Gold at British Podcast Awards 2025 for Arts & Culture.
'Life affirming...A beautiful, gross-generational celebration' The Guardian.
Sonic Fields 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. And what might we have lost or gained along the way...
An on-stage interview about Sonic Fields at DS Podcast festival. Alongside Eppo Jansen, founder of Pukkelpop music festival. Contact sam@incrediblesociety.co.uk @incrediblesocietypresents on Instagram
26 Mar 2026
8. Glastonbury 2023 - Part 3
Part 3 of Sam's Glastonbury adventure and final chapter of the Sonic Fields story. Contact sam@incrediblesociety.co.uk @incrediblesocietypresents on Instagram
25 Jan 2025
Who will be playing the live show?? Feb 1st...Just 1 week away!
Tickets for the live show...1st Feb - Saturday - New River Studios / London - N4 1DN7.30 till late 3 live acts, 2 special guestsSonic Fields - Live Show ticketshttps://www.fatsoma.com/e/ucb1ctcc/sonic-fields-a-night-of-live-musicContactsam@incrediblesociety.co.uk@incrediblesocietypresents on Instagram
14 Jan 2025
7. Glastonbury 2023 - Part 2.
Away from the major stages, Sam takes a trip with his brother Jake...Tickets for Sonic Fields - A night of live music - Feb 1st / Saturday / New River Studios https://www.fatsoma.com/e/ucb1ctcc/sonic-fields-a-night-of-live-musicContactsam@incrediblesociety.co.uk@incrediblesocietypresents on Instagram
19 Dec 2024
6. Glastonbury 2023 - Part 1
A story about a Glastonbury adventure and one about it's history, going back to 1970 and beyond...Sonic Fields live show tickets available here...Sat, February 1st / New River Studios / N4A night of live musichttps://fatso.ma/0SJyContactsam@incrediblesociety.co.uk@incrediblesocietypresents on Instagram
20 Nov 2024
Series 2 announcement + Sonic Fields Live Show! February 1st 2025
Sonic Fields presents a live show announcement, featuring a Saturday evening event at New River Studios, offering ticket options for attendees.
21 Aug 2024
5. Castlemorton
After the transcendental happenings at the other Glastonbury in 1990, a spark is lit for this new incarnation of free festivals...Contactsam@incrediblesociety.co.uk@incrediblesocietypresents on Instagram
18 Jul 2024
A fresh announcement...from Lunga fest in Iceland!
Not a proper Ep but do listen In. Sonic Fields gig to come when the series ends!
Contact
sam@incrediblesociety.co.uk
@incrediblesocietypresents on Instagram
16 Jul 2024
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 Glastonbury, on the summer solstice in 1990...
Contact
sam@incrediblesociety.co.uk
@incrediblesocietypresents on Instagram
3 Jul 2024
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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sam@incrediblesociety.co.uk
@incrediblesocietypresents on Instagram
18 Jun 2024
A wee announcement!
Not a proper episode, there will be more in a bit!
Contact
sam@incrediblesociety.co.uk
@incrediblesocietypresents on Instagram
18 Jun 2024
2. Isle of Wight
An explosive beginning to this story emerges and Sam travels to Oxford to meet Ray Foulk, one of three brothers that founded the original Isle of Wight festival. Ray's inside story gives a remarkable insight into the biggest ever festival in Britain - when 600'000 people came to IOW in 1970. How would this extraordinary event shape the future of the music festival...
Contact
sam@incrediblesociety.co.uk
@incrediblesocietypresents on Instagram
18 Jun 2024
1. A book and a box of photos
Sam's story of Britain's festival past begins with the opening of two things - a new book and a box of family photos. Soon after a journey to the Welsh border, gets a year long exploration under way...
Contact
sam@incrediblesociety.co.uk
@incrediblesocietypresents on Instagram
23 May 2024
TRAILER
Sonic Fields trailer. Released June 18th.
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sam@incrediblesociety.co.uk
@incrediblesocietypresents on Instagram
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