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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Festival GuideWord Power: Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival's New Literary Strand
The Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival enters its fifth year with the theme of power, adding a new literary strand to its many activities. The Skinny chatted to Festival Manager Gail Aldam to find out more Read more »| 30 Sep 2014 -
Festival GuideThe Arches Referendum Festival
As Scotland went to the polls, The Arches celebrated the debate with a week of performance Read more »| 29 Sep 2014 -
Festival GuideGlasgay! 2014 Preview
Glasgay! is to be an even bigger celebration than usual this year as the festival turns 21 and the festival's producer, Steven Thomson, celebrates his tenth year at the helm Read more »| 29 Sep 2014 -
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Preview: The North West Fashion Festival
A look at what's on the cards for this inaugural event in Liverpool's beautiful Palm House Read more »| 12 Sep 2014 -
Film
Scotland Loves Anime 2014
Scotland's number one Japanese animation showcase, Scotland Loves Anime, returns with more great hand-drawn cinema from the land of the rising sun Read more »| 09 Sep 2014 -
Music
A Psych for Sore Eyes: Liverpool Psych Fest 2014
As Liverpool Psych Fest stakes its claim to be Europe's premier site of sonic worship, The Skinny questions the festival's visual experts on the aesthetics of psych, plus their plans – and the music – for this year's event Read more »| 09 Sep 2014
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Music
End of the Road 2014
As festival season hurtles towards a close, End of the Road showed them all how it's done Read more »| 05 Sep 2014 -
Film
Lights, Camera, Take One Action
Take One Action delivers another shot in the arm to complacent cinema-goers and encourages its audience to take what it sees on the screen and ask themselves 'how can I use this information to enact change in my own life?' Read more »| 04 Sep 2014 -
Film
Dunoon Film Festival and Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival
Fancy turning your film festival experience into a road-trip? Here are a couple of great festivals worth taking a few hours drive for Read more »| 04 Sep 2014 -
Comedy
The Wit Parade: Liverpool Comedy Festival
Do you like to laugh out of your face? This year's Liverpool Comedy Festival presents up-and-coming names fresh from the Edinburgh Fringe alongside established stars on a bill with something for everyone, but particularly those keen to spot new talent Read more »| 03 Sep 2014 -
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Page to Stage Festival, Liverpool, 13-27 Sep
Following the success of Manchester’s recent 24:7 festival, September sees Liverpool play host to a similar venture, showcasing eight examples of new w... Read more »| 02 Sep 2014 -
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Northwest Festival Watch – September 2014
The festival season's last hurrah Read more »| 01 Sep 2014 -
FilmScotland Film Event Highlights – September 2014
A new film festival launches, Nick Cave beams into cinemas via satellite and the incomparable Bill Murray shows up throughout the month with a quartet of his best films Read more »| 01 Sep 2014 -
Music
In Pictures: Beacons Festival 2014
In Pictures: Beacons Festival 2014 Not even the late arrival of Hurricane Bertha on the Sunday morning could dampen the spirits of several thousand reveller... Read more »| 18 Aug 2014 -
Music
Beacons Festival 2014: Sunday 10 August
After a gloriously sunny Saturday, a little bit of hurricane wasn't gonna dampen the spirits of Sunday at Beacons – bringing us John Wizards' pop calypsos, a snarling Speedy Ortiz, and one showstopping finale from Darkside Read more »| 11 Aug 2014