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 GuideBehaviour @ The Arches, 12-25 Apr
Clare Sinclair catches the new mood that is moving through the underground caverns of The Arches. Read more »| 25 Mar 2009 -
ComedyRoss Noble: Things
“This is the wrongest show I’ve ever done” said Ross Noble 15 minutes into his set. Maybe, but it was still fantastically entertaining. A R... Read more »| 25 Mar 2009 -
ComedyWill and Greg: A Sketch Show
Despite having his jokes written on the back of his hand, Will Andrews is a cool customer, giving us the first glimmers of the absurd deviance and polished r... Read more »| 24 Mar 2009 -
ComedyThe Plot Thickens
Upstairs at Universal on a small well-lit stage, three silly buggers (Peter Aitchison, David Heffron and Obie) dress up in hats as they share out the cast of... Read more »| 24 Mar 2009 -
Comedy
Bruce Fummey: About Robert the Bruce
"About Robert The Bruce" is an evening of Bruce Fummey's self-styled 'edu-comedy' (if you're laughing it's comedy and if you're not it's education). Fummey ... Read more »| 24 Mar 2009 -
ComedyAndrew O'Neill's Totally Spot-On History of British Industry
O’Neill is akin to a one-man Boosh, dressed slightly goth with gambolling spring lamb enthusiasm and boundless confidence. With elements of student hum... Read more »| 24 Mar 2009
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Festival Guide
Edinburgh International Science Festival 2009
Getcha artificial intelligence here... Read more »| 24 Mar 2009 -
Comedy
Andrew Clover: Dad Rules
Andrew Clover imitates half a dozen breeds of dogs, perspires a lot, and turns his audience members to the dark side. The last is probably easiest, given th... Read more »| 24 Mar 2009 -
Music
Foxface @ Hinterland Festival, Glasgow, 1 May
One welcome trend in Scottish music of late has been the demise of the affected transatlantic warble in favour of genuinely native brogues. Some bands &ndash... Read more »| 20 Mar 2009 -
Comedy
Stu Who? Planet Of The Eejits
I have a genuinely hot tip for the Glasgow Festival! I'm sitting nervously at the preview gig in Edinbugh when Stu Who? rolls up like an ageing rock star. ... Read more »| 18 Mar 2009 -
Comedy
Ro Campbell: Full Power
It’s Friday the thirteenth, so you might expect a bit of bad luck here and there. But given what happened to Ro Campbell at his Glasgow International C... Read more »| 18 Mar 2009 -
Comedy
Andrew Maxwell
Andrew Maxwell brilliantly juggles a tricky crowd and rules the room with stories of his close shaves. Read more »| 18 Mar 2009 -
Music
First Acts Announced for Stag & Dagger Festival
With performances from over 120 artists (including the likes of Diplo, Jay Reatard, Hot Chip and Duke Spirit), the 'one-ticket-gives-access-to-all' Stag &... Read more »| 11 Mar 2009 -
Festival Guide
StAnza - Poetry, Anyone?
If you've any interest in poetry at all, the StAnza festival should be right up your street. Read more »| 03 Mar 2009 -
Comedy
Meet your blogger
The Glasgow International Comedy Festival runs from 12-19 March. Comedian Susan Calman will be online throughout the festival giving us all an insight into its day to day shenanigans. Susan explains below what it is she loves about blogging. Read more »| 02 Mar 2009