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 GuideDancing In The Streets
We take a look at a month of dance events coming to Scotland, including the Glasgow Nela, highlights from the West End Festival, and Matthew Bourne's new production of Lord of the Flies Read more »| 03 Jun 2014 -
Festival GuideMayfesto: HEART @ The Tron
ZENDEH's latest production, HEART tries to tackle two themes at the same time: the love triangle between an Iranian woman, a Syrian man and an English man, and the revolution in Iran of the 1950s Read more »| 02 Jun 2014 -
Art
A Walk of Art: LeithLate 2014
Returning for its fourth outing and newly expanded to a full weekend, LeithLate this year features Andrew Gilbert, King Creosote, Too Much Fun Club, Adam Stafford, Neu! Reekie! And more. Organiser Morvern Cunningham gives us the lowdown Read more »| 02 Jun 2014 -
MusicNorthwest Festival Watch – June 2014
As usual, where to gather without going too far afield – from Pondlife to LIV-BCN Read more »| 02 Jun 2014 -
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Festival Watch: T Break lineup announced for T in the Park 2014
This year's prospective highlights include four bands from Dundee, plus surf rock mavericks Deathcats, Lost Map rising stars Tuff Love, electronic trio Atom Tree, indie-pop darlings TeenCanteen and more Read more »| 23 May 2014 -
Music
Liverpool International Music Festival welcomes Rustie, Forest Swords and more
This year's Liverpool International Music Festival (15-31 Aug) features its most ambitious music programe yet, featuring big names and cutting edge cult favo... Read more »| 15 May 2014
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Music
In Pictures: Sounds from the Other City 2014
Sounds from the Other City 2014 Divided by the river Irwell from Manchester, it can often be forgotten that Salford has a vibrant DIY scene of its own. Now ... Read more »| 14 May 2014 -
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On Tour: Owls, The War On Drugs, First Aid Kit, plus the latest festival news
A round-up of tour news, with Chicago art-rockers Owls; Philadelphia's The War On Drugs; Swedish folk duo First Aid Kit, plus: the latest bands added to the lineups of Flow Festival, Electric Picnic, and Dinefwr Literature Festival Read more »| 14 May 2014 -
MusicStag and Dagger 2014 @ Various Venues, Glasgow, 4 May
Recent BBC reality show The Street painted a picture of Sauchiehall Street as a booze and piss-soaked wasteland peopled by confrontational buskers, refo... Read more »| 12 May 2014 -
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In Pictures: Liverpool Sound City 2014
Liverpool Sound City 2014 For three days over 1-3 May, Liverpool didn't get a wink of shuteye as the now mammoth Sound City festival brought an embarrassmen... Read more »| 12 May 2014 -
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Summer at the Festivals: A Field in Scotland (or England)
We take a look at the wealth of experiences on offer on the UK festival circuit, focusing on the thriving and growing number boutique outdoors festivals, and the big-top extravaganzas of T in the Park, Glastonbury, and Reading and Leeds Read more »| 07 May 2014 -
Art
Street 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 -
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Northwest Festival Watch – May 2014
The latest local affairs in northwest England, including Slime City Festival and Baltic Block Party Read more »| 01 May 2014 -
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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 -
Music
GoNorth 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