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
Connect Festival 2023: The Report
Now into its second year at Edinburgh's Royal Highland Showgrounds, Connect Festival still seems to be casting around for its defining identity, with a weekend’s lineup that swerves from 90s survivors to contemporary chart toppers Read more »| 04 Sep 2023 -
Film
EIFF 2023: Chuck Chuck Baby
Chuck Chuck Baby may not reinvent the romcom or the musical but it's brimming over with heart Read more »| 29 Aug 2023 -
Music
TRNSMT @ Glasgow Green, 9 Jul
Day three of Glasgow’s biggest festival has a distinctly more alternative feel to close the weekend in style, with sets from The 1975, Ashnikko and more Read more »| 12 Jul 2023 -
Music
TRNSMT @ Glasgow Green, 7 Jul
It might still be trying to be something for everyone, but day one of TRNSMT 2023 – capped by a headlining set for the ages from Pulp – gets pretty close Read more »| 12 Jul 2023 -
Music
Hidden Door festival, Edinburgh, 1 June
Hidden Door has once again transformed an abandoned space in Edinburgh and turned it into a hive of art, music and creativity. We report back from a night at the festival with the likes of Flasher, Aku and the Hot 8 Brass Band on the bill Read more »| 06 Jun 2023 -
Music
Wide Awake 2023: Festival Review
Los Bitchos, Butch Kassidy and Osees are among the highlights of this year's sunny and hugely enjoyable Wide Awake festival, with the mood only slightly dampened by a few sound and timing issues Read more »| 31 May 2023
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Music
Wide Awake Festival 2023: Five acts to catch
Ahead of its return to London's Brockwell Park this bank holiday weekend, we pick out the acts not to be missed at Wide Awake festival Read more »| 24 May 2023 -
Film
Alchemy Film & Moving Image Festival: 2023 Report
We look back at the highlights from the thirteenth edition of Alchemy Film & Moving Image Festival, where community filmmaking shone brightly. Other highlights include a celebration of the UK's most prolific actor and a haunting portrait of teens run amok Read more »| 16 May 2023 -
Music
Terminal V 2023: The review
Saturday at this year's Terminal V festival in Edinburgh offers an technically impressive but occasionally frustrating snapshot of techno in 2023 Read more »| 25 Apr 2023 -
Music
Kelburn Garden Party: Pyramid Stage 2023 revealed
We're excited to share the full lineup of our Pyramid Stage curation for this year's Kelburn Garden Party, featuring Sacred Paws, comfort and AiiTee in the top spots Read more »| 12 Apr 2023 -
Music
Celtic roots: 25 years of Knockengorroch
Scotland's oldest greenfield festival turns 25 this year. We find out about Knockengorroch's origins as a 1990s rainbow gathering, and the love of the land and Celtic culture that has fuelled it since Read more »| 10 Apr 2023 -
Music
Fields of Dreams: Scottish Music Festivals in 2023
Haven't figured out what homegrown music festivals you want to go to this year? With this guide to the year ahead, we've got you covered! Read more »| 04 Apr 2023 -
Music
Scotland's avant-garde and experimental music festivals
In the month of Counterflows and Tectonics, we look ahead to the more experimental and avant-garde music you can find at Scotland's festivals this year Read more »| 30 Mar 2023 -
Film
Glasgow Short Film Festival: The 2023 Awards
A roundup of the winners from this year's Glasgow Short Film Festival Read more »| 28 Mar 2023 -
Film
Edinburgh Film Festival to return in 2023 with EIF
Edinburgh International Film Festival gets a reprieve – for one year at the very least – returning in 2023 for a special edition under the umbrella of the Edinburgh International Festival, with a new head of programming Read more »| 08 Mar 2023