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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MusicColoursfest: Moving with the times
Another year, another cutting-edge Coloursfest - The Skinny talks it over with QFX and the Trophy Twins Read more »| 05 Jun 2008 -
MusicKnockengorroch 20th Birthday World Ceilidh
It might sound like "a cow sneezing", but Knockengorroch festival has been going strong since 1998, held each May and September: this year saw them celebrati... Read more »| 03 Jun 2008 -
Festival Guide'Til Ness Do Us Part: Rock Ness To Host Weddings
Rock Ness 2008 is to have it's very own inflatable church, for the very loved up or very pissed up Read more »| 02 Jun 2008 -
Music
West End Festival @ Various venues across Glasgow, 13 - 29 Jun
As most Glasgow residents are aware, summer in the West End brings with it a few certainties: sunburn in Kelvingrove Park, attractive girls on Great Western ... Read more »| 23 May 2008 -
Music
More Acts Announced For Hydro Connect
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks, Joan As Policewoman and Black Lips added to the roster Read more »| 22 May 2008 -
Festival GuideWest End Festival
After Glasgow International, The National Review of Live Art, New Territories and The Arches Festival Theatre, Glasgow seems intent on challenging Edinburgh&... Read more »| 22 May 2008
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Festival Guide
Imaginate Festival, Edinburgh and Scotland, 24 May- 10 Jun
Walking through the jungle what do I see... Remember the days when children's entertainment was all about nursery rhymes and hide-and-seek? Doll's houses, t... Read more »| 25 Apr 2008 -
Festival Guide
Arches Theatre Festival: Event Review
It is always best to take the Arches Theatre Festival as a bundle: visiting the odd piece runs the risk of missing something crucial, or ending up seeing all... Read more »| 24 Apr 2008 -
Festival Guide
Ladyfest
Celebrating women in the arts, culture, and society, Edinburgh’s first ever Ladyfest takes place throughout May. Highlights include Get Racy!!, an even... Read more »| 17 Apr 2008 -
Festival Guide
Arches Theatre Festival - 8-19 April
All the companies have some kind of edge to them, something challenging and courageous. Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
Festival Guide
Aye Write! A Most Succesful Festival.
Audiences were agreeably mixed, with a number of different age groups in evidence at virtually every event I attended. Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
Festival Guide
Beltane Festival: Ready to Burn
Off with the extra pair of socks: Spring is slowly seeping in. These last few weeks have seen daylight lingering for longer, signs of blossom sprinkl... Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
Festival Guide
Arches Theatre Festival
All the companies have some kind of edge to them, something challenging and courageous. Read more »| 01 Apr 2008 -
Film
French Film Festival
Breaking rules and pushing boundaries is what French cinema is all about. Read more »| 06 Mar 2008 -
Music
Burnsong Festival @ Queen's Hall
Ziggy Campbell emerges as the curator of some of the evening's finest moments Read more »| 06 Jan 2008