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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FilmBerlin Syndrome
A gruelling but formally beautiful kidnap thriller Read more »| 28 Feb 2017 -
Film
EIFF team with RSNO on Raiders of the Lost Ark
The first event announced for Edinburgh International Film Festival, which marks its 70th anniversary this year, is a celebration of Steven Spielberg’s action classic Read more »| 28 Feb 2017 -
Film
The Teacher
Compelling, crowd-pleasing drama from Czech director-writer duo Jan Hrebejk and Petr Jarchovsky Read more »| 28 Feb 2017 -
Film
I Am Not Your Negro
Raoul Peck brings James Baldwin’s powerful words to the screen Read more »| 28 Feb 2017 -
FilmLipstick Under My Burkha wins GFF audience award
Glasgow Film Festival audiences vote banned Indian movie Lipstick Under My Burkha as this year’s Audience Award winner Read more »| 27 Feb 2017 -
MusicAfrica Oyé unveils first acts for 2017
The UK's largest festival of African music and culture returns for its 25th outing Read more »| 27 Feb 2017
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MusicLoop, Songhoy Blues play Liverpool Psych Fest 2017
The annual gathering of sonic adventurers unveils a hefty first wave of acts for 2017, including The Black Angels and Laetitia Sadier Read more »| 27 Feb 2017 -
Uk Festivals
Leeds International Festival unveils first line-up
Lauren Laverne, Rag'n'Bone Man and a Leeds United film premiere all set for the inaugural festival Read more »| 27 Feb 2017 -
Art
LightNight Liverpool returns with Time theme
Liverpool's annual late-night culture crawl LightNight returns for the eighth time on Fri 19 May with nine new commissions and over 100 free events. Read more »| 27 Feb 2017 -
Music
Lost In France @ O2 ABC, 21 Feb
In 2015 a group of scene-defining Scottish musicians escaped from the present to travel almost two decades back to their past. With the space and distance to... Read more »| 24 Feb 2017 -
Music
Eminem to headline Reading and Leeds Festivals
Guess who's back? Back again... Read more »| 24 Feb 2017 -
Film
Weirdos
An endearingly sweet, emotionally satisfying road movie from Bruce McDonald Read more »| 23 Feb 2017 -
Film
RD Laing and Psychiatry on Screen
With RD Laing biopic Mad to be Normal closing the Glasgow Film Festival, we take a look at other films which shed light on the controversial psychiatrist's a... Read more »| 23 Feb 2017 -
Music
Festival No. 6 reveals first bands for 2017
Flaming Lips and UK exclusive shows from Mogwai and Bloc Party top the bill in Portmeirion, north Wales Wayne Coyne and co top the line-up for the sixth run... Read more »| 23 Feb 2017 -
Music
Goldfrapp and Mr Scruff join Bluedot line-up
Hawkwind and Vitalic also scheduled to appear at the Jodrell Bank festival this summer Read more »| 22 Feb 2017