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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Film52 Tuesdays
52 Tuesdays chronicles the relationship of 16-year-old Billie (Tilda Cobham-Harvey) and her transgender mother, James (Del Herbert-Jane), who makes the diffi... Read more »| 03 Aug 2015 -
ArtThe Plant @ 24:7 Festival
The Plant begins with a mystery: two men with numbers tattooed on their necks and wearing identical outfits (white tees, grey sweatpants) appear to be p... Read more »| 30 Jul 2015 -
MusicGig & Music Festival Highlights – August 2015
See Oneohtrix Point Never score Manga, Sufjan Stevens makes his long-awaited return to Edinburgh, and a bounty of awesome hits Electric Fields Read more »| 30 Jul 2015 -
Art
Gary: a Love Story @ 24:7 Festival
With all the talk of this perhaps being 24:7’s final outing it has been easy to forget that we still had this year’s festival to enjoy. Taking pl... Read more »| 30 Jul 2015 -
Music
Saturday at Wickerman 2015: Zyna Hel, Wells & Moffat, The Sonics
Despite taking place during the second Scottish winter in six months, Wickerman was spared the worst of the July weather on Friday. So when the rains arrive ... Read more »| 29 Jul 2015 -
MusicThe Xcerts, KLOË, The Little Kicks join Electric Fields 2015
Aberdeen trio The Xcerts, Glasgow solo artist KLOË, disco-pop four-piece The Little Kicks and Dunfermline's Foreignfox have joined the line-up for next ... Read more »| 29 Jul 2015
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Music
Friday at Wickerman 2015: Errors, Kathryn Joseph and WHITE
This is a year of change for Wickerman. The festival occupies its usual scenic plot among the rolling hills of coastal Kirkcudbrightshire, but regular attend... Read more »| 28 Jul 2015 -
Music
Northwest Festival Watch – August 2015
A whole month of sonic art in dramatic surroundings, and proper DIY fests Read more »| 28 Jul 2015 -
Music
Announcing: The Skinny Stage at The Garden Party, Leeds
We're pleased to say we're partnering a stage at this year's Garden Party, Leeds, programmed by Now Wave and Eat Your Own Ears. The Skinny stage proudly boa... Read more »| 16 Jul 2015 -
Uk Festivals
MIF15: Arvo Pärt with Manchester Camerata @ Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, 12 July
This year, Manchester International Festival has been graced by one of the most influential and perhaps under-celebrated composers of the past century. Arvo ... Read more »| 15 Jul 2015 -
Music
T in the Park 2015: Sunday, 12 July
By Sunday, the ground at Strathallan is 'spongy' at best. An overnight deluge has added to the weekend's sogginess and a few early revellers cowp into the mu... Read more »| 14 Jul 2015 -
Music
T in the Park 2015: Saturday, 11 July
Punters arriving on day two of T in the Park could be forgiven if they found Strathallan a home-from-home. Less than 48 hours after the gates had opened for ... Read more »| 14 Jul 2015 -
Music
T in the Park 2015: Friday, 10 July
Strathallan Castle sits aloof above its new tenants, the Tennent's swilling masses camped in colorful tents swathed in mist and smoke from portable grills. I... Read more »| 14 Jul 2015 -
Art
MIF15: Neck of the Woods @ HOME, Manchester
Prior to the performance of Neck of the Woods, an announcement is made that anyone uncomfortable with complete darkness should swiftly leave the auditorium. ... Read more »| 13 Jul 2015 -
Music
Down the Front: T in the Park 2015 in Pictures – Sunday
From Glasgow-based alt.pop duo BDY_PRTS to the barbed riffery of Irish outfit And So I Watch You From A Far, The Skinny presents rolling pictorial reportage ... Read more »| 12 Jul 2015