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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MusicFEST EVOL @ Invisible Wind Factory, Liverpool, 30 Apr
Liverpool's Fest Evol, hosted by local promoter EVOL, was originally conceived as a way to fill the void for urban gig-goers as the summer festival season be... Read more »| 15 May 2017 -
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LeithLate announces 2017 programme
Locally-spirited arts festival LeithLate returns with a lively programme of visual art, theatre and music, along with a few new venues and a Public Poetry Trail Read more »| 15 May 2017 -
MusicThe Great Escape 2017: 10 Scottish bands to see
Ahead of The Great Escape in Brighton next week, we look at ten of the Scottish acts to catch at the festival Read more »| 12 May 2017 -
MusicSounds from the Other City: the review, by you!
Salford's annual celebration of new music and art, Sounds from the Other City festival filled Chapel Street and its surrounding venues with vital emerging ta... Read more »| 12 May 2017 -
ArtMuseums At Night: Leeds, Liverpool & Manchester preview
Every year in May, venues and galleries around the country come to life after hours as part of Museums at Night. Here's our guide to activities in Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester Read more »| 11 May 2017 -
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Live 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
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Manchester 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 -
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LightNight 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 -
ArtLightNight 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