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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Art
Own Art: Glasgow International 2014
As Scotland occupies an important place on the world stage this year, welcoming the world to celebrate all our cultural achievements with us, maybe it’s time to be a tourist again in your home city? Read more »| 01 Apr 2014 -
Art
Michael Stumpf: Imperfect Balance
Glasgow-based artist Michael Stumpf is occupying the Mackintosh Museum during Glasgow International. We head over to his Easterhouse studio to find out what's in store Read more »| 01 Apr 2014 -
Art
Bedwyr Williams: Coachtripping with the Carbootsale Clairvoyant
It's a rare artist who blends installation with stand-up comedy. Bedwyr Williams shares his bittersweet vision of a dystopian future ahead of its arrival in Tramway for Glasgow International Read more »| 01 Apr 2014 -
Comedy
John Robins: Where Is My Mind?
Where Is My Mind by The Pixies plays while the audience sits, as punters subconsciously mouth lyrics and reminisce about the last time they heard the anthem.... Read more »| 31 Mar 2014 -
Comedy
Joey Page: Golden Peacock Hour
Dressed dapper, sporting a blazer, broach and trilby, Joey Page turns his hour into a surreal and fantasy-filled story time. ‘What-if’ scenarios ... Read more »| 31 Mar 2014 -
Comedy
Nancy Clench: Yes Queen
When a 6'5" tall drag queen, shoulder-to-toe in tartan, sipping vodka and coke whilst waving a kissed copy of The White Paper takes to the stage, unremarkabl... Read more »| 31 Mar 2014
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Comedy
Christian Schulte-Loh: Attack of the 50 Foot German Comedian
Christian Schulte-Loh hit Glasgow with his Edinburgh Free Fringe 2013-approved show Attack of the 50ft German Comedian, bounding on to the stage, backed by a... Read more »| 31 Mar 2014 -
Festival Guide
Festival Watch: Beacons, T in the Park, James Lavelle's Meltdown, and more
Beacons (7-10 Aug), the festival set in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales is this year being headlined by The Fall, Darkside, Jon Hopkins and Daughter. They rece... Read more »| 28 Mar 2014 -
Festival Guide
Festival Watch: Full lineup for Stag & Dagger confirmed
The final lineup for Glasgow's Stag & Dagger one-day festival has been confirmed, featuring Albert Hammond Jr., Los Campesinos!, The Hold Steady, Forest Swords and East India Youth Read more »| 26 Mar 2014 -
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Festival Watch: Liverpool Psych Fest, Counterflows, Aberdeen's Big Beach Ball and more
A round-up of festival lineup additions, including Glasgow's Counterflows, Liverpool Psych Fest, Aberdeen's Big Beach Ball and more Read more »| 25 Mar 2014 -
Festival Guide
Behaviour Festival: In May @ Tramway
Performed by the Ligeti Quartet with Samuel Rice, Fredrik Holm at the piano, and sung by Leentje Van de Cruys, In May follows a dying man's journey over the last few months of his life Read more »| 25 Mar 2014 -
Festival Guide
Behaviour Festival: Hate Radio @ The Arches
The intelligently constructed play is framed on either side - at the start and end - by video testimonies of survivors. While the videos are short, they seem to counter-balance the main body of the live part of the show Read more »| 25 Mar 2014 -
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Behaviour Festival Launch: Credible Likeable Superstar Rolemodel and Sister @ The Arches
Behaviour Festival 2014 launches with Bryony Kimmings' Credible Likeable Superstar Rolemodel and Rosana and Amy Cade's Sister Read more »| 25 Mar 2014 -
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Festival Watch: T Break deadline approaches, lineup additions for Roskilde, Electric Picnic and more
A round-up of summer festival news, with lineup additions for Roskilde, Electric Picnic and Radio 1's Big Weekend in Glasgow, plus a reminder: just one week until T in the Park's T Break closes for submissions Read more »| 24 Mar 2014 -
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Northwest Festival Watch: Threshold and FutureEverything
As we keep an eye on the Northwest’s homegrown fests, two programmes steal the limelight this month – Liverpool’s Threshold, and FutureEverything in Manchester Read more »| 21 Mar 2014