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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MusicDinosaur 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 -
MusicClean 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 -
MusicAmber Arcades @ Liverpool Music Week, 29 Oct
The Utrecht indie-poppers deliver a sublime performance at the Arts Club Loft Read more »| 03 Nov 2016 -
Uk FestivalsOlivia Laing at Manchester Literature Festival
An evening with Olivia Laing at Manchester Literature Festival offered insight into the writer's experience of – and coming-to-terms with – lonel... Read more »| 02 Nov 2016 -
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Susan Calman at Manchester Literature Festival
Comedian Susan Calman strips back the irony and bares her soul at an event centered around her memoir Cheer Up Love: Adventures in Depression... “I ki... Read more »| 01 Nov 2016 -
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Sungju Lee at Manchester Literature Festival
Our writer reports from a moving and thought-provoking event at Manchester Literature Festival: human rights activist Sungju Lee talking about his early life... Read more »| 01 Nov 2016
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Film
French Film Festival 2016: Preview
Ahead of its 24th edition, we consider the importance of the French Film Festival in cultivating an appetite for the cinema of our closest neighbour Read more »| 28 Oct 2016 -
MusicA Carefully Planned Festival 6: Review
Carefully Planned cast a bewitching spell across Manchester's Northern Quarter with its most ambitiously sprawling line-up yet – a DIY festival unlike any other. Read more »| 27 Oct 2016 -
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Celtic Connections 2017: First shows announced
The first acts for the 2017 Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow have been announced Read more »| 27 Oct 2016 -
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Omar Souleyman set for debut Safe as Milk festival
Shirley Collins and The Residents also set to feature on the bill in North Wales Read more »| 26 Oct 2016 -
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Outlines Festival announces first bands for 2017
The first bands have been announced for next year's Outlines festival in Sheffield have been announced, with Jagwar Ma set to headline. The Australian trio ... Read more »| 24 Oct 2016 -
Film
London Film Festival 2016: The Highlights
After 11 days soaking up the incredible lineup of films at BFI London Film Festival, The Skinny's writers have put their heads together to come up with their ten best new films at this year's event Read more »| 20 Oct 2016 -
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The Bug & Dylan Carlson to play Fat Out Fest 2017
Blown Out and Part Chimp also feature on the bill, while CHERYL are lined up as artistic directors Read more »| 20 Oct 2016 -
Film
Horror comes to HOME with FilmFear
Pregnant serial killers, cannibalistic veterinarian students and the Spanish take on Dracula – just some of the highlights of new horror season FilmFear, from HOME and Film4 Read more »| 20 Oct 2016 -
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Five Films to Watch at Cambridge Film Festival
Cambridge Film Festival returns again for eight wonderful days of cinema. We pick out five of the best films from its 148-film programme Read more »| 18 Oct 2016