) The project draws from the artwork Thom Yorke and Stanley Donwood made during the sessions for Radiohead’s 2000 album “Kid A” and 2001 album “Amnesiac,” with a soundtrack rebuilt from the original multitracks. (variety.com) That matters for this Coachella appearance because the physical installation is the real-world version of “Kid A Mnesia Exhibition,” the free digital experience Radiohead released in November 2021 on the Epic Games Store and PlayStation 5. (variety.com) (store.epicgames.com) The Bunker itself is part of Coachella’s 2026 footprint: the festival’s official maps page lists the April 10-12 and April 17-19 dates, and festival coverage described the new structure as an underground venue built for this presentation. (coachella.com) (desertsun.com) Variety reported the Coachella version sits inside a 17,000-square-foot bunker with 38-foot ceilings beneath the Empire Polo Fields, turning a festival side attraction into a purpose-built screening space. (variety.com) The official project site says the touring version uses a new mix in spatial audio, and Variety reported the in-person installation uses a custom six-point surround system rather than a standard concert setup. (kida-mnesia.com) (variety.com) Radiohead is not performing at these installations. After Coachella, the project is scheduled for Brooklyn from May 6 to May 31, Chicago from July 30 to August 23, Mexico City from October 27 to November 15, and San Francisco from January 14 to February 7, 2027. (kida-mnesia.com) So the Bunker’s first headline use was not a surprise DJ set or a secret band set, but a 75-minute Radiohead film-and-art environment built for people to step inside. (kida-mnesia.com) (ocregister.com)