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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ArtMIF 2017: first shows announced
The first batch of new commissions for Manchester International Festival 2017 has been revealed, including work by Yael Bartana, Vicky Featherstone, Simon Stephens and Jeremy Deller Read more »| 16 Nov 2016 -
Music
Wild Beasts, Jagwar Ma set for Live at Leeds 2017
Slaves, White Lies, Flamingods and Let's Eat Grandma will also appear at the West Yorkshire festival in April Read more »| 15 Nov 2016 -
MusicNew noise rock festival WRONG comes to Liverpool
The one-day festival takes place at Liverpool Docklands next April, and we're promised "all varieties of weird and filthy rock music." The Wytches, Heck and The Cosmic Dead are among the first bands announced Read more »| 15 Nov 2016 -
FilmManchester Animation Festival: five must-see films
Manchester Animation Festival is back after a hugely successful first year. We pick out a few must see films from its bursting programme Read more »| 10 Nov 2016 -
ComedyWomen in Comedy: Short Story Competition Winner
The Women in Comedy Festival Writing Competition invites entries in two categories: a short sketch or monologue, and a short story. The Skinny North is ... Read more »| 09 Nov 2016 -
Festival Guide
Wild Beasts to headline FestEvol Gardens 2017
The Parrots and Ulrika Spacek will also appear at the Liverpool festival's new location, the Invisible Wind Factory Read more »| 09 Nov 2016
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Music
Abattoir Blues @ Liverpool Music Week, 2 Nov
Brighton noiseniks Abattoir Blues check into the Arts Club Loft for a night of feedback and fun Read more »| 07 Nov 2016 -
Music
Cat's Eyes @ Beacons Metro, Leeds, 2 Nov
The Skinny can’t help but wonder how Howard Assembly Rooms shapes up as a venue when you’ve casually ‘broken into’ and played The Vat... Read more »| 07 Nov 2016 -
Music
Dream Wife @ Liverpool Music Week, 1 Nov
Brighton-formed trio Dream Wife turn in an exuberant, incendiary performance at Liverpool's Arts Club Read more »| 07 Nov 2016 -
Music
Let’s Eat Grandma @ Liverpool Music Week, 30 Oct
Teenage Norwich duo Let's Eat Grandma show off an impressive array of influences and theatrical tendencies at the Arts Club Loft Read more »| 07 Nov 2016 -
Music
Anna Meredith @ Beacons Metro, Leeds, 1 Nov
Edinburgh native Anna Meredith storms Belgrave Music Hall with highlights from her SAY Award-winning Varmints LP XAM Duo open tonight’s Beacons M... Read more »| 07 Nov 2016 -
Film
Jon Nguyen on his David Lynch doc The Art Life
With Twin Peaks coming back to TV, we have David Lynch on our mind. But where has he been for the last decade? Jon Nguyen, director of brilliant new doc Davi... Read more »| 04 Nov 2016 -
Books
Women of the World festival comes to the Northwest
An instalment of the Women of the World festival will be held in Chester, at the city's new multi-arts venue Storyhouse, in May 2017. Read more »| 04 Nov 2016 -
Music
Dinosaur Jr @ Liverpool Music Week, 27 Oct
It was legendary Joy Division producer Martin Hannett who told Ian Curtis and co, "I want you to play that again…only this time make it faster, but sl... Read more »| 03 Nov 2016 -
Music
Clean Cut Kid @ Liverpool Music Week, 29 Oct
Clean Cut's performance at the Arts Club demonstrates that there's much more to come from these fast-rising local heroes Read more »| 03 Nov 2016