‘Doom’s Mick Gordon confirms plans for two-year world soundtrack tour

Mick Gordon, the composer of the iconic Doom reboot score, has confirmed plans for two years of live shows.

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Earlier this year, Gordon was announced as the first headliner of Manchester’s RADAR Festival, which runs between July 30 and August 1, 2027.

“Mick Gordon is the composer, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and acclaimed sound designer who turned Doom‘s soundtrack into one of the most instantly recognisable pieces of gaming music ever produced,” said organisers. “At RADAR 2027, Mick will bring the Doom soundtrack to the stage for the first time, featuring the Doom Machine (his custom Doom instrument), with a full live band and an orchestra for good measure.”

“This isn’t a DJ set, and it isn’t a tribute act. It’s the actual composer, the actual score – the riffs played properly loud in a room that can withstand all the ripping and tearing. Mick has never performed this music live like this [before],” RADAR organisers continued.

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Shortly afterwards, Gordon was confirmed for Czech Republic’s Brutal Assault Festival in August, performing alongside Knocked Loose and Children Of Bodom.

In a new interview with IGN, Gordon has said he plans to spend the next two years on the road, touring the Doom 2016 and Doom Eternal soundtracks. “[After the RADAR show was announced] I instantly started getting offers from the European metal festival circuit. My agency and I are talking about doing this for the next two years,” he said.

“There are a number of [events] across the whole world that we’re hoping to take this show [to]. So there’s going to be a lot of news coming on that front.”

Speaking about his ferocious, percussive Doom score, Gordon explained: “Doom is a very visceral, in-your-face, gut-punching experience. It’s primal. There’s something instinctual about drums, and I like drums that hit just as hard as the Doom Marine. When you’re playing the game, the flow is very important. The music supports this flow with a solid groove and the percussion plays a very important role in propelling the on-screen action.”