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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MusicWhere 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 -
FilmGlasgow 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 -
MusicSafe as Milk reveal DJ programme
The programme has also been announced for the festival's on-site pub, featuring Richard Dawson, Jeff Mills and karaoke inspired by Mark E Smith and The Fall Read more »| 06 Mar 2017 -
Festivals
Hidden Door reveals 2017 lineup
Edinburgh’s DIY festival of multi-arts returns, bringing with it a new lease of life to the abandoned Leith Theatre. Music comes from Anna Meredith and Bossy Love, there's site-specific theatre by Grid Iron and artwork from over 30 artists Read more »| 03 Mar 2017 -
MusicJohn Grant on North Atlantic Flux festival in Hull
From one port city to another, John Grant’s North Atlantic Flux: Sounds from Smoky Bay festival celebrates Hull’s relationship with sister city Reykjavík via innovative electronica and haunting soundscapes – with an extra surprise, too Read more »| 03 Mar 2017 -
Film
The Good Postman
Flight and fight - a portrait of the Bulgarian border town on the edge of crisis Read more »| 03 Mar 2017
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Art
Hull City of Culture 2017: An introduction
A world-class programme of art, music and cultural activity of all kinds is unfolding for Hull UK City of Culture 2017. CEO and director Martin Green discusses his vision for a city "in glorious technicolour" Read more »| 03 Mar 2017 -
ComedyThe Saint: Scott Agnew interview
After a break from live performance Scott Agnew returned to the 2016 Fringe with his best show to date. He now brings I've Snapped My Banjo String, Let's Jus... Read more »| 03 Mar 2017 -
Film
A Silent Voice
Impressive anime capturing the existential anguish of high school life Read more »| 02 Mar 2017 -
Music
PINS and All We Are added to FestEvol Gardens 2017
The penultimate line-up announcement also sees White Room, Chinah and more added to the bill Read more »| 02 Mar 2017 -
Music
Sounds from the Other City: Share your experiences
The Skinny is teaming up with Sounds from the Other City festival for a new project, in which you become the eyes and ears of the event... Salford's Sounds ... Read more »| 02 Mar 2017 -
Film
Manchester Film Festival: Three Films to Catch
Manchester Film Festival is back for its third year with a busy line-up of features and shorts (most screening in the UK for the first time) as well as several panel discussions. We pick out a few highlights Read more »| 01 Mar 2017 -
Film
The Ornithologist
Planet Earth meets Pier Paolo Pasolini in João Pedro Rodrigues’ erotic exploration of man and nature Read more »| 01 Mar 2017 -
Film
Goldstone
Another slice of outback noir from the director of Mystery Road Read more »| 01 Mar 2017 -
Film
The Woman Who Left
The latest opus from Lav Diaz – winner of the Golden Lion at Venice – is another moving and melancholic study from the Filipino director Read more »| 01 Mar 2017