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: September 2026
If you didn't get your comedy fill from the Fringe, September sees touring comedians arriving in Scotland, plus the return of the Paisley Comedy Festival Read more »| 01 Sep 2026 -
ArtScottish Art Highlights: September 2026
France-Lise McGurn's intuitive painting takes over Dundee Contemporary Arts, while Afrofuturist Harold Offeh lands Mothership 2.0 Collective in Glasgow Read more »| 01 Sep 2026 -
MusicHaley Heynderickx @ Mackintosh Queen's Cross Church, Glasgow, 24 Aug
Haley Heynderickx brings brand new music and an overwhelmingly endearing stage presence to Mackintosh Queen's Cross Church in Glasgow Read more »| 31 Aug 2026 -
ClubsScottish Clubbing Highlights: September 2026
Looking for the best of the Fresh? We’re here to help you pull a different kind of all-nighter with September’s clubbing picks, including FJAAK, DJ Seinfeld and Or:la Read more »| 31 Aug 2026 -
MusicScottish Live Music Highlights: September 2026
Freakender, Edinburgh Psych Fest and SONICA return this September, while Scotland's venues are busy with touring acts from home and away Read more »| 31 Aug 2026 -
Musiccorto.alto – SOME SMALL FORTUNE
corto.alto's third album SOME SMALL FORTUNE is testament to Liam Shortall's dedication and unrivalled ability to follow his creative pursuits to the full Read more »| 31 Aug 2026
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ArtThe fight to save Dundee's Cooper Gallery
As Dundee's Cooper Gallery faces the threat of closure, a campaign to defend its value as a boundary-pushing hub of critical inquiry gains momentum Read more »| 31 Aug 2026 -
BooksThe Castle by Jon Ronson
An architectural oddity prompts a new mystery from Jon Ronson, taking him into America’s drifting men Read more »| 31 Aug 2026 -
FilmLeviticus
Homosexual desire becomes a literal curse in Adrian Chiarella’s allegorical horror film, which works best when it's building atmosphere within a menacing church community in a desolate Aussie township Read more »| 31 Aug 2026 -
FilmLate Fame
Willem Dafoe plays a forgotten poet who, much to his surprise and delight, gets embraced by a new generation in this rueful comedy-drama poking fun at the New York literati while celebrating the city's bohemian past Read more »| 31 Aug 2026 -
MusicInterpol – This Mirror Weighs a Ton
On This Mirror Weighs a Ton, New York outfit Interpol are sounding the most refreshed they have in over 15 years Read more »| 28 Aug 2026 -
MusicSpotlight On... Hanna Tuulikki and Tommy Perman
Hanna Tuulikki and Tommy Perman are two extraordinary artists on the Scottish music scene – we shine our spotlight on them ahead of the release of their bat-based electronic album, Echo in the Dark Read more »| 27 Aug 2026 -
MusicScottish Ensemble & Brìghde Chaimbeul @ The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, 23 Aug
While the collaboration between Scottish Ensemble and Brìghde Chaimbeul offers nothing like a clear answer to any grand question on artmaking, the work itself captivates and hypnotises Read more »| 25 Aug 2026 -
MusicWilco @ Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 22 Aug
The American rock institution are on fiery form at their Glasgow Royal Concert Hall show Read more »| 25 Aug 2026 -
BooksLife of M by Rachel Cusk
Beginning with the observations of fame, Rachel Cusk's anticipated Life of M becomes an inquiry into reality and representation Read more »| 25 Aug 2026