Sonic Fields
5.0/5
Critic Rating
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...
Critic Reviews
Score: 5
Clair Woodward • The Times UK • Jul 7, 2024
"in this refreshing series Sam Tyler takes a look at the history and culture of British music festivals."
Score: 5
Miranda Sawyer • The Guardian • Jun 29, 2024
"Tyler takes a personal as well as an inquiring approach. It’s all beautifully done: Tyler gets something special out of his interviewees, simply because he’s gentle as well as curious."
