Festivals
Step into a vibrant celebration of culture with The Skinny festival guide. We bring you the latest UK and international festival news; you'll find festival information, previews, reviews, features, and interviews.
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Edinburgh Fringe
Toast
146 Marchmont Road, Marchmont & Morningside Read more »| 09 Jul 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Tower Restaurant
National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Old Town Read more »| 09 Jul 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Two Thin Laddies
103 High Riggs, West Central Read more »| 09 Jul 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Under the Stairs
3a Merchant St, Old Town Read more »| 09 Jul 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Viva Mexico
41 Cockburn Street, Old Town Read more »| 09 Jul 2009 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Wedgewood
267 Canongate, Old Town Read more »| 09 Jul 2009
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Edinburgh Fringe
Whistle Binkies
4-6 South Bridge, Old Town Read more »| 09 Jul 2009 -
Uk Festivals
Supersonic Festival 2009
As the organisers of the excellent Supersonic festival, Capsule, are quick to point out, the independent UK music scene has suffered in the last ten years, d... Read more »| 07 Jul 2009 -
Uk Festivals
T 2009: The Key Players
T in the Park's 2009 line-up is an embarrassment of riches. But how to sift the gold of talent (Blur, M83 et al) from the silt of mediocrity (Starsailor)? The Skinny's sized up what's on offer, and here we pick out a few promising nuggets sure to be well worth the entry fee. Read more »| 07 Jul 2009 -
Edinburgh Festivals
David Sedaris and David Simon: A cheat's guide.
Going to see David Sedaris or David Simon, but don't quite know what you're letting yourself in for? Here's a rough guide to them. Read more »| 07 Jul 2009 -
Uk Festivals
A Look Forward to Glasgow Cabaret Festival
Clare Sinclair gets the lowdown on the Festival of Cabaret exploding across Glasgow Read more »| 02 Jul 2009 -
Edinburgh Festivals
EIFF 2009: Bob Byington on Harmony and Me
Gail Tolley talks to Bob Byington, director of Harmony and Me on the making of his film and the emergence of a new wave of low budget film-making in the US. Read more »| 01 Jul 2009 -
Uk Festivals
TV on the Radio: From Cable to Network
In a rare interview, TV on the Radio's Gerard Smith talks to Paul Mitchell about keeping a leash on their career and buying Beyoncé's wardrobe. Read more »| 01 Jul 2009 -
Uk Festivals
Cave Reappraised
To mark Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds silver anniversary, Mute have reissued the group’s first four LPs. Looking beyond the spruced-up packaging, Billy Hamilton reappraises the original recordings and ponders their place in the modern day vernacular Read more »| 01 Jul 2009 -
Edinburgh Festivals
EIFF: Some people have fangs. Get over it!
Vampires proudly come out of the coffin in Alan Ball's hit new series True Blood which shows as part of the Cinematic Television strand at EIFF 2009. Read more »| 29 Jun 2009