International Festivals
Welcome to The Skinny international festival guide. We bring you previews, reviews, and 2019 line-up information for international festivals such as Primavera Sound, Le Guess Who and Toronto Film Fest.
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GuideDekmantel returns to Amsterdam Bos for second instalment
Bringing with it generous amounts of talent per square inch, Dekmantel festival returns to the Amsterdam woods this year – and we'll be reporting from amid the trees... Read more »| 22 Jul 2014 -
CannesFestival of Broken Dreams: Cannes 2014
We report from the 67th Cannes film festival Read more »| 10 Jul 2014 -
FestivalsNorthwest Festival Watch – July 2014
Oh come, all ye faithful Read more »| 01 Jul 2014 -
GuideNuits Sonores 2014
Every festival needs a great lineup, but it helps to have a great story too, and Les Nuits Sonores has a doozy. Once upon a time, not so long ago and under ... Read more »| 06 Jun 2014 -
PrimaveraPrimavera Sound 2014
As we've been telling you for years now, the annual Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona brings a lineup featuring indie rock vets (real indie roc... Read more »| 06 Jun 2014 -
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Festival Watch: T Break lineup announced for T in the Park 2014
This year's prospective highlights include four bands from Dundee, plus surf rock mavericks Deathcats, Lost Map rising stars Tuff Love, electronic trio Atom Tree, indie-pop darlings TeenCanteen and more Read more »| 23 May 2014
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Guide
Neu! Reekie! in New York City
Literary troublemakers Michael Pedersen and Kevin Williamson of Neu! Reekie! took a trip to New York City, with King Creosote, Withered Hand and friends in tow. Here's Pedersen's account of the whisky-soaked trip... Read more »| 12 May 2014 -
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Northwest Festival Watch – May 2014
The latest local affairs in northwest England, including Slime City Festival and Baltic Block Party Read more »| 01 May 2014 -
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The SxSW Diaries: Casual Sex vs Texas
Co-starring Gus Fring, an irate Russian taxi driver and a couple of dutiful canines, Casual Sex drummer Chris McCrory underlines the band's South by Southwest debut with a full and frank account of their collective experience Read more »| 04 Apr 2014 -
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SxSW: A Veteran's Perspective
An attendee of South by Southwest for over a decade, BBC Radio Scotland DJ Vic Galloway is still a firm believer in its ability to break new ground Read more »| 31 Mar 2014 -
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Festival Watch: Beacons, T in the Park, James Lavelle's Meltdown, and more
Beacons (7-10 Aug), the festival set in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales is this year being headlined by The Fall, Darkside, Jon Hopkins and Daughter. They rece... Read more »| 28 Mar 2014 -
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Festival Watch: Full lineup for Stag & Dagger confirmed
The final lineup for Glasgow's Stag & Dagger one-day festival has been confirmed, featuring Albert Hammond Jr., Los Campesinos!, The Hold Steady, Forest Swords and East India Youth Read more »| 26 Mar 2014 -
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Festival Watch: Liverpool Psych Fest, Counterflows, Aberdeen's Big Beach Ball and more
A round-up of festival lineup additions, including Glasgow's Counterflows, Liverpool Psych Fest, Aberdeen's Big Beach Ball and more Read more »| 25 Mar 2014 -
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Festival Watch: T Break deadline approaches, lineup additions for Roskilde, Electric Picnic and more
A round-up of summer festival news, with lineup additions for Roskilde, Electric Picnic and Radio 1's Big Weekend in Glasgow, plus a reminder: just one week until T in the Park's T Break closes for submissions Read more »| 24 Mar 2014 -
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Northwest Festival Watch: Threshold and FutureEverything
As we keep an eye on the Northwest’s homegrown fests, two programmes steal the limelight this month – Liverpool’s Threshold, and FutureEverything in Manchester Read more »| 21 Mar 2014