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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Uk FestivalsLeithLate announces 2017 programme
Locally-spirited arts festival LeithLate returns with a lively programme of visual art, theatre and music, along with a few new venues and a Public Poetry Trail Read more »| 15 May 2017 -
Uk FestivalsThe Great Escape 2017: 10 Scottish bands to see
Ahead of The Great Escape in Brighton next week, we look at ten of the Scottish acts to catch at the festival Read more »| 12 May 2017 -
Uk FestivalsSounds from the Other City: the review, by you!
Salford's annual celebration of new music and art, Sounds from the Other City festival filled Chapel Street and its surrounding venues with vital emerging ta... Read more »| 12 May 2017 -
Uk FestivalsMuseums At Night: Leeds, Liverpool & Manchester preview
Every year in May, venues and galleries around the country come to life after hours as part of Museums at Night. Here's our guide to activities in Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester Read more »| 11 May 2017 -
Uk FestivalsLive at Leeds 2017: Festival Review
The city centre bash returns for an eleventh year with its most ambitious lineup yet Read more »| 11 May 2017 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Morrissey biopic to close EIFF 2017
This year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival will close with England Is Mine, which is based on the early life of The Smiths frontman Morrissey Read more »| 11 May 2017
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Edinburgh Fringe
Fringe 2017: Assembly announces lineup
Assembly Festival will present over 200 comedy, theatre, music and dance shows at the 70th anniversary of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe; the return of Whose Line is it Anyway? and Yael Farber’s Mies Julie are among its highlights Read more »| 11 May 2017 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Fringe 2017: Summerhall unveil programme
Summerhall have unveiled their programme for the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe, with 140 new and returning shows for the Fringe's 70th anniversary year Read more »| 11 May 2017 -
Uk Festivals
Manchester Jazz Festival 2017: programme announced
With 100 gigs and 100 hours of entertainment, the 2017 Manchester Jazz Festival celebrates the centenary of the first jazz recording in fitting style Read more »| 11 May 2017 -
Uk Festivals
LightNight artist profile: Super Sonic Assembly
The theme for this year's LightNight festival is 'Time', so we asked some of the commissioned artists how they've responded to the brief. DJ Greg Wilson of The Super Sonic Assembly tells us what he'd put in a time capsule Read more »| 10 May 2017 -
Uk Festivals
LightNight 2017 artist profile: Andy McKeown
We asked the commissioned artists for this year's LightNight how their work responds to the festival's theme, 'Time'. New-media artist Andy McKeown tells us about his ambitious recreation of the Metropolitan Cathedral's 'crown' Read more »| 10 May 2017 -
Uk Festivals
LightNight 2017 artist profile: Friend or Foe
The theme for this year's LightNight festival is 'Time', so we asked some of the commissioned artists what (or who) they'd put in a time capsule. No prizes for guessing who multidisciplinary artists Friend or Foe nominated... Read more »| 10 May 2017 -
Uk Festivals
Field Day 2017: Ten acts to see
As the Victoria Park festival celebrates its tenth anniversary this year, we pick out ten acts from this year's Field Day line-up that you won't want to miss Read more »| 09 May 2017 -
Uk Festivals
LightNight 2017 artist profile: Jonathan Raisin
The theme for this year's LightNight festival is 'Time', so we thought we'd ask some of the commissioned artists about time capsules and alternate dimensions. First up: musician/composer Jonathan Raisin Read more »| 09 May 2017 -
Edinburgh Festivals
EIFF 2017 to open with God’s Own Country
The 71st Edinburgh International Film Festival will open with Francis Lee’s acclaimed debut feature God's Own Country, a gay love story set in the world of farming Read more »| 09 May 2017