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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FilmGSFF 2017: Five short film programmes not to miss
Glasgow Short Film Festival kicks off this week. Here are the special programmes we're most looking forward to... Read more »| 14 Mar 2017 -
MusicThreshold Festival 2017 reveals full music line-up
Over 100 acts to play across five stages in Liverpool's Baltic Triangle Read more »| 14 Mar 2017 -
MusicLIMF 2017 programme announced
DJ Spoony, Yousef and Trevor Nelson to host a series of LIMF Presents events, while Gorgon City, Corinne Bailey Rae and Cast will appear at this year's Summer Jam in Sefton Park Read more »| 14 Mar 2017 -
FilmGSFF 2017: Five Scottish short films not to miss
Glasgow Short Film Festival returns with another lively programme of short films, panel discussions and workshops. We focus in on the great homegrown shorts in the Scottish Short Film Competition Read more »| 10 Mar 2017 -
Music
Outlines Festival 2017: The Review
Hookworms, Bossy Love, Flamingods and many more descend on Sheffield for two days of the best new live music around – we fling ourselves into the madness... Read more »| 10 Mar 2017 -
Music
Optimo's JG Wilkes added to SFTOC bill
Sounds from the Other City festival announce afterparty magic with Optimo's JG Wilkes, while Horsebeach, David Nance, Simon Joyner and Lee Southall are also added to the line-up Read more »| 09 Mar 2017
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Art
Hull UK City of Culture 2017: Do Not Miss
Heading to Hull for the UK City of Culture celebrations? Here are ten events you won't want to miss... Read more »| 09 Mar 2017 -
MusicEnd of the Road adds Bill Callahan, Japandroids
Slowdive, Pond and Allison Crutchfield also join the line-up at the Wiltshire festival Read more »| 09 Mar 2017 -
Art
John McGrath on MIF17: “A festival for everyone”
The world's first festival of exclusively new commissions, Manchester International Festival returns for 2017 under the leadership of new artistic director John McGrath. He tells us about a programme of enormous ambition, with firm local roots Read more »| 09 Mar 2017 -
Art
MIF17: 2017 Festival programme revealed
The full programme for Manchester International Festival 2017 has been announced, including a collaboration between New Order and visual artist Liam Gillick, a series of live music events curated by Mary Anne Hobbs, and more. Read more »| 09 Mar 2017 -
Film
Kuso
Steven “Flying Lotus” Ellison delivers a cavalcade of filthy sketches, each sicker than the last, but the cumulative effect of all the hilarious, shit-stained antics is cathartic – moving even Read more »| 08 Mar 2017 -
Film
EIFF looks back at its last 70 years
Edinburgh International Film Festival celebrates its 70th anniversary this year. To mark the milestone, it's looking back on the last seven decades with the ed film fest memories project Read more »| 07 Mar 2017 -
Film
Doc’n Roll Film Festival returns to Liverpool
Sleaford Mods, The Orb, The Melvins, Gregory Porter, Norwegian House, and Sparklehorse all feature in the three day festival Read more »| 07 Mar 2017 -
Music
Where Are We Now festival: What is counterculture?
Provocative collective Neu! Reekie! present Where Are We Now?, a festival of politically minded performance, at Hull UK City of Culture 2017. In this era of global turbulence, The Skinny asks organiser Kevin Williamson: Where is the counterculture now? Read more »| 07 Mar 2017 -
Film
Glasgow Film Festival 2017: Best of the Fest
Our film team take a look back at this year's Glasgow Film Festival Read more »| 06 Mar 2017