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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MusicAna Roxanne – Poem 1
Ana Roxanne picks up where she left off five years ago, still a beacon of beautifully pure soundscapes Read more »| 01 May 2026 -
ArtScottish Art Highlights: May 2026
It's a photo forward month in Scotland's galleries with three great photography exhibitions to check out, plus a chance to trawl through some iconic fashion history Read more »| 01 May 2026 -
ClubsScottish Clubbing Highlights: May 2026
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 Read more »| 01 May 2026 -
BooksScottish Books Events: May 2026
Two big book festivals hit Scotland this month, while a bunch of launches and readings happen in bookshops across the country Read more »| 01 May 2026 -
TheatreScottish Theatre Highlights: May 2026
Work, class and political memory come into focus this May, with revivals and new writing sweeping Scotland’s stages Read more »| 01 May 2026 -
ComedyScottish Comedy Highlights: May 2026
May brings stars of Saturday Night Live UK and some exciting work-in-progress shows to Scotland's comedy clubs and theatres Read more »| 01 May 2026
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MusicHekt – Forever
Copenhagen cool mingled with ecstatic EDM seems like an unlikely union, but it's one that Hekt delivers with serious oomph on new album Forever Read more »| 01 May 2026 -
TheatreWindblown @ Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh
Karine Polwart's solo endeavour is a resonant, immersive tale about the life of plants Read more »| 30 Apr 2026 -
MusicKneecap @ The Liquid Room, Edinburgh, 29 Apr
Kneecap stop by Edinburgh for the first time to play an intimate show at The Liquid Room, proving that they’re equally serious about the music and the message Read more »| 30 Apr 2026 -
MusicSpotlight On... Wide Days 2026
Ahead of tonight's Talent Development showcase at Wide Days, we get to know the four artists in question – Lacuna, San Jose, Lo Rays and Roller Disco Death Party Read more »| 30 Apr 2026 -
ArtPaloma Proudfoot: Glass Delusion @ Collective, Edinburgh
Paloma Proudfoot symbolically avenges Jean-Martin Charcot’s 'hysteric' patients in a sprawling multimedia exhibition Read more »| 30 Apr 2026 -
FilmCharlotte Regan on new BBC crime drama Mint
Charlotte Regan's Mint is one of the best-looking, most visually inventive TV shows we've seen in ages. She discusses developing her style, playing with conventions and her love for shooting in Scotland Read more »| 28 Apr 2026 -
MusicKneecap – FENIAN
Kneecap return with super-producer Dan Carey in tow on new album FENIAN – a tetchy, raw and uncompromising record Read more »| 27 Apr 2026 -
![OIivia Dean @ OVO Hydro, Glasgow, 23 Apr [for use with review only]](https://images.theskinny.co.uk/assets/production/000/152/506/152506_widescreen.1.jpg "OIivia Dean @ OVO Hydro, Glasgow, 23 Apr [for use with review only]")
MusicOIivia Dean @ OVO Hydro, Glasgow, 23 Apr
Going from King Tut's to the Hydro in just two years, Olivia Dean dives into stardom as she kicks off her first ever arena tour in Glasgow Read more »| 27 Apr 2026 -
MusicDry Cleaning @ SWG3, Glasgow, 24 Apr
On the sunniest day of the year so far, Dry Cleaning give us good reason to head indoors as they celebrate their latest record, Secret Love Read more »| 27 Apr 2026