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 FestivalsFood, Festivals, Scotland
This month, RockNess marks the start of the summer Music festival season. Open air, big crowds, exotic locations like Dores and Balado. Enough of that – join us on a food festival run-down. We have scientists, and we’re off to Hawaii! Read more »| 05 Jun 2013 -
Uk FestivalsCreative Routes: LeithLate13
For its third year, LeithLate returns with an evening programme of (mainly free!) events extending from the city centre to the Foot of the Walk and from installation art to spoken word via some film and a lot of live music Read more »| 05 Jun 2013 -
Uk Festivals
Dunoon Film Festival: John Byrne on Your Cheatin’ Heart
The inaugural Dunoon Film Festival is a treasure trove of Scottish cinema gems. Its biggest coup, however, is the first public screening of John Byrne's Your Cheatin' Heart. We spoke to the celebrated artist and playwright about his legendary 1990 series Read more »| 04 Jun 2013 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2013: The Picks
The brochure for the 67th Edinburgh Film Festival is hot off the presses and Chris Fujiwara and his team's selection has proved as eclectic and exciting as last year's programme. Here's what we're most looking forward to... Read more »| 31 May 2013 -
International FestivalsScotland in Venice: Duncan Campbell, Corin Sworn & Hayley Tompkins
Glasgow-based artists Corin Sworn, Hayley Tompkins and Duncan Campbell are representing Scotland at this year’s Venice Biennale. Tompkins and Sworn took time out to speak to us about watery allusions and cultural perspectives Read more »| 27 May 2013 -
International Festivals
In Pictures: Primavera Sound 2013, 25 May | Gallery | The Skinny
Primavera Sound, Barcelona, 25 May The third and final day of Primavera 2013 was all about returning champions as symphonic dark wave chameleons Dead Can Da... Read more »| 26 May 2013
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International FestivalsIn Pictures: Primavera Sound 2013, 24 May
Primavera Sound, Barcelona, 24 May Baltimore noise rockers Dope Body kicked off our second day at Parc del Fòrum, alongside highlights from Angl... Read more »| 25 May 2013 -
International Festivals
In Pictures: Primavera Sound 2013, 23 May
Primavera Sound, Barcelona, 23 May Europe's premier music festival got underway last night with highlight sets from Sacramento future-punks Death Grips, tir... Read more »| 24 May 2013 -
Uk Festivals
Festival Roundup: Southside Film Festival 2013
The lights go down on another successful Southside Film Festival. Here are our highlights... Read more »| 22 May 2013 -
Uk Festivals
In Pictures: Brew at the Bog, Bogbain Farm, 4 May
Brew at the Bog, 4 May Some pictures from this years sold out Brew at the Bog festival at Bogbain farm in Inverness. Photography by Emily Wyld... Read more »| 17 May 2013 -
Uk Festivals
Southside Film Festival, 17-19 May
Just in time for Cannes kicking off, Glasgow's south side gets its own celebration of cinema as the Southside Film Festival returns for its third year. Here's what's on offer... Read more »| 13 May 2013 -
Uk Festivals
Body Language: Liverpool Physical Fest
From Pina Bausch to Zambian street dance, serious masterclasses to the art of the circus, Liverpool's Physical Fest offers a packed programme of workshops and performances in an effort to promote the often misunderstood disciplines of physical theatre Read more »| 04 May 2013 -
Uk Festivals
Chorlton Arts Festival: On the Fringes
Among its art and performance programming, Chorlton Arts Festival offers a few tasty musical morsels. We 'ave a gander Read more »| 03 May 2013 -
Uk Festivals
Liverpool International Photography Festival: Through the Looking-Glass
The second biennial Liverpool International Photography Festival, or LOOK/13, boldly asks its participating artists and audience to interrogate their ideas of identity. It's an appropriate theme for an event with an increasingly strong sense of self Read more »| 03 May 2013 -
Uk Festivals
In Pictures: Fence Records' GnomeGame, Anstruther, 7 April
GnomeGame, Anstruther, 7 April Day two of Fence Records' annual showcase of the finest in modern folk and folktronica from Scotland (and beyond!) featu... Read more »| 18 Apr 2013