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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ClubsDance Dates: 2024's Club Festivals
Our top picks of the festivals taking dance music out of the clubs this season Read more »| 10 Apr 2024 -
MusicMusic Festivals 2024: Outwith Scotland
If you're looking for this year's best music festivals a little further afield, here are our top picks for fests outside Scotland Read more »| 09 Apr 2024 -
MusicScottish Music Festivals Calendar 2024
As if we haven't already provided you with enough festival inspiration, here are some more picks for 2024's impending season Read more »| 09 Apr 2024 -
MusicFrom Skye to Glasgow, trad festivals continue to evolve
Scottish traditional music is experiencing a boom, with major trad and folk festivals taking centre stage. We speak to three people at the heart of the movement to find out what it's like on the inside Read more »| 09 Apr 2024 -
MusicThe Importance of Showcase Festivals
To find out more about the importance of showcase festivals for the music industry and artists alike, we speak to Olaf Furniss from Scotland's Music Convention – Wide Days Read more »| 04 Apr 2024 -
FilmFølkløric: Glasgow Short Film Festival's folk horror strand
One of the highlights of Glasgow Short Film Festival this year is Følkløric, a two-part strand of shorts exploring traditional and contemporary visions of folklore. The strand's co-curators, Grace Feinmann and Heather Bradshaw, introduce their concept Read more »| 12 Mar 2024
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FilmLa Chimera
Josh O’Connor plays a grave robber in the ethereal new film from Happy as Lazzaro director Alice Rohrwacher Read more »| 05 Mar 2024 -
FilmIo Capitano
Two Senegalese teenagers embark on a treacherous migration to Europe in Io Capitano, the latest film from Italian director Matteo Garrone Read more »| 05 Mar 2024 -
FilmCiaran Lyons and Lorn Macdonald on Tummy Monster
Ahead of the world premiere of Tummy Monster at Glasgow Film Festival, we speak to its director (Ciaran Lyons) and star (Lorn Macdonald) about making this ambitious, go-for-broke, micro-budget feature Read more »| 26 Feb 2024 -
FilmGlasgow Short Film Festival 2024: Archive, community and folklore
GSFF is back with a sparkling programme including newly-unearthed Bill Douglas shorts, little-seen work from a Mexican feminist group, some subversive folklore films and a strand in defiance of oppression Read more »| 20 Feb 2024 -
FilmViggo Mortensen, George Mackay set for Glasgow Film Festival
Rose Glass, Maxine Peake, George Mackay and Viggo Mortensen are among the stars set to appear at the 20th edition of the Glasgow Film Festival Read more »| 15 Feb 2024 -
FilmEdinburgh Film Festival announce £50,000 Sean Connery Prize
The Edinburgh International Film Festival has announced two huge prizes for this year’s edition: one for best short film and one for best feature Read more »| 14 Feb 2024 -
MusicKelburn Garden Party 2024: First acts announced
With Erol Alkan, HAAi, James Holden, Free Love, LVRA, Rebecca Vasmant, corto.alto and more announced for Kelburn Garden Party, we finally have summer in our sights Read more »| 07 Feb 2024 -
FilmGlasgow Film Festival 2024: Industry Focus and After Dark events
Scottish filmmaker Kevin Macdonald headlines Glasgow Film Festival’s increased Industry Focus this year, and new strand After Hours introduces a GFF karaoke night, ceilidh and 2005 disco Read more »| 06 Feb 2024 -
MusicBig City 2024: Mogwai announce Glasgow festival
Glasgow post-rockers Mogwai unveil the inaugural eclectic lineup of their very own hometown festival, Big City Read more »| 06 Feb 2024