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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MusicGet Into the Groove (Cairngorm)
Groove Cairngorm promoter Dougie Brown guides us through what to expect from the third instalment of the annual Groove Cairngorm Festival, and selects some favourite tracks he hopes to hear up the mountain Read more »| 29 Jan 2018 -
MusicArctic Monkeys join TRNSMT line-up
Alex Turner and co head up a newly-announced day of the festival on Glasgow Green Read more »| 29 Jan 2018 -
Film15 films to see at Glasgow Film Festival 2018
Glasgow Film Festival is back to brighten this Scottish winter with a typically vibrant programme of films (old and new, big and small), events and one-off movie happenings. Here's our guide to the 15 films we think you should seek out Read more »| 26 Jan 2018 -
Music
Riverside Festival adds Four Tet, Leftfield for 2018
The festival at Glasgow's Riverside Museum has added a host of new acts for its 2018 edition Read more »| 25 Jan 2018 -
Film
Glasgow Film Festival announces 2018 programme
Glasgow Film Festival reveals its huge and eclectic 2018 programme, with hundreds of lively events and screenings, including the new films from Lynne Ramsay, Claire Denis, Wes Anderson and Agnès Varda Read more »| 24 Jan 2018 -
Film
Josie Long’s Glasgow-set comedy to premiere at GFF
Comedian and actor Josie Long’s love affair with Glasgow continues with her debut feature Super November – described as both a “romantic comedy and Orwellian dystopia”, it will have its world premiere at Glasgow Film Festival Read more »| 23 Jan 2018
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FilmEIFF announce Karen Gillan as Youth Strand patron
The star of Guardians of the Galaxy and Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle has been named as patron of the Edinburgh International Film Festival’s youth strand “The Young and the Wild” Read more »| 18 Jan 2018 -
Film
GFF to close with doc on Scottish workers who defied Pinochet
Nae Pasaran tells the story of how workers at the East Kilbride Rolls-Royce factory defied Pinochet’s brutal dictatorship and helped ground half of Chile’s Air Force Read more »| 17 Jan 2018 -
Film
Trainspotting producer Andrew Macdonald leads GFF Industry programme
The full programme for Glasgow Film Festival's industry strand has been announced, and includes a timely look at gender imbalance and the urgent issue of harassment in the film business Read more »| 16 Jan 2018 -
Film
FrightFest reveal Glasgow Film Festival line-up
This year the horror festival features new films from Brian O’Malley and Xavier Gens, as well as haunting anthology tale Ghost Stories from The League of Gentlemen's Jeremy Dyson Read more »| 11 Jan 2018 -
Music
New Scottish Alternative Music Awards festival heading to Paisley
Scottish Alternative Music Awards - Paisley Takeover 2018 is a new two day event that will include live showcases, music workshops, industry seminars and in-store performances Read more »| 10 Jan 2018 -
Comedy
Glasgow Comedy Festival announces 2018 Programme
From the original stand-up comedian to original shows, Glasgow Comedy Festival presents a refreshing line-up Read more »| 10 Jan 2018 -
Film
Wes Anderson’s Isle of Dogs to open Glasgow Film Festival
Anderson’s stop-motion animation will kick off the 14th edition of the annual Glasgow Film Festival Read more »| 04 Jan 2018 -
Music
Le Guess Who? 2017: The Review
With its diverse music programming and its emphasis on equality, Utrecht's Le Guess Who? is a truly unique offering on the festival circuit, and one we should be thankful for Read more »| 15 Dec 2017 -
Film
Live scores at GFF 2018: Mica Levi and Sacred Paws
Oscar-nominated composer Mica Levi heads to Glasgow with Wrangler for The Unfilmables, while Sacred Paws perform a live soundtrack to Margaret Salmon’s speedway documentary Read more »| 13 Dec 2017