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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FestivalsBoyz in the Wood to open Edinburgh Film Festival 2019
The 73rd edition of the long-running festival will kick off with Scottish comedy Boyz in the Wood, the debut film from Ninian Doff, with a cast featuring Eddie Izzard, Kate Dickie, James Cosmo and Alice Lowe Read more »| 01 May 2019 -
Uk FestivalsKelburn Garden Party: The Skinny's 2019 line-up revealed
Bossy Love, Callum Easter, Makeness, Pleasure Pool and Heir of the Cursed among others gear up to play The Skinny's stage at 2019's Kelburn Garden Party Read more »| 29 Apr 2019 -
FilmPhil Collins on his new Friedrich Engels film Ceremony
In Ceremony, Berlin-based British artist Phil Collins brings Communist Manifesto co-author Friedrich Engels back to Manchester, a city that helped form his socialist ideas. We ask Collins what Engels would make of the UK today Read more »| 26 Apr 2019 -
TheatreScottish Mental Health Arts Festival 2019: Theatre Highlights
Ahead of this year's Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival, we pick out five theatre productions from the programme that you need to look out for Read more »| 26 Apr 2019 -
FilmAlchemy Film & Moving Image Festival: 2019 Preview
Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival is back in Hawick, with work by Phil Collins, Esther Urlus, Deborah S Phillips and Stephen Broomer among the lineup, as well as the annual film walk which is this year dedicated to Margaret Tait Read more »| 22 Apr 2019 -
MusicElectric Fields to move to SWG3 in Glasgow
Electric Fields music festival will move to the SWG3 venue in Glasgow, having previously been set for Drumlanrig Castle Read more »| 16 Apr 2019
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MusicPip Blom on festivals, family and her debut album
We talk to Dutch rising star Pip Blom about the importance of festivals to her namesake band, and her imminent debut album Boat Read more »| 15 Apr 2019 -
MusicTom Carpenter and Sarra Wild on festival curation
Tom Carpenter, co-founder of Gottwood and Houghton, and Sarra Wild, curator of OH141's late night stage at Jupiter Rising, tell us what they believe is key to a successful festival Read more »| 15 Apr 2019 -
Music2019 Festivals Guide: UK & Ireland Music Festivals
From the big hitters like Glastonbury and All Points East to city fests like Meltdown and The Great Escape, our guide to the UK & Ireland's best music festivals Read more »| 12 Apr 2019 -
MusicPacking List: Our Music Festival Essentials
Ahead of festival season, whether you're heading abroad or staying at home, here's our practical guide to what to pack in your music festival backpack Read more »| 12 Apr 2019 -
MusicThe Future's Bright: Scottish Festivals on Sustainability
Following on from Glastonbury's ban on single-use plastics, we speak to some of Scotland's leading festivals to find out what they're doing to be more sustainable going forward Read more »| 11 Apr 2019 -
MusicParty Times: 2019 Dance Music Festivals Calendar
If you prefer your music instrument-less, then try out one of our picks of the top electronic music festivals taking place across Scotland, the UK, Europe and the rest of the world instead Read more »| 10 Apr 2019 -
FilmThe Cat and the Canary at HippFest 2019
The Skinny has a fun time at HippFest’s late-night screening of Paul Leni’s haunted house mystery The Cat and the Canary, with live performances from Guenter Buchwald and Frank Bockius Read more »| 08 Apr 2019 -
ArtLeithLate 2019: First events announced
LeithLate is back! There's a Basque Country themed short film and food crawl planned for the end of April, ahead of a Weekender of music, art and dancing in June Read more »| 04 Apr 2019 -
MusicScotland's Music Festivals in 2019
With the summer festival season well and truly within tickling distance, we take a look at the rich musical tapestry that makes up Scotland's thriving and ever-evolving festival circuit Read more »| 01 Apr 2019