Mick Gordon Is Performing the Doom 2016 Soundtrack Live for the First Time at RADAR 2027

Mick Gordon, the composer behind Doom 2016's iconic soundtrack, is finally taking the music to a live stage — headlining RADAR 2027, a Sheffield, UK festival focused on contemporary music, tech-metal, and progressive rock. The event runs July 30 through August 1, and this marks the first full concert performance of the Doom 2016 and Doom Eternal soundtracks by a live band for a live audience. A short medley at The Game Awards in 2016 doesn't count.

Gordon will perform the tracks himself alongside a band, and he's bringing the Doom Machine — the custom-built instrument he crafted to conjure the sounds of Hell. He told GameSpot the production is aiming to go big: "Fire, screens, projection mapping are all on the table." RADAR announced the headline slot via Instagram, making clear this is no DJ set or tribute act: "It's the music that redefined video game soundtracks, performed live, properly loud, exactly as it deserves."

Gordon has been trying to make this happen for years. Doom 2016 turned ten this year, and Doom Eternal followed in 2020 — both soundtracks built a devoted following well beyond the gaming world, pulling in metal fans who'd never touched a controller. Gordon told GameSpot he's long wanted to translate the energy of that music into a proper live rock or metal show context, and that RADAR organizer Joe James came to him with the right opportunity at the right time. "There's no better," Gordon said of the festival.

One complication hangs over the announcement: Gordon's relationship with id Software, the studio behind Doom Eternal, remains strained following a very public falling-out over credits and the final mix of that game's soundtrack. No resolution has been announced, which leaves the rights situation around the Eternal material somewhat murky. For now, though, the show is on — and for fans who've spent a decade headbanging to Rip and Tear, it's a long time coming.