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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MusicLive at Leeds 2017: Festival Review
The city centre bash returns for an eleventh year with its most ambitious lineup yet Read more »| 11 May 2017 -
MusicManchester Jazz Festival 2017: programme announced
With 100 gigs and 100 hours of entertainment, the 2017 Manchester Jazz Festival celebrates the centenary of the first jazz recording in fitting style Read more »| 11 May 2017 -
ArtLightNight artist profile: Super Sonic Assembly
The theme for this year's LightNight festival is 'Time', so we asked some of the commissioned artists how they've responded to the brief. DJ Greg Wilson of The Super Sonic Assembly tells us what he'd put in a time capsule Read more »| 10 May 2017 -
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LightNight 2017 artist profile: Andy McKeown
We asked the commissioned artists for this year's LightNight how their work responds to the festival's theme, 'Time'. New-media artist Andy McKeown tells us about his ambitious recreation of the Metropolitan Cathedral's 'crown' Read more »| 10 May 2017 -
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LightNight 2017 artist profile: Friend or Foe
The theme for this year's LightNight festival is 'Time', so we asked some of the commissioned artists what (or who) they'd put in a time capsule. No prizes for guessing who multidisciplinary artists Friend or Foe nominated... Read more »| 10 May 2017 -
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Field Day 2017: Ten acts to see
As the Victoria Park festival celebrates its tenth anniversary this year, we pick out ten acts from this year's Field Day line-up that you won't want to miss Read more »| 09 May 2017
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LightNight 2017 artist profile: Jonathan Raisin
The theme for this year's LightNight festival is 'Time', so we thought we'd ask some of the commissioned artists about time capsules and alternate dimensions. First up: musician/composer Jonathan Raisin Read more »| 09 May 2017 -
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Wrong Festival @ Invisible Wind Factory, Liverpool, 22 Apr
It’s clear what sort of day we’re in for from the moment we arrive. Widnesian sludge trio Mums are so loud that their every note is not just... Read more »| 08 May 2017 -
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Sheffield Doc/Fest announces 2017 line-up
Films on Julian Assange and MP Jo Cox feature, as well as onstage talks including Nick Broomfield in conversation with Louis Theroux Read more »| 04 May 2017 -
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Stag & Dagger, Glasgow, 30 Apr
Since its inception as one of many festivals in London's trendy East End in 2008, Stag & Dagger emerged in the next year as Glasgow's premier music expo ... Read more »| 04 May 2017 -
MusicDot to Dot 2017: PINS and more join line-up
Tri-city festival Dot to Dot has announced a further wave of acts to join the bill in Manchester, including well-loved local quintet PINS. Read more »| 28 Apr 2017 -
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Electric Fields reveals new wave of bands for 2017
A fresh selection of names have been added to the line-up for Electric Fields festival at Drumlanrig in September Read more »| 27 Apr 2017 -
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EIFF unveil Future Is History retrospective
This year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival retrospective is inspired by the Brexit vote and the festival’s 70-year history Read more »| 27 Apr 2017 -
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Five to see at Live at Leeds 2017
We pick out five of our favourite acts from the Live at Leeds line-up, from dream pop to soulful hip-hop Read more »| 24 Apr 2017 -
MusicFive to see at Wrong Festival
The "festival for the freakscene" comes to Liverpool – we sift through the line-up to reveal some of our faves... Read more »| 20 Apr 2017