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 FestivalsT in the Park: Slam Tent highlights
From Jackmaster to Joy Orbison via Ben Klock, we preview some of the club, dance and techno must-sees at T in the Park 2015 Read more »| 02 Jul 2015 -
Film
Pet Sights and Sounds: Brian Wilson biopic Love & Mercy
Love & Mercy tells the story of Beach Boys legend Brian Wilson without falling back on the many cliches of the music biopic. Director Bill Pohlad reveals how he brought the life of this troubled genius to the screen Read more »| 02 Jul 2015 -
Uk Festivals24:7 Theatre Festival: this year's programme
It's been up against the ropes, but 24:7 Theatre Festival returns this month with a stripped-back programme that is likely to be the last in its current form. We catch up with executive producer David Slack to hear what shape it's in Read more »| 02 Jul 2015 -
Comedy
Fringe previews in Liverpool and Manchester: our picks
Preview season heats up in July – a cheap opportunity to take in the best of the Fringe before it's even begun. Here are our picks Read more »| 01 Jul 2015 -
Music
Viet Cong, Josh T. Pearson and Mikal Cronin with Strings & Horns join Utrecht's Le Guess Who? 2015
Sets by Deerhunter, Faust, Destroyer and a strand curated by drone godfathers SunnO))) head up the brilliantly eclectic line-up for the four-day Le Guess Who... Read more »| 01 Jul 2015 -
Uk FestivalsAlex Poots on ten years of Manchester International Festival
This year's Manchester International Festival is to be its founding director's last. Alex Poots reflects on ten years of ambitious programming and dream collaborations Read more »| 01 Jul 2015
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Uk FestivalsNorthwest Festival Watch – July 2015
It’s a chocka month, so let’s dispense with setting up camp and get crackin’. Much like at a real festival Read more »| 01 Jul 2015 -
International Festivals
Jonas Mekas, The Internet Saga, Venice Biennale 2015
The sixteenth century Palazzo Foscari Contarini is home to Jonas Mekas' installation The Internet Saga. The palace is also home to the only Burger King in Ve... Read more »| 30 Jun 2015 -
Uk Festivals
Liverpool Psych Fest: New wave of artists announced
The Skinny is delighted to exclusively announce the acts playing the Cardinal Fuzz Sonic Attack stage at Liverpool Psych Fest in September. Manchester three... Read more »| 30 Jun 2015 -
Uk Festivals
Africa Oyé 2015 @ Sefton Park, Liverpool, 20-21 Jun
Strolling up Liverpool’s Lark Lane to the vibrant green of Sefton Park for the Sunday of Africa Oyé, it is clear that, here, a strong sense of c... Read more »| 29 Jun 2015 -
Film
Chasing Amy: Asif Kapadia on his Amy Winehouse documentary
Asif Kapadia's latest documentary charts the rise and premature demise of controversial soul singer Amy Winehouse. We talk to the sharp-eyed director about the film’s genesis and challenges ahead of its UK premier Read more »| 29 Jun 2015 -
International Festivals
Helen Sear, Welsh Pavilion, Venice Biennale 2015
The Wales in Venice representative Helen Sear does an effective job of linking the two countries together in her exhibition ...the rest is smoke, which is lo... Read more »| 29 Jun 2015 -
Uk Festivals
Eden
Mia Hansen-Løve is a master of party scenes – the standout moments from her two previous features (Goodbye First Love and The Father of My ... Read more »| 29 Jun 2015 -
Edinburgh FestivalsEIFF 2015: Scottish Mussel
Scottish Mussel follows Martin Compston as a Glaswegian schemer moonlighting as an illegal pearl fisher in the Highland streams, with the help of his bu... Read more »| 26 Jun 2015 -
Edinburgh Festivals
EIFF 2015: Liza, the Fox-Fairy
The directorial debut of Károly Ujj Mészáros, Liza, the Fox-Fairy, plays like a Hungarian cocktail of Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Roy Ander... Read more »| 26 Jun 2015