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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ArtScotland+Venice Diaries: Chewing the Scenery
Halfway through our stay – oh how time marches on – and all is andando alla grande! Things continue to tick over nicely in the exhibition, with ... Read more »| 31 Aug 2011 -
GuideFestival Column: KaZantip Republic
When is a festival not a festival? When it takes place in the non-existent state of KaZantip that's when, and therefore only exists in a parallel reality. Th... Read more »| 01 Aug 2011 -
SonarSonar 2011 – A Diary
El Raval is littered with fauna typical of June. Wet cans of Estrella Damm exchange hands in the clandestine passageways of Carrer de L'Hostpital. Ears ring ... Read more »| 27 Jun 2011 -
ArtVenice Biennale: Karla Black & Mike Nelson
For those who don’t know, the Venice Biennale is a massive international contemporary art exhibition that takes place every two years in the city of Ve... Read more »| 13 Jun 2011 -
Guide
Festivals 2011: OFF, Poland
So, why pitch your tent at just one amazing August music festival in the Eastern part of Europe (see last month's piece on Sziget, Budapest) when you can hit... Read more »| 02 Jun 2011 -
Venice Biennale
Karla Black: Her Dark Materials
Glasgow-based sculptor Karla Black is representing Scotland at this year’s Venice Biennale – a massive, six-month-long festival of art. She talks to us about making on-site and her recent Turner Prize nomination Read more »| 01 Jun 2011
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Guide
Festival Column: Sziget, Budapest
One of the world’s largest musical and cultural festivals takes place in August, but you knew that already, right? And that it offers exceptional value... Read more »| 21 Apr 2011 -
Sonar
Sonar 2010: 18 June
Within the abandoned aircraft hangar Joy Orbison has his set ruined and Aeroplane starts flying solo Read more »| 30 Jun 2010 -
Sonar
Sonar 2010: 17 June
Sonar festival and the sheer volume of offshoot parties that surround it can make Sonarweek almost impossible to navigate. Best to just keep your ear to the ground and keep an open mind Read more »| 21 Jun 2010 -
Primavera
Primavera Sound 2010
Even when it gets little things wrong, Barcelona's Primavera Sound festival never really fails Read more »| 04 Jun 2010 -
Sonar
The Road to Sonar
The line up at this year's Sonar festival is the usual mixture of well-known acts and emerging talent that bridge the gap between electronic music and art. Here are The Skinny's recommendations for ten performances to see this year Read more »| 02 Jun 2010 -
Cannes
Preview: Cannes Film Festival 2010
From the 12-23 May the biggest films of the year will show at Cannes Film Festival. Here is our choice of the ones you should be looking out for. Read more »| 03 May 2010 -
Sonar
Sonar 2010: LuckyThem
Scotland's visionary collective LuckyMe are taking over one of the night-time stages at Sonar in Barcelona this year. Lynchpin Dominic Flannigan tells The Skinny how did the ballers' dream became a reality Read more »| 07 Apr 2010 -
Trans Musicales
Transmusicales 2009
It’s just gone 6pm and the crowd at La Salle de la Cite in Rennes is bearing witness to an unusual testimony. On stage, a lanky young Scot called Derek... Read more »| 05 Jan 2010 -
Guide
Croatian Clubbing: Brighter Than White
Forget the White Isle. Petrcane evokes the true Mediterranean party spirit without ruining your budget. Read more »| 27 Aug 2009