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 GuideFestival Watch: Outkast to reunite for Coachella 2014
The lineup for this year's Coachella Festival (11-13 & 18-20 Apr) was announced this week, the big news being that Atlanta rap duo Outkast have reformed to headline the event, alongside Arcade Fire Read more »| 09 Jan 2014 -
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Festival Watch: Portishead & Interpol for ATP Iceland, Slayer & Alice In Chains for Sonisphere
The headliners for this year's ATP Iceland (10-12 Jul) have been announced – the first two artists heading upthe bill in Keflavík will... Read more »| 07 Jan 2014 -
Festival GuidePuppet State: Manipulate Festival 2014
Manipulate Festival returns for a seventh year with its repertoire of innovative international visual theatre and film Read more »| 07 Jan 2014 -
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Once More, with Feeling: re:play Festival 2014
Every year, re:play festival gives us the opportunity to see short-run or one-off theatre that we didn't catch over the last 12 months – and this year's programme takes some new steps Read more »| 07 Jan 2014 -
Film
Three must-attend 2014 film festivals
Want to get a head start on next year’s top ten movies? We look ahead to three great UK film festivals happening early 2014 Read more »| 18 Dec 2013 -
Festival GuideFestival Watch: MUTEK Barcelona headliners announced; T in the Park gets 1am license
MUTEK takes place in Canada, Mexico and Barcelona in Spain, with the Barcelona show providing a chance for Spanish artists to play alongside international lu... Read more »| 16 Dec 2013
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Festival Watch: Sónar 2014, with Massive Attack, Richie Hawtin and more
Sónar Barcelona (12-14 June) has announced the first wave of acts confirmed to play the 2014 edition of Europe's most established music festival dedic... Read more »| 12 Dec 2013 -
Festival GuideFestival Watch: Dimensions and Wee Dub lineups announced
Dimensions Festival (27-31 Aug) has just announced the first wave of acts confirmed to play in 2014. The Croatian festival takes place in Pula, in the surrou... Read more »| 11 Dec 2013 -
Music
Lost Map announce new festival for 2014
With his new imprint Lost Map firing on all cylinders, it seems life post-Fence Collective is going swimmingly for Johnny Lynch, aka The Pictish Trail. The m... Read more »| 10 Dec 2013 -
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Manipulate Visual Theatre Festival 2014 launches
Between 31st January and 8th February 2014, Manipulate Visual Theatre Festival returns to Scotland for a 7th year. Hosted by Artistic Director Simon Har... Read more »| 20 Nov 2013 -
Film
Preview: Food For Real Film Festival
It's the second time around for Liverpool's Food For Real Film Festival – foodies and film-lovers rejoice! Read more »| 20 Nov 2013 -
Film
French Film Festival 2013: Marius
Daniel Auteuil continues to establish his position as the world’s biggest fan of Marcel Pagnol by remaking Alexander Korda’s 1931 adaptation of t... Read more »| 18 Nov 2013 -
Art
Opening Culture: Warrington Contemporary Arts Festival 2013
A glimpse at the visual arts strand of Warrington Contemporary Arts Festival, which celebrates the best local talent alongside internationally renowned artists and is now in full swing Read more »| 05 Nov 2013 -
Film
French Film Festival UK 2013: Vive le cinéma!
With an eclectic programme of Francophone movies screening over a month in Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow, the French Film Festival UK (7 Nov–7 Dec) shows that, in terms of cinema, the Auld Alliance is alive and well Read more »| 29 Oct 2013 -
Festival GuideDance @ THAT Festival
A youth festival would be quite poor without dance in it; after all, it is how many young people interact – in clubs, or in dance classes (or dare I sa... Read more »| 21 Oct 2013