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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FestivalsEIF 2018: The Light on the Shore music programme
Light on the Shore will be a 16 night celebration of Scotland’s music-making, featuring The Jesus and Mary Chain, Mogwai, Django Django, The Pastels, The Fire Engines, Lydia Lunch, Alan Cumming and more Read more »| 02 May 2018 -
FilmAlchemy Film Festival: Mike Hoolboom on Aftermath
Aftermath, an experimental documentary on the lives of four great artists, opens this year's Alchemy Film & Moving Image Festival. We speak to Aftermath's director Mike Hoolboom about his idiosyncratic approach to biography Read more »| 01 May 2018 -
TheatreMind Health: SMHAF's 2018 Theatre Programme
The Skinny talks to the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival’s Gail Aldam and artist Skye Loneragan about the festival’s theme, aims and its biggest theatre programme yet Read more »| 30 Apr 2018 -
Music
Brian Wilson heading to Edinburgh Summer Sessions
The former Beach Boy is doing a Pet Sounds show, and he’s joined in another headline slot by indie-rockers Bastille Read more »| 24 Apr 2018 -
Art
Hidden Door announce The Cabinet of Dr Caligari rescore
We’ve partnered with Hidden Door for a fantastic night of electronic music and a new live score to this Weimar-era horror classic Read more »| 19 Apr 2018 -
Film
Glasgow Youth Film Festival on the hunt for new young programmers
Returning in September, GYFF are looking for talented programmers aged between 15 and 19 to help programme the festival’s tenth edition Read more »| 19 Apr 2018
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Music
The Great Escape's Showcasing Scotland line-up revealed
Bossy Love, The Vegan Leather and Happy Meals are among the Scottish bands heading to the Brighton festival Read more »| 19 Apr 2018 -
Film
Matchbox Cineclub unveil Weird Weekend film fest
The Glasgow cinema crew announce details of a weekend of avant-garde, gross-out and delightfully weird cinema at CCA this June Read more »| 18 Apr 2018 -
Music
Terminal V @ Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh, 1 Apr
Peggy Gou, Helena Hauff, Bicep and Rødhåd head up an all-action line-up as Nightvision's all-dayer returns to the Royal Highland Centre Read more »| 18 Apr 2018 -
Music
2018 UK Music Festivals Guide
As 2018 festival season approaches, we take a look at some of the most exciting events the UK has to offer Read more »| 18 Apr 2018 -
MusicCounterflows Festival 2018: The Review
Glasgow's experimental music and sound art festival returns with a typically diverse and exciting line-up Read more »| 16 Apr 2018 -
Film
Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival announce 2018 Artist in Residence
Lucy Clout has been revealed as Berwick Moving Image Artist in Residence for 2018 Read more »| 13 Apr 2018 -
Art
Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival 2018: programme announced
Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival returns with a much earlier date in the year and a programme focused on the mental health of young people Read more »| 12 Apr 2018 -
Music
Doune the Rabbit Hole reveals 2018 line-up
The 2018 edition of the festival features Aidan Moffat & RM Hubbert's new collaboration, plus Frankie Cosmos, We Were Promised Jetpacks and many more Read more »| 11 Apr 2018 -
Uk FestivalsInside Platform's Outskirts Festival
Platform programmer Alun Woodward talks us through The Conversation and what makes Outskirts Festival unique Read more »| 09 Apr 2018