Public art & sculpture · West Midlands
Poppy Fields
In or near Wythall.
Poppy Fields — a public art in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
Roy Hughes — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Shirley · 1.7 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
Poppy Fields is located in Solihull, with the postcode B90 3ND. The nearest railway station is Shirley, which is 1.7 km away. Entry to the site is free.
About
Poppy Fields is a public art located in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
Photo gallery
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Blythe SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Poppy Fields were a fictitious teenage group, invented in 2004 by the Welsh rock band the Alarm. The Poppy Fields scored a hit with the release of "45 RPM" that would become the Alarm's first hit in over a decade. Mike Peters revealed the truth on live radio as Radio 1 was conducting a 2004 broadcast of their then current chart countdown. The story was highlighted by international news outlets with several headlines being published globally. Immediately after exposing the hoax, the music video for "45 RPM" was replaced by an edited version that included the Alarm's members alongside the hyped members of the Poppy Fields. Peters had enticed a young band called the Wayriders to lip-sync the song for the music video while posing as members of the nonexistent group. The events surrounding this hoax have spawned the cinematic release of Vinyl, its soundtrack, the Alarm Vinyl Tour 2013, and the subsequent announcement of a 2013 tour by the Alarm in support of the soundtrack.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
With the Alarm's decision to perpetrate the hoax, Mike Peters gained the cooperation of a group of young musicians from Chester called the Wayriders to lip-sync the Alarm's material and pass it off as their own. The first release by the fictitious band was promoted as a cover of the Alarm's 1983 hit, "68 Guns". In fact it was the Alarm all along, and instead of a cover, it was a re-released version. The demo enticed executives in music production to record an album from the band called In The Poppy Fields which saw its advance release of the single, "45 RPM" entering Britain's top 30 chart. Critical reviews of the band echoed the promoters' official introduction of the band as a tribute to…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.4155, -1.8291
- District
- Solihull
- Parish
- Solihull, unparished area
- Postcode
- B90 3ND
- Parliamentary constituency
- Solihull West and Shirley
- Nearest railway station
- Shirley — 1.7 km
Sources
- osm: way/560680548 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: The Poppy Fields (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Poppy Fields?
- Poppy Fields is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode B90 3ND), in the parish of Solihull, unparished area.
- What is Poppy Fields?
- Poppy Fields — a public art in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Poppy Fields?
- The nearest railway station is Shirley, about 1.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode B90 3ND.
- Is Poppy Fields a protected site?
- Yes — Poppy Fields is part of the River Blythe SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Poppy Fields free to visit?
- Yes, Poppy Fields is free to enter.
- How do I get to Poppy Fields?
- The nearest railway station is Shirley, about 1.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode B90 3ND.