Mick Gordon to Perform DOOM’s Score Live at RADAR Festival 2027 with Full Band and Orchestra

Mick Gordon will perform his score for the DOOM series live for the first time at RADAR Festival 2027. The set is planned as a full-scale production, with both a band and an orchestra, a format that mirrors the dense, aggressive hybrid of electronics and metal that defined the games’ music.

Gordon’s work on DOOM (2016) and DOOM Eternal attracted a broad audience well beyond gaming circles. It fused industrial rhythms, djent-chugging guitar, and heavily processed synthesis into an abrasive, propulsive sound that became as central to the titles’ identity as their visual design. The live staging promises to expand that material further, translating its layered production into a physical, communal space.

The performance is part of an ongoing shift where game scores break free from their original medium. RADAR Festival’s inclusion of this premiere suggests a programming logic that refuses to treat the repertoire as novelty. Instead, it places Gordon’s composition alongside other heavy and experimental live acts on equal terms.

No additional details on setlist or orchestration have been confirmed. What’s clear is that this won’t be a modest, laptop-and-guitar affair. Gordon is building it big, as the material demands.