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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MusicT in the Park 2010 – Friday
Last year's T in the Park felt like the tipping point for the then sixteen year old granddaddy of Scottish music festivals. Like any successful venture, it h... Read more »| 15 Jul 2010 -
MusicEminem @ T in the Park, 10 Jul
Five years after his last scheduled UK gig – and seven years since he last actually performed in Scotland – it's teasing to have to wait 40 minut... Read more »| 14 Jul 2010 -
Music
dBass @ Stereo, 27 June
Opening act The Forgotten Works are folk - one glance at guitarist James Chapman's beard assures you of that, and the way he and double bassist Martin Beer h... Read more »| 06 Jul 2010 -
Music
Dr Lonnie Smith @ The Fruitmarket, 25 Jun
I've just invented a new genre. It's called Acid Mod, and it sounds like the Motown house band easing off after hours, playing what they want to after turnin... Read more »| 06 Jul 2010 -
Festival GuideCircus Maximus
Once again, The Arches grabs the attention by going weird and wonderful, while leading a Surge into the streets of The Merchant City Read more »| 02 Jul 2010 -
MusicHypnotic Brass Ensemble: Lullabies to Hypnotise
As the sons of Sun Ra's trumpeter, the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble were probably always destined for greatness Read more »| 02 Jul 2010
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Music
New Blood: Kassidy
As Kassidy ready their debut album, the all acoustic quartet look back to a halcyon age of guitar pop for inspiration Read more »| 02 Jul 2010 -
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T in the Park 2010: The New Blood
Wherever you lay your comical festival headwear, the granddaddy of Scottish festivals shows no sign of slackening its commitment to spotlighting new acts Read more »| 28 Jun 2010 -
Music
The Dangers Ahead
Ahead of his appearance at the Bass Camp at Wickerman Festival, Fabio talks about how garage died and the dangers facing dubstep Read more »| 22 Jun 2010 -
Music
Wickerman 2010
Ever since its inception in 2001, Scotland’s Wickerman festival has drawn parallels with festival Godfather, Glastonbury, both for its free-flowing, re... Read more »| 18 Jun 2010 -
Music
The Edge Festival
Edinburgh’s The Edge festival returns in 2010 with an eclectic line-up, including some chart-dominating names; however it’s the strong undercurre... Read more »| 11 Jun 2010 -
Music
Broken Social Scene: Forgiveness Rock Revolution
As Broken Social Scene plot their way through the festival calendar, Andrew Whiteman explains how he and his myriad of bandmates have a plan to make us all better people Read more »| 04 Jun 2010 -
Music
Primavera Sound 2010: In A Nutshell
We could talk for hours and hours about Primavera, if you're not careful. Here's a brief summary of how things went down in Barcelona this May Read more »| 04 Jun 2010 -
Music
Òran Mór @ West End Festival, 10-27 June
Standing under its own tall spire on the corner of Byres and Great Western Road, the converted church that is Òran Mór will be a highly visible... Read more »| 03 Jun 2010 -
Comedy
Comedy at the Leith Festival
Before the overwhelming kaleidoscopic festival of art, music and everything else hits Edinburgh in August there is the Leith Festival - a smaller, better groomed, more Scottish wee festival Read more »| 24 May 2010