Cornelius, the Japanese musician and producer Keigo Oyamada, returns to the Barbican Hall with music from his new album REFRACTIONS and a show built on synchronised visuals.
Cornelius, the Tokyo musician at the centre of the 1990s Shibuya-kei scene, plays the Barbican Centre on Saturday 19 June 2027.
Born Keigo Oyamada in Setagaya in 1969, he co-founded the pop duo Flipper’s Guitar in 1988. When the duo split in 1991, he took the name Cornelius and went solo.
His breakthrough album, Fantasma, came out in 1997 and found him an audience well beyond Japan. Eight acclaimed studio albums have followed over the three decades since.
He is also one of the most sought-after producers and remixers in the world, with credits for Blur, Beck, MGMT, James Brown and Yoko Ono.
This show brings music from his new album REFRACTIONS, made with Sean Ono Lennon and Arto Lindsay, alongside older favourites. His live shows are known for their synchronised visuals.
He last played the Barbican in 2024, to a sold-out Hall. The Barbican produces the night with Eat Your Own Ears.