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Radiohead and Hans Zimmer are set to redefine the boundaries of live performance with their newly announced collaborative tour, Echoes of the Unseen. This unprecedented meeting brings together Radiohead’s restless, genre-defying sound and Zimmer’s monumental cinematic compositions, promising an experience that blurs the line between concert and film score. Rather than a traditional greatest-hits format, the tour is envisioned as a flowing narrative where songs, themes, and orchestral movements dissolve into one another, creating an immersive journey through sound, tension, and emotion.
The collaboration has been described as a shared exploration of atmosphere and storytelling. Radiohead’s catalog, known for its emotional unease and digital-age alienation, will be reimagined through sweeping orchestral arrangements, while Zimmer’s iconic motifs will be stripped back, distorted, and rebuilt with live band textures. Audiences can expect extended reinterpretations of familiar material, unexpected transitions, and moments of near silence that heighten the impact of the music when it returns in full force.
Visually, Echoes of the Unseen is designed as a sensory environment rather than a standard stage show. Massive screens, abstract projections, and architectural lighting will respond in real time to the music, turning each performance into a living installation. The aim is not spectacle for its own sake, but immersion—drawing listeners into a shared space where sound feels physical and time seems suspended.
The 2026 tour will span major cities across Europe and North America, beginning in London at The O2 Arena before moving to Paris at Accor Arena and Berlin at the Mercedes-Benz Arena. From there, the tour travels to New York’s Madison Square Garden, Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena, Chicago’s United Center, and Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena, before concluding with a final run in Tokyo at the Tokyo Dome. Each date is planned as a single-night event, emphasizing the uniqueness and intimacy of every performance.
Echoes of the Unseen is scheduled to begin in May 2026, with the opening show taking place on May 12, 2026, in London, marking the first time Radiohead and Hans Zimmer will share a stage for a full-scale world tour.
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