Arts & Entertainment
The latest arts and entertainment highlights, previews, reviews, music and film features and opinion pieces from The Skinny writers.
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ComedyScottish Comedy Highlights: October 2025
Catch some recent Edinburgh Fringe hits and a few excellent one-offs in a bumper month for Scottish comedy Read more »| 01 Oct 2025 -
ArtScottish Art Highlights: October 2025
Exhibitions in Dundee explore social justice and the censorship of speech, while The Alasdair Gray Archive maps Glasgow through a queer, working-class lens Read more »| 01 Oct 2025 -
Musicdodie – Not For Lack of Trying
On her latest album, dodie offers a cosy, well-crafted record that occasionally retreads the same paths Read more »| 30 Sep 2025 -
BooksScottish Books Events: October 2025
The Scottish International Storytelling Festival turns to the north this year, with a programme of events inspired by Nordic traditions. Elsewhere, there are launches at The Portobello Bookshop, Lighthouse Bookshop, Mount Florida Books and more Read more »| 30 Sep 2025 -
ClubsScottish Clubbing Highlights: October 2025
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 Read more »| 30 Sep 2025 -
MusicThe Beta Band @ Barrowlands, Glasgow, 26 Sep
The Beta Band are still capable of their leftfield brilliance, but tonight is perhaps not quite the unabashed triumph it could have been Read more »| 30 Sep 2025
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MusicIdlewild – Idlewild
Having spent the better part of three decades crafting their sound and poetic sensibilities, Idlewilld's endless hours of commitment are crystal clear on their newest record Read more »| 30 Sep 2025 -
MusicScottish Live Music Highlights: October 2025
Festivals, fundraisers and launch parties populate the Scottish music scene this October – plus, punk lovers should keep an eye out for some "queer and silly" Halloween shows Read more »| 30 Sep 2025 -
TheatreScottish Theatre Highlights: October 2025
This month, Scotland is host to a wide array of ambitious festivals Read more »| 29 Sep 2025 -
ArtHayley Tompkins: surroundings @ The Modern Institute, Glasgow
The Glasgow artist's new body of work is a shapeshifting explosion of paint that is both subtle and moving Read more »| 29 Sep 2025 -
FilmScottish Film Events: October 2025
Film festival season continues apace, horror movies abound on the lead-up to Halloween, and Glasgow Film Theatre gets melodramatic with an epic melodrama season Read more »| 29 Sep 2025 -
MusicDania – Listless
With all the songs on Listless composed after midnight, Dania's album truly lives in its darkest corners Read more »| 29 Sep 2025 -
BooksMen in the Sun: And Other Palestinian Stories by Ghassan Kanafani
A remarkable collection of short stories by Palestinian author Ghassan Kanafani are brought together for the first time Read more »| 29 Sep 2025 -
MusicNina Garcia @ The Old Hairdresser's, Glasgow, 24 Sep
One of the guitar's most exciting proponents, Nina Garcia leads a night of sublime and powerful noise Read more »| 26 Sep 2025 -
TheatreFiddler on the Roof @ Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
This new touring production of Fiddler on the Roof is an emotionally resonant revival of a classic Read more »| 26 Sep 2025