Field of Vision II – Meadow Creek – Buena Vista CO – August 17th 2026

By Peyton Rondeau 2 weeks ago

Field of Vision II — Day Three Review

Meadow Creek, Buena Vista, Colorado — August 17, 2026

Day Three of Field of Vision II felt like the perfect culmination of everything that made the festival special. By Sunday, Meadow Creek had taken on its own little world: mountains surrounding the site, a crowd that had fully settled into festival life, and King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard once again preparing to turn the main stage into their laboratory.

The day itself had plenty of character before the headliners even arrived. Jello Biafra brought his unmistakable energy to the festival, while Earth Tongue and Destrends helped build the momentum toward the evening. The Sunday drag programming added another layer of personality, and when King Gizzard finally appeared, they did so in their now-traditional Field of Vision drag outfits.

The band immediately made Sunday’s performance feel connected to the previous night. “Pill” picked up where the unfinished “Head On/Pill” had left off, creating a clever musical bridge between the two nights. From there, “Sea of Trees” became one of the early highlights, with Michael Cavanagh getting an extended drum spotlight.

The microtonal run of “Anoxia,” “Doom City,” and “Minimum Brain Size” was another excellent stretch. It gave the set a darker, hypnotic character before “The Book” shifted the mood once again.

Then came the centerpiece of the night: the Nathan electronic section. “Slow Jam 1” → “Ice V” → “Slow Jam 1” transformed the main stage into a psychedelic electronic set, with the extended arrangement allowing the songs to breathe rather than simply being played as straightforward rock numbers. The electronic version of “Murder of the Universe” pushed the experiment even further.

The new Alien Metal material fit surprisingly naturally into the set. “Sapience” and “Superheavy, Supercritical” demonstrated how much territory the band was willing to explore in 2026, while the electronic “Hell’s Itch” kept the adventurous spirit going.

The final third of the performance was where everything came together. “This Thing” brought the guitars forward, “Gilgamesh” received a powerful metal treatment, and “Dragon” provided the enormous, crushing centerpiece. The combination of “The Great Chain of Being,” “Ambergris,” and “Work This Time” then gradually shifted the mood from heaviness toward something warmer and more celebratory.

And then came “Field of Vision.”

There couldn’t have been a better final song. Hearing the festival’s namesake as the closing statement turned the performance into something more than another King Gizzard concert. After three days of music, camping, experimentation, dancing, heavy psych, metal, electronics and improvisation, the song felt like a genuine farewell.

Joey Walker wasn’t finished, though. His Bullant set at the Castle Stage provided one final burst of electronic energy, with the other members of King Gizzard joining him toward the end. It was a fitting final chapter to a weekend built around musical freedom and experimentation.

Day Three King Gizzard setlist

  1. Pill →
  2. Sea of Trees
  3. Anoxia
  4. Doom City
  5. Minimum Brain Size
  6. The Book
  7. Slow Jam 1 (electronic arrangement) →
  8. Ice V (electronic arrangement) →
  9. Slow Jam 1 (electronic arrangement) →
  10. Murder of the Universe (electronic arrangement)
  11. Sapience →
  12. Superheavy, Supercritical
  13. Hell’s Itch (electronic arrangement)
  14. This Thing
  15. Gilgamesh (metal arrangement)
  16. Dragon
  17. The Great Chain of Being
  18. Ambergris →
  19. Work This Time
  20. Field of Vision

The setlist’s most memorable feature was its variety: microtonal material, extended electronic arrangements, new Alien Metal songs, a metal version of “Gilgamesh,” and the emotional festival-closing performance of “Field of Vision.”

Final verdict

Day Three was a triumphant finale.

What made it work wasn’t simply the number of songs or the length of the performance. It was the sense that King Gizzard were treating the festival as a three-day creative project. Sunday had its own identity, its own surprises and its own emotional arc.

The extended “Slow Jam 1 / Ice V / Slow Jam 1” sequence was the night’s psychedelic heart, “Gilgamesh” → “Dragon” supplied the thunder, and “Work This Time” → “Field of Vision” gave everyone a chance to celebrate together.

By the time the final notes of “Field of Vision” disappeared into the Colorado night, the weekend felt complete.

Day Three: 9.5/10.

A wildly ambitious, beautifully strange and deeply satisfying finale — exactly the kind of ending Field of Vision deserves.