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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Eurosonic NoorderslagEurosonic Noorderslag 2013: Day 3
As Eurosonic draws to a close, our man in Holland unearths a few Scandinavian surprises Read more »| 15 Jan 2013 -
Eurosonic NoorderslagEurosonic Noorderslag 2013: Day 2
Representing the Scottish contingent, Chvrches, Frightened Rabbit and Holy Mountain take Groningen on the second night of Holland's annual new music expo Read more »| 14 Jan 2013 -
Eurosonic NoorderslagEurosonic Noorderslag 2013: Day 1
From Marple's Dutch Uncles to Riihimäki's Death Hawks, the first day of Holland's premier new music expo yields revelations from around the globe Read more »| 10 Jan 2013 -
Trans Musicales
Trans Musicales De Rennes 2012: Day 3
The final day of Trans Musicales de Rennes featured whimsical folk-soul troubadour Kwes, transcendental funk and Afrobeat from DFA's Sinkane, sunny dreampop from Melody's Echo Chamber, and the bassbin-destroying awesomeness of TNGHT Read more »| 10 Dec 2012 -
GuideCMJ 2012, Days Three and Four: Death Grips, Color Film, and Sub Pop Records' showcase
Detour Scotland's Ally McCrae checks in after days three and four of the New York new music showcase Read more »| 22 Oct 2012 -
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CMJ 2012: Detour Scotland's Ally McCrae surveys the New York Music Marathon
Greetings from the midst of New York’s yearly marathon of new music, (cue American broadcaster voice) Ally McCrae reporting from CMJ 2012. This festiva... Read more »| 18 Oct 2012
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Art
Scotland + Venice: Critical Dialogues
What is a fallow year for Venice Art Biennale is the big blowout for the architecture world. But as you might expect, the work on show at the 13th Internatio... Read more »| 11 Oct 2012 -
Trans Musicales
Festival Column: Trans Musicales
Les Rencontres Trans Musicales – 'meeting through music', nicely literal) is the winter festival which has garnered the useful reputation for being the... Read more »| 06 Sep 2012 -
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Flow Festival, Helsinki
The former Suvilahti power plant will soon be buzzing again. From 8-12 August the ninth Flow Festival will take place on the historic site close to the cente... Read more »| 02 Jul 2012 -
Coachella
Coachella – Field of Glamorous Dreams
A pasty Scot heads for the glamour-packed fields of Indio, California, for a Coachella festival that smells of roses, not piss... Read more »| 29 May 2012 -
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Clubbing at the Festivals: Playing The Field
If Scottish summer festivals leave you cold (and wet, and windy), then an escape to greener pastures might be your ticket Read more »| 30 Apr 2012 -
Trans Musicales
Awake On Foreign Shores: Trans Musicales 2011
In search of an alternative winter festival, our Music editor heads for Les Recontres Trans Musicales to find out how the French get down Read more »| 10 Jan 2012 -
ArtScotland+Venice Diaries: Winter in Venice
The temperature has dropped in Venice, and we've happily swapped ice creams for the best hot chocolates you could possibly imagine. An icy fog has desce... Read more »| 22 Nov 2011 -
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Festival Column: The Falls Festival, Tasmania
To me, New Year's Eve is a rubbish night. I almost inevitably find myself switching between the extreme heat of a sweaty party and the extreme cold of Scot... Read more »| 16 Nov 2011 -
Art
Scotland+Venice Diaries: Welcome welcome, new team!
Buongiorno a tutti!Now that Alex, Clare, Emma and Fran have said their goodbyes and returned to home turf, you have a new set of Information Assistants to fo... Read more »| 18 Oct 2011