Cornelius

Cornelius is back at the Barbican Centre on Saturday 19 June 2027, playing Barbican Hall. The night is presented by the Barbican in association with Eat Your Own Ears, and he'll be joined by special guests. It's his first return to the venue since a sold-out show in 2024.

The set is built around his new album, REFRACTIONS, which he describes as having been shaped through artistic exchange and featuring collaborations with Sean Ono Lennon and Arto Lindsay. He'll be playing material from that alongside fan favourites, so the set pulls from both the new record and the older songs people know. If you've followed him for a while, you'll recognise the format: his live shows are best known for being built around synchronised visuals.

Cornelius is the project of Japanese musician, producer and composer Keigo Oyamada, who's spent more than three decades as one of the most distinctive and forward-thinking figures of modern experimental pop. He debuted in 1989 as a member of Flipper's Guitar before launching his solo career in 1993, and his breakthrough album Fantasma (1997) brought him global recognition. Eight acclaimed studio albums followed, and he became one of the world's most sought-after producer-remixers, working with Blur, Beck, MGMT, James Brown and Yoko Ono, as well as Ryuichi Sakamoto and YMO. Beyond the records, he's written music for commercials for UNIQLO, Muji, Panasonic and Shiseido, and shown work at the V&A Museum and the Barbican Gallery.

The show starts at 19:30. Standard tickets are from £44 (£40 plus a £4 transaction fee), and Barbican members get 20% off with no booking fees. Young Barbican tickets for those aged 16-25 are £18, and there's a £4 booking fee per online or phone transaction.