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.
-
Uk Festivals
Kelburn Garden Party 2024: The Pyramid Stage lineup
Our 2024 Pyramid Stage lineup for Kelburn Garden Party is complete, with Bikini Body, LVRA and rEDOLENT set to headline Read more »| 13 May 2024 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Edinburgh Film Festival will open with Saoirse Ronan in The Outrun
The much-anticipated adaptation of Amy Liptrot’s The Outrun will open EIFF, and the festival also announced that its short film prize will be named in honour of Oscar-winning editor Thelma Schoonmaker Read more »| 09 May 2024 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Summerhall share 2024 Edinburgh Fringe programme
Summerhall will be bringing another eclectic selection of theatre and performance to Edinburgh this August, as well as some of the coolest club nights around Read more »| 09 May 2024 -
Music
Brian d'Souza on making music from mushrooms
Ahead of releasing Mycorrhizal Fungi, the debut release on his A State of Flo label, we chat all things mushroom music with Brian d'Souza, aka Auntie Flo Read more »| 12 Apr 2024 -
Clubs
Dance Dates: 2024's Club Festivals
Our top picks of the festivals taking dance music out of the clubs this season Read more »| 10 Apr 2024 -
Uk Festivals
Music Festivals 2024: Outwith Scotland
If you're looking for this year's best music festivals a little further afield, here are our top picks for fests outside Scotland Read more »| 09 Apr 2024
-
Music
Scottish Music Festivals Calendar 2024
As if we haven't already provided you with enough festival inspiration, here are some more picks for 2024's impending season Read more »| 09 Apr 2024 -
Music
From Skye to Glasgow, trad festivals continue to evolve
Scottish traditional music is experiencing a boom, with major trad and folk festivals taking centre stage. We speak to three people at the heart of the movement to find out what it's like on the inside Read more »| 09 Apr 2024 -
Clubs
Terminal V: The Edinburgh techno festival heads to Croatia
Edinburgh's Terminal V festival sets sail for Tisno on Croatia's south coast with a brand new annual techno excursion – we chat to founders Derek Martin and Simon McGrath, and collaborator Fraz.ier Read more »| 08 Apr 2024 -
Art
Edinburgh Art Festival: Platform 2024 preview
Edinburgh Art Festival turns 20 this year and the four selected artists for Platform 2024 will, for the first time, respond directly to the festival’s key themes Read more »| 04 Apr 2024 -
Music
The Importance of Showcase Festivals
To find out more about the importance of showcase festivals for the music industry and artists alike, we speak to Olaf Furniss from Scotland's Music Convention – Wide Days Read more »| 04 Apr 2024 -
Film
Følkløric: Glasgow Short Film Festival's folk horror strand
One of the highlights of Glasgow Short Film Festival this year is Følkløric, a two-part strand of shorts exploring traditional and contemporary visions of folklore. The strand's co-curators, Grace Feinmann and Heather Bradshaw, introduce their concept Read more »| 12 Mar 2024 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Edinburgh International Festival announce 2024 programme
At this year's Edinburgh International Festival, Cat Power sings Bob Dylan, Amy Liptrot's The Outrun is brought to the stage by Stef Smith, and Stravinsky's Oedipus Rex will be performed throughout the National Museum of Scotland Read more »| 07 Mar 2024 -
Film
La Chimera
Josh O’Connor plays a grave robber in the ethereal new film from Happy as Lazzaro director Alice Rohrwacher Read more »| 05 Mar 2024 -
Film
Io Capitano
Two Senegalese teenagers embark on a treacherous migration to Europe in Io Capitano, the latest film from Italian director Matteo Garrone Read more »| 05 Mar 2024