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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Music
Celtic Connections: Idlewild @ ABC
Quite possibly the first display of crowd surfing at Celtic Connections Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
Music
Celtic Connections: Idlewild & De Rosa @ ABC
Quite possibly the first display of crowd surfing at Celtic Connections Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
Festival Guide
Spectrum Festival 2007, The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, 1 Apr
If you're a young artist or band on the make, come armed with business cards, demos and a swag bag of chat. Read more »| 12 Mar 2007 -
Music
Celtic Connections: Dick Gaughan, City Halls, Candleriggs, Glasgow, 22 Jan
If only we could understand more of the words. Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
Music
Celtic Connections: Beth Nielsen Chapman @ Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Utterly compelling, utterly remarkable. Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
Music
Celtic Connections: Mary Chapin Carpenter @ Royal Concert Hall
The new songs remain at a high standard. Read more »| 10 Feb 2007
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MusicCeltic Connections: Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan @ ABC, 21 Jan
It was a wee while in the pipeline, but tonight sees the combo which brought us one of the most famous folk-riddled saloon soundtracks of last year - Ballad ... Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
Film
Glasgow Film Festival
It's huge, and a film event not to be missed. Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
Festival Guide
You Write, He Writes, She Writes… Aye Write!
Our aim was to create a programme that highlighted the best Glasgow and Scottish writers as well as bringing international writers to the city. Read more »| 10 Feb 2007 -
Music
Leeds Festival (Day One), August 25
a day which looked ridiculous on paper but worked incredibly well when it was rolled out on stage. Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Festival Guide
National Festival of Youth Theatre 2006
If it's representative, then it looks like the youth of Scotland are serious about creating good theatre Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Film
Africa In Motion Film Festival Review
Some of the most evocative and imaginatively original films have been created on the African continent. Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Music
Knockengorroch's The Hairth, 2006
A true antidote to the mammoth summer festivals with their extortionate ticket prices and pick n' mix indie-pop line-ups, Knockengorroch is amazing; the dive... Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Festival Guide
Glasgay! 2006 Preview
The annual festival of queer culture promises a diverse range of exciting events. Read more »| 13 Oct 2006 -
Music
Budapest Festival Orchestra @ Usher Hall
When the orchestra rose to its thundering crescendos, you could feel the blood throbbing in the audience's veins Read more »| 13 Sep 2006