The first official orchestral concert for Attack on Titan has its world premiere in London on Saturday 17 October 2026, with two performances at the Royal Albert Hall. Titled Attack on Titan: Symphony from Paradis, it brings the score by Hiroyuki Sawano and KOHTA Yamamoto to a stage of more than 100 musicians and singers, with HD footage from the series projected above the orchestra. London is also the opening night of an international tour that runs into 2027.
The Attack on Titan score played in full by 100 musicians and a choir
How Symphony from Paradis differs from earlier Attack on Titan concerts
Earlier Attack on Titan live shows used a rock and orchestra hybrid format, with electric guitars and drums sitting alongside strings and brass. Symphony from Paradis is built as a symphonic work from the ground up, with arrangements written specifically for a large orchestra and choir and a programme shaped for a concert hall rather than an arena.
The music is curated and supervised by the original composers. Hiroyuki Sawano scored seasons one to three and The Final Season, and KOHTA Yamamoto joined him for The Final Season. Orchestrations are credited to Nobuko Toda and Kaoru Wada, who widen the harmonic and textural palette of the themes while keeping their core motifs recognisable.
Sawano writes for anime with the instincts of a film composer, which is part of why his themes carry so well into a concert hall. We went through that in more detail when we picked out the anime themes that reward a live orchestra, including his Attack on Titan piece Bauklotze.
Royal Albert Hall dates, doors, running time and tickets
Both performances take place on the same day in the Hall main Auditorium.
Date: Saturday 17 October 2026
Venue: Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London SW7 2AP
Performances:
- Matinee: doors 1:45 pm, starts 2:30 pm
- Evening: doors 6:45 pm, starts 7:30 pm
Running time: approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes, including a 25 minute interval.
Booking: tickets are sold through the Royal Albert Hall box office. They went on general sale on 30 April 2026, after a Friends and Patrons pre-sale on 29 April, and the standard seating categories had already sold out by the time this article was published. What remained was box seats, listed at £95.01 for a Second Tier Box and £110.00 for a Loggia Box. Availability can differ between the matinee and the evening, so check both on the booking page.
Resale: only tickets bought from the Royal Albert Hall box office, from Members of the charity, from approved agents, or through the Hall official resale partner Twickets are valid for entry.
Royal Albert Hall
Getting to the Royal Albert Hall
South Kensington and High Street Kensington are the closest Underground stations, both roughly a 10 to 15 minute walk. Green Park is the nearest station with step free access from street to train, and the number 9 bus runs from there directly to the Hall. Buses 9, 52, 452, 702 and the N9 night bus stop on Kensington Gore, and the 360 stops on Prince Consort Road.
If you are driving, the Hall offers spaces at the Imperial College car park on Exhibition Road, about five minutes away on foot, at £11.00 including the booking fee. Spaces have to be booked in advance and are released from one hour before the start of the performance. Blue Badge holders can reserve free spaces at 1851 Place, subject to availability, by calling the Hall Access Line on +44 (0)20 7070 4410. Full travel, parking and accessibility detail is on the Royal Albert Hall getting here page.
Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, London Voices and more than 100 performers
For the London premiere the score is performed by the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra and the choir London Voices, conducted by Alexandra Cravero. More than 100 musicians and singers share the stage, which gives the Sawano and Yamamoto themes a scale that recordings can only hint at.
HD footage from the anime is projected on a large screen in sync with the live performance, so the music tracks the story as the orchestra and choir play. Rebuilding studio recordings for a live orchestra is its own craft, and conductor Michael England talked us through how anime scores are rearranged for a concert stage.
The show is produced by The Wild Faery Company (La Fée Sauvage), which has staged large scale anime and game symphony projects including Kingdom Hearts Orchestra World Tour, ONE PIECE Music Symphony and Sailor Moon Symphony.
Cosplay rules, age guidance and the interval
Cosplay and fancy dress are welcome at this concert. Replica weapons cannot be brought into the Hall, and for safety and security reasons you may be asked to remove anything that covers or obscures your face.
Anyone aged 14 or below must be accompanied by an adult aged 18 or over. The concert runs about 2 hours and 15 minutes with a 25 minute interval, so the matinee should finish around 4:45 pm and the evening performance around 9:45 pm, which leaves time for dinner either side depending on which house you book.
London opens a tour that runs to 2027
The Royal Albert Hall dates are the first performances anywhere. Hong Kong follows at AsiaWorld-Arena on 1 November 2026 and Singapore at the Esplanade Concert Hall later that month. Paris, Lyon and New York arrive in January 2027, with Carnegie Hall on 10 January, and further dates run through 2027 in Minneapolis, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Berlin, Seattle, Dallas, Chicago, Washington DC and Manila.
The full itinerary is listed on the producer Wild Faery production page, and the concert is also covered on the Attack on Titan official portal.
If October is too long to wait, The Sound of Epic Anime brings an orchestral anime programme to the Royal Festival Hall on 25 September 2026, and it includes Attack on Titan music alongside Naruto, Demon Slayer and Studio Ghibli. Anime vocals get their turn a few days earlier, when LiSA plays her first UK show at the Troxy on 22 September, closing her fifteenth anniversary tour.
Attack on Titan: Symphony from Paradis questions answered
Is Attack on Titan: Symphony from Paradis sold out?
Not entirely, though it is close. The standard seating categories had gone when this article was published, and the remaining availability was box seats, from £95.01 for a Second Tier Box and £110.00 for a Loggia Box. Availability moves quickly on an event this size, so check the official booking page for the current position.
How long is the concert?
Approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes, including a 25 minute interval.
Can I wear cosplay to the Royal Albert Hall?
Yes. Cosplay and fancy dress are welcome. Replica weapons are not allowed in the building, and you may be asked to remove items that cover your face.
Is there an age limit?
There is no minimum age, though anyone aged 14 or below has to be accompanied by an adult aged 18 or over.
Who is performing the music?
The Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra and the choir London Voices, conducted by Alexandra Cravero, with more than 100 performers on stage.
Will the concert tour after London?
Yes. London is the world premiere and the tour continues to Hong Kong and Singapore in November 2026, then to Europe and North America through 2027, including Carnegie Hall in New York on 10 January 2027.
For anyone who followed Attack on Titan from the first season through to the finale, this is a chance to hear the score performed at full symphonic scale in a hall built for exactly that, and to be in the room the first time anyone has heard it this way.
