BAFTA has announced a 2026 UK tour to celebrate 20 years of video game soundtracks.
Earlier this year, BAFTA confirmed it planned to hit the road with the BBC Concert Orchestra under the direction of composer and conductor Austin Wintory for a series of concerts. Sea Power are also set to perform during the gigs.
The shows will feature music from Baldur’s Gate 3, Everybody’s Gone To The Rapture, Assassin’s Creed, Tomb Raider: Legend, Cuphead, Hitman: Contracts, Journey, Helldivers 2, Fallout 4, Disco Elysium, Ori And The Will Of The Wisps, Returnal, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Far Cry 4, and Virginia.
The show will premiere in London in January while the tour will kick off at The Glasshouse in Gateshead in May. The BAFTA Games In Concert tour will visit Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Birmingham before wrapping things up at Manchester’s Aviva Studios on June 7.
The BAFTA Games In Concert tour will visit:
JANUARY
31 – Royal Festival Hall, London
MAY
23 – The Glasshouse, Gateshead
31 – Beacon, Bristol
JUNE
4 – Usher Hall, Edinburgh
5 – Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow
6 – Symphony Hall, Birmingham
7 – Aviva Studios, Manchester
Tickets for the London show are on sale now and other shows will be available in the near future.
“Games scores capture the hearts and imaginations of millions across the globe. This concert, and the forthcoming international tour, are a brilliant way to extend the celebration of the BAFTA Games Awards and unite fans, artists, and industry figures,” said BAFTA CEO, Jane Millichip in a statement. “We are proud to recognise the exceptional talent of the composers and invite fans to join us in fabulously immersive evenings of games music.”
The BAFTA Game Awards 2026 are set to take place in April.
The Game Music Festival 2026 is also set to take over London’s Fairfield Halls and Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall in June to “celebrate the art of video game music”. Diablo, Hades and Persona concerts are set to take place as part of the event.
In other news, Fortnite’s upcoming Kill Bill crossover event will include the “lost” Yuki’s Revenge short, created by Quentin Tarantino
English (US) · 