UK Festivals
Welcome to The Skinny UK festival guide. We bring you previews, reviews, and line-up information for arts, film, music and comedy festivals around the UK.
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MusicSufjan Stevens, Tame Impala, The War on Drugs to headline End of the Road festival
Detroit folk singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens will play his first ever UK festival show at this year’s End of the Road festival in Dorset, after being ... Read more »| 26 Jan 2015 -
MusicThurston Moore Band, Evian Christ join Liverpool Sound City line-up
A clutch of new names have been added to the bill for this year’s Liverpool Sound City festival at the city’s Bramley Moore Dock in May. Merseys... Read more »| 26 Jan 2015 -
ArtMemo Akten, Alec Empire added to FutureEverything 2015 lineup
More details on the lineup for this year’s FutureEverything digital culture festival have been revealed, ahead of the 20th anniversary edition next mon... Read more »| 22 Jan 2015 -
FilmGlasgow Film Festival 2015 programme announced
With the full line-up for the 2015 Glasgow Film Festival unveiled, we take a look at some of the highlights, from screenings at pop-up roller discos to new films from Ruben Östlund and Noah Baumbach. Read more »| 21 Jan 2015 -
Theatre
Damon Albarn musical wonder.land set for MIF
A new musical based on the story of Alice in Wonderland with music by Damon Albarn has been added to the programme for this year’s Manchester Internati... Read more »| 21 Jan 2015 -
Music
Hookworms, FKA Twigs, Run the Jewels join Field Day line-up
A clutch of new names have been added to the line-up for this summer’s Field Day festival in London, including northwest psych rockers Hookworms and bl... Read more »| 19 Jan 2015
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Festival Guide
Take Two: Manchester's Re:play Festival
Rounding up the best of 2014's fringe theatre scene, Re:play Festival offers the chance to catch what you might have missed – and provides a bridge between the back-room venues and major stages of Manchester Read more »| 06 Jan 2015 -
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Pushing the boundaries: Manipulate 2015
Some of the most exciting international puppetry and animation artists descend on Scotland at the end of January. Here's what you can expect to find at Manipulate 2015 Read more »| 06 Jan 2015 -
Film
Dive In: A look ahead to GFF 2015
In ten short years, Glasgow Film Festival has steadily grown to be the third biggest film festival in the UK. Ahead of its 11th edition in February, we speak to its co-director, Allison Gardner, to find out what makes GFF tick Read more »| 15 Dec 2014 -
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LFF 2014: The Old Guard
A roundup of the established auteurs who were flogging their wares at this year's London Film Festival Read more »| 27 Nov 2014 -
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Re:play Festival 2015 programme unveiled
The Re:play Festival of new theatre from Manchester and Salford has revealed its programme for 2015. The lineup features some of the best new fringe theatre... Read more »| 24 Nov 2014 -
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LFF 2014: The New(ish) Voices
A round-up of the best new(ish) voices at LFF, meaning filmmakers with only a few films or less under their belt who brought striking new works to the festival Read more »| 21 Nov 2014 -
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Manipulate Festival reveals 2015 programme
The Manipulate visual theatre and film festival has unveiled its 2015 programme, with a huge array of puppetry, dance, theatre and film set for Aberdeen and ... Read more »| 21 Nov 2014 -
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LFF 2014: The Standouts
We round up some of the best new films shown at this year's London Film Festival Read more »| 19 Nov 2014 -
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Manchester International Festival 2015 lineup announced
Manchester International Festival has unveiled the first shows for its 2015 edition, with Jamie Smith of the xx, film director Kevin Macdonald and physicist ... Read more »| 19 Nov 2014