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Austin closes out 2025 with one of its most unusual and transportive live music events of the year: an instrumental Radiohead concert performed almost entirely in darkness, supported by live strings and held inside a quiet, candlelit yoga studio at Casa de Luz Village. This is not a tribute show. It’s a sensory experiment built around deep listening, spatial acoustics, and the emotional weight of Radiohead’s music when stripped down to violin, clarinet, piano, and acoustic guitar.
Casa de Luz Village
$$$This one-night-only experience on December 27 offers something most concerts can’t: silence, softness, and total immersion, with primary tickets for the 7:00 PM start time available through Eventbrite’s official listing.
Event Details
• Date & time: Saturday, December 27, 2025, 7:00 PM–8:15 PM (doors 6:30 PM)
• Location: Casa de Luz Village, 1701 Toomey Road
• Price: From $88.64; VIP and song‑dedication packages available
• Parking: Free on-site
• For all ages, with focus-area rules (no phones, no scents, no alcohol, no recording)
Expect a fully unplugged environment in the focus area: no phones, no scents, no alcohol, and no recording. Plan to power down devices before you enter the studio.
If the main show fills up, a later seating is expected, with its own separate Eventbrite ticket page for the late‑night performance.
Inside the studio, the concert begins with a single candle. As the set deepens, the musicians extinguish all light, allowing the final songs to unfold in total darkness—where every bow stroke and piano resonance becomes sharper, fuller, and eerily intimate. You can preview the setup and venue atmosphere via an Austin event‑aggregator listing that highlights Casa de Luz details.
Insider Intelligence: What Most Attendees Won’t Know
• Front-row serenity is real. Gold VIP ticket holders enter early and claim yoga‑mat spots inches from the musicians—these spaces fill instantly.
• Bring a mug. Complimentary cacao or tea is offered, but only if you bring a cup. Most first-time attendees don’t know this.
• There’s a break space. If you or a child needs a moment, a designated reset area keeps interruptions from affecting the dark room.
• Two final songs = total blackout. Some guests find the pure-dark segment emotional or overwhelming; prepare accordingly.
• It often sells out quietly. Additional time slots may appear only if the earlier show fills, so check the official Humanitix event page for updated dates and details.
Gold VIP tickets include early entry so you can grab a front-row yoga mat just inches from the musicians—arrive right at door time if front-row serenity matters to you.
Bring your own mug or thermos if you want the complimentary cacao or tea; cups are not provided on-site.
The final two songs are performed in complete darkness. If you or your child are sensitive to enclosed dark spaces, sit near an exit and use the reset area if things feel overwhelming.
Additional showtimes typically appear on the Humanitix page only after earlier seatings sell out, so refresh that listing if your ideal time is full.
If you’re building a full holiday week of experiences, pair this ultra‑quiet night with Austin’s more high‑energy traditions, like the neon‑lit drive‑through at Peppermint Parkway at COTA or the lakeside spectacle of Mozart’s Festival of Lights.
For a different kind of reflective, art‑driven outing, you can also explore meditative local exhibitions such as Laura Clay’s “Windows of the World” bicultural art experience or wander the sculpture‑lined paths at Laguna Gloria’s hidden lakeside art escape.
If you want a holiday-weekend experience that doesn’t feel like anything else happening in Austin, this is the one. A Radiohead concert heard—not seen—might be the most unexpectedly moving musical moment you’ll find before the year turns.
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