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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ArtStreet Art: Ascent at Chorlton Arts Festival
Leafy Chorlton gets a splash of bold colour this month when several of the Northwest's up-and-coming artists display work across the Manchester suburb during the Chorlton Arts Festival Read more »| 02 May 2014 -
Festival GuideNorthwest Festival Watch – May 2014
The latest local affairs in northwest England, including Slime City Festival and Baltic Block Party Read more »| 01 May 2014 -
Festival Guide
Rabble-rousing: Writing on the Wall 2014
Liverpool literary festival Writing on the Wall returns this month with a focus on the First World War. Festival director Madeline Heneghan and this year's ‘rebel ranter’, Owen Jones, tell us more Read more »| 29 Apr 2014 -
MusicGoNorth announce live showcase lineup
GoNorth Festival (4-5 Jun) is Scotland's specialist showcase festival and creative industries showcase, taking place annually at venues across Inverness. Tod... Read more »| 28 Apr 2014 -
Music
In Pictures: Threshold 2014
Threshold Festival 2014 The fourth year of Liverpool's grassroots festival of music and arts commandeered a clutch of venues in the Baltic Triangle over the... Read more »| 28 Apr 2014 -
MusicNorthwest Festival Watch: Liverpool Sound City
Bird and Ex-Easter Island Head consider the scope of Liverpool Sound City on the run-up to the May bank holiday weekend event Read more »| 24 Apr 2014
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Festival Guide
Behaviour Festival: Sam Halmarack and the Miserablites @ The Arches
Having lit up crowds from Edinburgh’s fringe to Australia, Sam Halmarack brings his pop spectacular back to Scotland. There’s only one problem, h... Read more »| 23 Apr 2014 -
Comedy
Richard Gadd: Cheese and Crack Whores @ Blackfriars Basement, Glasgow International Comedy Festival
Richard Gadd is clearly having a bad time. So bad, in fact, that it's debatable which would be better - to review him, or refer him to the Samaritans. This is a deliciously weird hour, from the moment you walk in Read more »| 22 Apr 2014 -
Comedy
Devitt and Storrie @ State Bar, Glasgow International Comedy Festival
As Devitt and Storrie take the floor in the crowded basement of the State Bar, there is a palpable sense of mischief. A prickling sense that something is afo... Read more »| 22 Apr 2014 -
Art
In Pictures: Glasgow International 2014
In Pictures: Glasgow International 2014 Read more »| 15 Apr 2014 -
Music
TOY, Telegram, Ghost Outfit for inaugural Manchester Psych Fest
The lineup for the inaugural Manchester Psych Fest will feature TOY, Telegram, Ghost Outfit, Second Shepherds and others take over the city's Night & Day Cafe for a bringing together of the psychedelic music community Read more »| 14 Apr 2014 -
Festival Guide
Down by the River: Riverside Festival
We quiz Soma boss Dave Clarke on this year's Electric Frog and Pressure Riverside Festival Read more »| 10 Apr 2014 -
Film
Festival Preview: McLaren 2014
McLaren 2014 celebrates the genius of one of Scotland's most talented but underappreciated filmmakers, Norman McLaren Read more »| 08 Apr 2014 -
Festival Guide
UK Festivals: Summer in the City
As the UK gears up for the kick-off of the festival season, we focus in on in-the-city, showcase and one-day events, and speak to Factory Floor, Daniel Avery, East India Youth and Slam about their highlights Read more »| 07 Apr 2014 -
Music
Wickerman announces Solus Tent lineup, featuring Young Fathers and Hector Bizerk
Each year, the Wickerman Festival's Solus Tent (25-26 Jul) features a wealth of emerging talent, and some of the biggest names in Scottish independ... Read more »| 04 Apr 2014