Sonic Fields
Sonic Fields is a new 7-part podcast which tells the story of a year-long deep dive into the British Music Festival. Sam Tyler meets the people and learns about the forces that have shaped the story since the late '60s, before taking a dizzying summer adventure across festivals of today and trying to find his place within it all.
This is a story of how we arrived at our modern festival landscape. What even is a festival in 2024? Who are they for, and what might we have lost or gained along the way?
Podcasting since 2024 • 7 episodes
Sonic Fields
Latest Episodes
5. Castlemorton
After the transcendental happenings at the other Glastonbury in 1990, a spark is lit for this new incarnation of free festivals...
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Episode 5
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4. The Other Glastonbury
Part 1 of the next chapter of this festival story. Over 2 episodes we journey from The Battle of the Beanfield in '85 right up to Castlemorton Common in '92. Britain's biggest ever Illegal rave. But first, we need to stop via a field in Glaston...
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Episode 4
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3. Stonehenge
What happened to those that left Isle of Wight 1970 with an idea to do things differently? They began a free festival movement with Stonehenge as its cathedral. Produced by Sam Tyler & Evan Green.
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Episode 3
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