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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NewsRiverside Festival Announces Warm-Up Events
Philadelphia techno legend Josh Wink is among the big names at a series of warm-up events ahead of this May's Electric Frog & Pressure Riversid... Read more »| 18 Mar 2015 -
ComedySeann Walsh: Comedy Spotlight
Seann Walsh (Foster's Award nominee 2013, Live At The Apollo) brings his observational storytelling to both Glasgow and Edinburgh this weekend. He answers a very special set of Spotlight questions devised by Fred Fletch. Read more »| 17 Mar 2015 -
Film
The Voices
There’s an unwritten rule that has been present throughout filmmaking history: when making a movie in which an insane Ryan Reynolds talks to a sour Sco... Read more »| 17 Mar 2015 -
ComedyMy Glasgow: Georgina the Bride
Georgina the Bride is the evil alter-ego of character comedian Anna Morris (ITV2’s Bad Bridesmaid). She has her own popular YouTube series and is hosting a Woman of the Year awards show as part of her show Would Like to Thank Read more »| 17 Mar 2015 -
Comedy
Gary Delaney: Purist
"What I like about that joke," says Gary Delaney, "is that people turn to each other and say 'oboe'. Even Derren Brown can't do that." If Derren Brown... Read more »| 13 Mar 2015 -
Music
Glad Café and GoldFlakePaint team up for Sucker Punch festival
This May sees Glasgow venue The Glad Café join forces with music webzine GoldFlakePaint to present the inaugural Sucker Punch mini weekender... Read more »| 12 Mar 2015
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ComedyMy Glasgow: Des Clarke
Des Clarke presents Capital Radio’s Scottish breakfast show and he's about to embark on his first stand-up tour in five years. Writing our first My Glasgow column, Clarke highlights the city's penchant for nicknames Read more »| 11 Mar 2015 -
Comedy
Comedy comes first: Ellie Taylor on her debut tour
Ellie Taylor's debut show Elliementary arrives for one night at the Glasgow International Comedy Festival as part of her tour. She speaks to us about the importance of crafting that first hour of comedy and having a uniquely supportive mother Read more »| 11 Mar 2015 -
Music
Ex-Easter Island Head, Jane Weaver and more for Sounds From The Other City
As reported in our recent Northwest music news column, Salford festival Sounds From The Other City has announced its first batch of artists for 2015. Bright... Read more »| 09 Mar 2015 -
Film
Speaking in Tongues: Beyond Babel Multilingual Film Festival
Part of Humanities in Public, Beyond Babel celebrates multilingual life and the richness of those who speak several languages. We take a closer look at the trio of films in the one-day festival Read more »| 09 Mar 2015 -
Music
T Break entries open for 2015
Entries have opened for slots on the T Break unsigned bands’ stage at this year’s T in the Park festival at Strathallan Castle in Perthshire. An... Read more »| 06 Mar 2015 -
Film
Simian Stop Motion: Interview with Will Anderson and Ainslie Henderson
With their respective debut short films, Will Anderson and Ainslie Henderson seemed to pick up more silverware on the festival circuit than the US team do at the Olympics. They're both in the director's chair for new collaboration Monkey Love Experiments Read more »| 06 Mar 2015 -
Film
Sci-Fi on a Shoestring: Skinny Short Film Competition-winner Rory Alexander Stewart
Rory Alexander Stewart, winner of The Skinny's inaugural Short Film Competition, tells us how he made prize-winner Good Girl ahead of its follow-up's world premiere at Glasgow Short Film Festival Read more »| 06 Mar 2015 -
Music
International Music Festivals 2015: A Beginner's Guide
Still trying to make sense of the vast array of festivals on offer around the globe this year? From punk fests to electro havens, allow The Skinny to guide you through some of our more esoteric favourites Read more »| 05 Mar 2015 -
Videos
Small Faces cast reunite for 20th anniversary screening at Glasgow Film Festival
Tongs ya bass! Glasgow Film Festival 2015 came to a close in style on 1 Mar with a cast and crew reunion for Small Faces – which screened on ... Read more »| 05 Mar 2015