Sonics is an annual festival of audio visual improvisations and experimentation, founded by Danny Pockets in 2015

SONICS 25

Sunday Sonics is 10 years old this March. The lineup includes much new talent and some returning performers. As a prelude to the Hastings Fat Tuesday Festival, Sonics gets the ball rolling with a mind expanding cocktail of sound and vision. Nick Weekes has the information.

Before you go off walking on gilded splinters, take time out to visit The Pig in White Rock this weekend. You are assured of some curious entertainment throughout. The annual “Sunday Sonics” event was founded by artist Danny Pockets in 2015 and began its life beneath the garage in London Road, St Leonards, now known as Tyre Pros.

SONICS has grown into a 2 day mini festival and a string of satellite events workshops throughout the year.

SATURDAY SONICS
8pm – 2am
FREE ENTRY

For 2025, the main space of the Saturday Sonics evening session has been curated and programmed by deadly DJ duo, Eida & Soy. An experiment in 2 DJs vs 2 drummers + live visuals and lasers.

“We, Eida & Soy, are ecstatic to announce our curation of Saturday’s Sonics event during the Hastings Fat Tuesday festival weekend, presenting an immersive experience showcasing some of our favourite underground DJs from London to Hastings. The atmosphere will ignite a bouncing, bass driven, dark tribal night with live drumming alongside our DJs being performed by Kid Kapichi’s George Macdonald and Borough Council’s Tom Healey.”

next level moudy beetroot

This year, Sonics will also open up the backroom of The Pig for the night to host ‘Lull’, a space to take a break from the rave and chill, with an ambient, drone, no-tempo soundtrack. A soothing but mysterious carvery of sounds and mouldy beetroot visuals entering the next dimension, if that’s your thing.

THEE SUNDAY SONICS
1pm – 8pm
FREE ENTRY

Thee Sunday Sonics, a free entry, afternoon session of live music from outside the mainstream. As part of a planned year of activities to celebrate their 10th year, Sonics welcomes back artists that have performed in previous years in amongst fresh acts, appearing in the backroom of The Pig. Expect improvised weirdness, math rock minimalism, no-wave skronk and jungle via vintage electronics.

In the front bar, Sonics will host ‘Spin Cycle’, a new long form, collaborative, improvisational experiment. Keep an eye on our socials to learn how you can be involved!

For more please visit:

instagram.com/sonics_hastings
SONICS facebook page
schedule.hastingsfattuesday.co.uk/events/10
schedule.hastingsfattuesday.co.uk/events/11

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