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 FestivalsWigflex City Festival: 5 Must-See Acts
Marking the legendary promoter's 15th anniversary, Wigflex City Festival returns with its biggest and most ambitious party to date Read more »| 07 Oct 2021 -
MusicPaisley's The Spree festival returns this October
From The Twilight Sad, Arab Strap and Kathryn Joseph to silent discos and comedy workshops for kids, there's something for everyone at Paisley's The Spree festival Read more »| 30 Sep 2021 -
Uk FestivalsAll change at Scottish Queer International Film Festival
Scottish Queer International Film Festival’s new programmers Nat Lall and Jamie Rea tell us what they're bringing to this always lively and inclusive celebration of LGBTQIA+ filmmaking Read more »| 24 Sep 2021 -
Uk FestivalsFive films to see at Scotland Loves Anime 2021
Scotland Loves Anime returns with the very best of Japanese animation, new and old. We pick out some of the highlights, from a cyber-fairytale riffing on Beauty and the Beast to a goofy espionage caper Read more »| 24 Sep 2021 -
Uk FestivalsAfrica in Motion: 2021 Festival Preview
Africa in Motion goes online-only this year with a huge programme of over 90 films and events shining a light on the brilliance and diversity of African cinema Read more »| 22 Sep 2021 -
MusicPlayground Festival 2021: Five Must-See Acts
Local, loud and legendary: we pick out five acts you can’t miss at this weekend's Playground Festival at Glasgow's Rouken Glen Park Read more »| 21 Sep 2021
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MusicTRNSMT, Glasgow Green, 11 Sep
While the scheduling is far from perfect, from sea shanties to sozzled singalongs, Saturday at TRNSMT headlined by Liam Gallagher is quite the day Read more »| 14 Sep 2021 -
Uk FestivalsEmily Munro on climate documentary Living Proof
Ahead of Glasgow's UN Climate Conference (aka COP26), Take One Action film festival presents Living Proof – A Climate Story, an evocative documentary exploring Scotland's complex relationship to the global climate crisis, told using archive footage Read more »| 13 Sep 2021 -
Uk FestivalsManchester Psych Fest 2021: The Report
Although hindered by a few COVID-related dropouts and over-capacity venues, Manchester Psych Fest largely succeeds thanks to a massive line-up of exciting acts new and old Read more »| 09 Sep 2021 -
Edinburgh FringeDoppler @ Newhailes Estate & Gardens
Grid Iron's oddly comic, deeply sensory Doppler was two years in the making – and it was worth waiting for Read more »| 08 Sep 2021 -
FilmVenice Film Festival 2021: Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon
Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon, the latest film from A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night director Ana Lily Amirpour, is a neon-drenched horror filled with warmth and humour, but with a frustratingly loose script Read more »| 05 Sep 2021 -
FilmLast Night in Soho
Edgar Wright's psychological thriller starts promisingly, but as it takes its characters down the sinuous corridors of glamourous Soho clubs, its charming ambivalence and well-crafted allegories begin to unravel Read more »| 04 Sep 2021 -
FilmParallel Mothers
The great Pedro Almodóvar returns with a twist-filled melodrama about two single mothers – one played by Almodóvar regular Penelope Cruz Read more »| 04 Sep 2021 -
FilmThe Lost Daughter
Based on Elena Ferrante's book of the same name, Maggie Gyllenhaal’s directorial debut, The Lost Daughter, depicts the horror of a woman ageing past what society deems desirable Read more »| 03 Sep 2021 -
FilmDune
Dune isn't quite the sensory feast of Blade Runner 2049, but Jason Momoa steals the film as a salt of the earth swordmaster – if only this sci-fi epic had more of his pizzaz Read more »| 03 Sep 2021