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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FilmStarter For Eleven: 65daysofstatic
Due to take on a live reworking of cult sci-fi film Silent Running at the Glasgow Film Festival, Paul Wolinski of 65daysofstatic tests his nerd mettle for that first prize haggis supper Read more »| 02 Feb 2011 -
ComedyNew Act of the Month: Stephen Callaghan
We check in with Stephen Callaghan, co-host of alternative comedy night The Stockholm Syndrome. Read more »| 01 Feb 2011 -
MusicGlasgow Film Festival 2011: The Music Strand
Gigs are conducted on stages in music venues; films are shown in cinemas. In its third year, the Glasgow Music and Film Festival takes such received wisdom a... Read more »| 31 Jan 2011 -
Music
Celtic Connections: Trembling Bells @ Òran Mór, 21 Jan
“We’re going to start with an a cappella number... so if everyone could...” As Trembling Bells’ Alex Nielson silently mouths “s... Read more »| 24 Jan 2011 -
MusicCeltic Connections: Ani DiFranco @ O2 ABC, 20 Jan
Folk revivalist Jim Moray proves a wonderfully apt choice for kicking off this evening, his mostly traditional compositions tending towards the darker side o... Read more »| 24 Jan 2011 -
Music
Celtic Connections: Alasdair Roberts and Muntu Valdo @ Tron Theatre, 19 Jan
Pairing Cameroonian sawa-blues with traditional Scottish folk, Celtic Connections again takes roots music and unearths its global interlinks. Muntu Valdo&rsq... Read more »| 21 Jan 2011
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Music
Celtic Connections: The Walkmen @ Òran Mór, 19 Jan
Even if you are only lucky enough to catch five minutes of Laki Mera’s set, it’s still plenty of time to know that you’re watching somethin... Read more »| 21 Jan 2011 -
Music
Celtic Connections: Giant Sand @ ABC2, 15 Jan
For a band formed in 1985, Howe Gelb’s Giant Sand manage to sound fresher and more unique tonight than most of the acts who have come and gone like the... Read more »| 21 Jan 2011 -
Comedy
Magners Glasgow International Comedy Festival 2011
Sometimes it feels like every festival launch you go to these days promises 'More Shows Than Ever Before!'. But, as we all know, it's how good the shows are ... Read more »| 21 Jan 2011 -
Festival Guide
Manipulate Visual Theatre Festival: Performance. Strings. Death. Despair. Puppets
Manipulate returns to Edinburgh in February with a celebration of puppetry and visual theatre Read more »| 11 Jan 2011 -
Film
Imogène McCarthery
Highlights from the French Film Festival Read more »| 06 Jan 2011 -
Comedy
In Profile: Russell Kane
We catch up with Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Russell Kane on his way back from the jungle Read more »| 05 Jan 2011 -
Film
Glasgow Youth Film Festival needs your help
Glasgow Youth Film Festival (GYFF) needs your help. The GYFF is unique among festivals aimed at younger audiences in that at every stage, from curating the p... Read more »| 06 Dec 2010 -
Festival Guide
Festival Watch: Vikings @ Up Helly Aa
Ah, the Vikings and their renown as history's most hirsute bunch of raping, pillaging murderers. Well, perhaps not. Recent research from some cardigan and co... Read more »| 03 Dec 2010 -
Film
Sheffield Doc/Fest
The Skinny takes a peek at the UK's premier documentary film festival Read more »| 08 Nov 2010