https://www.theskinny.co.uk/ Latest articles from The Skinny en-us Tue, 09 Jun 2026 19:17:15 +0100 Nightshift Glasgow lays out a blueprint to transform the city’s nocturnal infrastructure – but what does it actually mean for the scene? One writer pieces together opinions from a cross section of Glasgow’s clubland https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/interviews/nightshift-glasgow-clubbing https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/interviews/nightshift-glasgow-clubbing hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Thu, 04 Jun 2026 10:50:58 +0100 Come rain or shine, Pride celebrations or football commiserations; our June clubbing highlights will see you through the month https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/highlights/scottish-clubbing-highlights-june-2026 https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/highlights/scottish-clubbing-highlights-june-2026 hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:15:00 +0100 Letting inhibitions loose in adolescence, navigating the inescapability of politics, and founding a club night rooted in female friendship: this month’s writer shares a personal history of dancing https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/interviews/dancing-to-forget-dancing-to-remember https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/interviews/dancing-to-forget-dancing-to-remember hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Thu, 14 May 2026 10:13:00 +0100 Whether you’re out for Beltane or for belters, May’s clubbing highlights are looking white-hot – top picks include Silva Snipa, Skee Mask and Surusinghe https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/highlights/scottish-clubbing-highlights-may-2026 https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/highlights/scottish-clubbing-highlights-may-2026 hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Fri, 01 May 2026 11:25:00 +0100 As DAYS festival returns to its Firth-side home at Granton’s The Pitt this May, we speak to festival co-director Owen Davies about changing clubbing habits, WhatsApp groups and the future for DAYS to come https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/interviews/halcyon-days-we-get-to-know-electronic-music-festival-days https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/interviews/halcyon-days-we-get-to-know-electronic-music-festival-days hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:04:00 +0100 The Queen’s Park Spring Weekender, a collaboration between Melting Pot and Optimo, returns for its biggest year yet – with a notable absence https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/interviews/no-weekender-without-optimo https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/interviews/no-weekender-without-optimo hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:56:00 +0100 No Glastonbury, no problem. Alongside the festivals covered in our April issue like DAYS and the Queen's Park Weekender, here are some others worth camping in a one-man for https://www.theskinny.co.uk/festivals/uk-festivals/festival-guide/field-days-our-dance-festival-picks-for-2026 https://www.theskinny.co.uk/festivals/uk-festivals/festival-guide/field-days-our-dance-festival-picks-for-2026 hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:29:00 +0100 Phone-free parties, nostalgia-themed parties and 25th birthday parties – this April has something for everyone. Clubbing highlights include LTJ Bukem, Joker and Horse Meat Disco https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/highlights/scottish-clubbing-highlights-april-2026 https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/highlights/scottish-clubbing-highlights-april-2026 hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:37:00 +0100 Ninajirachi, KAVARI and Laces bring a beautifully paced club and wonderful crowd to SWG3 https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/reviews/ninajirachi-swg3-glasgow-21-mar https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/reviews/ninajirachi-swg3-glasgow-21-mar hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:53:43 +0000 A dance through time – one writer gathers recollections of Fire Island, Scotland’s first regular gay club, charting police raids, leaky ceilings and love to the soundtrack of disco https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/interviews/thank-you-for-the-music-fire-island-edinburgh https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/interviews/thank-you-for-the-music-fire-island-edinburgh hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:57:47 +0000 Spring forward into March and fall back into the club. Top picks for this month include Assyouti, Peder Mannerfelt and The Blessed Madonna https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/highlights/scottish-clubbing-highlights-march-2026 https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/highlights/scottish-clubbing-highlights-march-2026 hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Sun, 01 Mar 2026 10:31:00 +0000 Lacking days but packing parties, February is set to be short, sweet and sweaty; our top picks including Bakey, Manga Saint Hilare and Jamz Supernova https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/highlights/scottish-clubbing-highlights-february-2026 https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/highlights/scottish-clubbing-highlights-february-2026 hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Tue, 03 Feb 2026 11:21:23 +0000 In anticipation of KAVARI’s upcoming release, we catch up with the Glasgow-based producer to talk health, horror and the state of EDM https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/interviews/kavari-plague-music https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/interviews/kavari-plague-music hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Mon, 02 Feb 2026 12:20:00 +0000 Ahead of the return of Dataclash, zolf talks digital spaces, livestream culture and the importance of club production https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/interviews/turn-on-tune-in-dance-out-zolf-dataclash https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/interviews/turn-on-tune-in-dance-out-zolf-dataclash hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Fri, 09 Jan 2026 13:02:07 +0000 2026 needs no warm up – dance into the New Year with our clubbing top picks, including Zed Bias, 1-800 GIRLS and Sound System Legacies https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/highlights/scottish-clubbing-highlights-january-2026 https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/highlights/scottish-clubbing-highlights-january-2026 hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Mon, 22 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000 For almost three decades, Optimo has reshaped lives and stomped its legacy into dancefloors. After the heartbreaking loss of Keith McIvor – one half of the duo – we hear why the culture they built can never truly die https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/interviews/a-love-letter-to-optimo https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/interviews/a-love-letter-to-optimo hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Mon, 15 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000 One of Scotland's biggest club nights, Headset, is taking over The Mash House this New Year's Eve – 12 DJs pick out 12 tracks you can expect to hear on the night https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/highlights/headset-hogmanay-playlist https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/highlights/headset-hogmanay-playlist hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Fri, 12 Dec 2025 10:15:00 +0000 Let your elf loose if you’re a rebel without a Claus this Christmas. Top picks include Numbers, Caribou, Joy Orbison b2b Ben UFO, and John Talabot https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/highlights/scottish-clubbing-highlights-december-2025 https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/highlights/scottish-clubbing-highlights-december-2025 hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Mon, 01 Dec 2025 11:20:00 +0000 Ahead of her appearance at Edinburgh's Hogmanay Street Party, Glasgow DJ Hayley Zalassi picks 12 tracks to see in the New Year with https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/playlists/hayley-zalassi-hogamany-playlist https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/playlists/hayley-zalassi-hogamany-playlist hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Tue, 25 Nov 2025 14:15:00 +0000 Something is brewing beneath Bristo Square – as clubs across the UK shut their doors, Edinburgh’s newest underground venture, the People’s Leisure Club, opens, quietly proving nightlife doesn’t have to stay on the Cowgate https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/interviews/peoples-leisure-club-bristo-square-edinburgh https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/interviews/peoples-leisure-club-bristo-square-edinburgh hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Wed, 12 Nov 2025 12:02:47 +0000 Hats, gloves, and gun fingers at the ready. November’s top club picks include Timedance, Loose Joints, Iceboy Violet, George Riley, and 4am Kru https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/highlights/scottish-clubbing-highlights-november-2025 https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/highlights/scottish-clubbing-highlights-november-2025 hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Fri, 31 Oct 2025 16:08:29 +0000 A lot can change in a few years, never mind twenty. In a series of exclusive statements from venues old, new, and shuttered across the country, The Skinny shares the current state of Scottish clubs through the very eyes of those keeping their doors open https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/interviews/the-state-of-scottish-clubs https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/interviews/the-state-of-scottish-clubs hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Wed, 01 Oct 2025 16:38:00 +0100 Halloween is here - time to awaken your inner beast. Top clubbing picks across the country include Optimo, Mungo's HiFi, Avalon Emerson, Pariah, and Bounce 101 https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/highlights/scottish-clubbing-highlights-october-2025 https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/highlights/scottish-clubbing-highlights-october-2025 hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Tue, 30 Sep 2025 10:58:06 +0100 From sculpture student to LuckyMe signee, Dansa is carving a club-first sound rooted in chaos via Edinburgh’s Cowgate; the Sneaky Pete’s booker and Palidrone boss spills the sauce behind his new project https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/interviews/dansa-luckyme-palindrone https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/interviews/dansa-luckyme-palindrone hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Wed, 10 Sep 2025 12:47:18 +0100 From lunchtime pints for shipbuilders to parties splashed in Vogue, Govan’s Fairfield Club is transforming into Glasgow’s unlikely nightlife spot. Ahead of a fundraiser with Healthy & Sentinel, we hear from those fighting to keep the big club evolving https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/interviews/shipyards-sound-systems-the-big-club-in-glasgow https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/interviews/shipyards-sound-systems-the-big-club-in-glasgow hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Tue, 09 Sep 2025 10:49:06 +0100 Feeling fresh? School’s back and so are club programmes across the country to power you through the atrocities of academia. Top picks this month include Slikback, Scandal.gla, Josi Devil, and Lena Willikens https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/highlights/scottish-clubbing-highlights-september-2025 https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/highlights/scottish-clubbing-highlights-september-2025 hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Mon, 01 Sep 2025 10:50:00 +0100 When no one’s throwing the night you need, build your own. Bass culture was too straight. Queer nights were too clean. In the thick of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival – and a full-blown UKG revival – Gay Garage splits the difference https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/interviews/club-together-headset-on-their-gay-garage-fringe-residency https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/interviews/club-together-headset-on-their-gay-garage-fringe-residency hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Thu, 31 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0100 Whether you’re partying till 5am, or steering clear of the Fringe, August’s clubbing picks are packed with Samedia Shebeen, Gary McF, Rozaly, and more https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/highlights/scottish-clubbing-highlights-august-2025 https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/highlights/scottish-clubbing-highlights-august-2025 hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Tue, 29 Jul 2025 13:36:37 +0100 Our top picks of club nights you can rely on for a night out in the capital https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/highlights/edinburgh-club-nights-guide-2025 https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/highlights/edinburgh-club-nights-guide-2025 hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:00:00 +0100 It’s summer, we’re melting, and the night is always young. Here are the top after-hours parties across the country to keep you going: Ponyboy Pride, Tony Morris, Shackleton (Live), and Deptford Northern Soul Club https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/highlights/scottish-clubbing-highlights-july-2025 https://www.theskinny.co.uk/clubs/highlights/scottish-clubbing-highlights-july-2025 hello@theskinny.co.uk (The Skinny) Tue, 01 Jul 2025 11:03:00 +0100