Fans were justifiably confused last year when Radiohead appeared on the Coachella lineup poster as participants in something described as “the Bunker debut of Kid A Mnesia.” Just days before the festival begins in Indio, Ca., the famously mysterious group has finally offered some clarification.
“At its center is a 75-minute, large format film made from thousands of fragments created by Thom Yorke and Stanley Donwood during the recording of Kid A and Amnesiac: sketches, paintings, collages, audio, recordings and handwritten notes,” reads an Instagram post from the official Coachella account. Kid A Mnesia will be screened in a bespoke structure still taking shape on the Empire Polo Club grounds, but fans will need to secure free, timed-entry tickets through AXS. Those without reservations will be admitted on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Kid A Mnesia shares its name with a 2021 collection combining both the Kid A and Amnesiac albums with b-sides and rarities from the era. The band planned to launch a corresponding physical exhibition, but plans were derailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, it appears Kid A Mnesia will screen in other markets after Coachella, but no details have been announced.
Radiohead hasn’t performed in the United States since 2018 and broke a seven-year break from the stage on a European tour last fall. The Thom Yorke-led group is widely expected to make a stateside visit in 2027.
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