Festivals
Step into a vibrant celebration of culture with The Skinny festival guide. We bring you the latest UK and international festival news; you'll find festival information, previews, reviews, features, and interviews.
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Edinburgh FringeFringe food: Pubs, cafes & restaurants near Summerhall
Heading to a show at Summerhall at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe? Need somewhere to refuel afterwards? Here are our pick of the food and drink venues within a five-minute stroll of Summerhall, updated for the 2019 Edinburgh Fringe Read more »| 17 Jul 2019 -
MusicTRNSMT 2019 @ Glasgow Green, Glasgow, 13 Jul
We report back from Saturday at TRNSMT festival in Glasgow, with stand-out sets from Fontaines DC, Zoe Graham and Sigrid Read more »| 17 Jul 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeFive local comics' guide to the Edinburgh Fringe
Local(ish) acts ask each other local(ish) questions about their Fringe experiences, definitely not ripped off from a well-known radio programme which rhymes with 'main attraction' Read more »| 17 Jul 2019 -
Uk FestivalsFive highlights from The Warehouse Project 2019 line-up
As The Warehouse Project moves to the larger surrounds of Manchester’s Depot this year, we take a look at five of the nights you won’t want to miss Read more »| 17 Jul 2019 -
Edinburgh FringeDavid Edgar on his first solo show Trying It On
We chat to David Edgar about the 1960s, identity politics and catching up with his 20 year old self in new solo show Trying It On Read more »| 16 Jul 2019 -
Edinburgh FestivalsEdinburgh Book Festival 2019: The Skinny's Highlights
Our books editor picks out five highlights from this year's Edinburgh Book Festival programme Read more »| 15 Jul 2019
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International FestivalsRobyn @ NOS Alive, Lisbon, Portugal, 11 Jul
Robyn delivers a powerful non-stop party on the opening night of Lisbon's NOS Alive festival Read more »| 12 Jul 2019 -
International FestivalsKVIFF 2019: Jan-Ole Gerster on Lara
Talented German filmmaker Jan-Ole Gerster follows-up his arthouse hit Oh Boy with the tragicomic Lara, one of the big winners at this year's Karlovy Vary International Film Festival Read more »| 12 Jul 2019 -
International FestivalsRoskilde Festival 2019: The Report
Strap in for our rundown of the extensive, exciting and endlessly impressive Roskilde festival in Denmark Read more »| 12 Jul 2019 -
International Festivals54th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival: The Highlights
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, central Europe's premiere celebration of cinema, offered up a number of delights in its main competition strand this year, while its expansive Youssef Chahine retrospective overflowed with treasures Read more »| 12 Jul 2019 -
International FestivalsJanelle Monáe @ Roskilde Festival, Denmark, 6 Jul
Janelle Monáe brings the juice to Denmark's Roskilde festival, stealing the hearts of everyone in the process. It's unlikely there will be a better show this year Read more »| 11 Jul 2019 -
Edinburgh FestivalsEdinburgh Art Festival 2019: Meet the Platform artists
Each year, the Platform exhibition presents four early career artists in the prestigious context of Edinburgh Art Festival. For 2019, the artists have been selected from an open submission by Monster Chetwynd and Toby Paterson Read more »| 11 Jul 2019 -
Uk Festivals
Homoelectric unveil huge Homobloc party in Manchester
The Manchester clubnight unveils an epic lineup for its inaugural festival, including The Black Madonna, Midland, Seth Troxler, Todd Terje and a Robyn DJ Set Read more »| 11 Jul 2019 -
Uk FestivalsWeird Weekend to unearth lost Bill Murray masterpiece
Tom Schiller's lost comic gem Nothing Lasts Forever features in the second Weird Weekend from Matchbox Cineclub, as does Joe Dante's suburban satire The 'Burbs and Věra Chytilová’s teen horror Wolf’s Hole Read more »| 10 Jul 2019 -
ClubsTalk of the Town: elrow Town Edinburgh preview
Clubbing extravaganza elrow Town makes its Scottish debut at Edinburgh's Royal Highland Centre this month, bringing with it all its usual weird and wonderful themes. Creative producer Zoë Wellman explains how these themes come to fruition Read more »| 10 Jul 2019