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 FestivalsGSFF 2017: Five Scottish short films not to miss
Glasgow Short Film Festival returns with another lively programme of short films, panel discussions and workshops. We focus in on the great homegrown shorts in the Scottish Short Film Competition Read more »| 10 Mar 2017 -
Uk FestivalsOutlines Festival 2017: The Review
Hookworms, Bossy Love, Flamingods and many more descend on Sheffield for two days of the best new live music around – we fling ourselves into the madness... Read more »| 10 Mar 2017 -
Uk Festivals
Optimo's JG Wilkes added to SFTOC bill
Sounds from the Other City festival announce afterparty magic with Optimo's JG Wilkes, while Horsebeach, David Nance, Simon Joyner and Lee Southall are also added to the line-up Read more »| 09 Mar 2017 -
International Festivals
Music Festivals 2017: USA, Canada and Mexico
From the streets of Toronto to the outskirts of Mexico City (via an evening or two in NYC), our pick of some of the year's best festivals across the USA, Canada and Mexico Read more »| 09 Mar 2017 -
Uk Festivals
Hull UK City of Culture 2017: Do Not Miss
Heading to Hull for the UK City of Culture celebrations? Here are ten events you won't want to miss... Read more »| 09 Mar 2017 -
Uk FestivalsEnd of the Road adds Bill Callahan, Japandroids
Slowdive, Pond and Allison Crutchfield also join the line-up at the Wiltshire festival Read more »| 09 Mar 2017
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Uk Festivals
John McGrath on MIF17: “A festival for everyone”
The world's first festival of exclusively new commissions, Manchester International Festival returns for 2017 under the leadership of new artistic director John McGrath. He tells us about a programme of enormous ambition, with firm local roots Read more »| 09 Mar 2017 -
Uk FestivalsMIF17: 2017 Festival programme revealed
The full programme for Manchester International Festival 2017 has been announced, including a collaboration between New Order and visual artist Liam Gillick, a series of live music events curated by Mary Anne Hobbs, and more. Read more »| 09 Mar 2017 -
Film
Kuso
Steven “Flying Lotus” Ellison delivers a cavalcade of filthy sketches, each sicker than the last, but the cumulative effect of all the hilarious, shit-stained antics is cathartic – moving even Read more »| 08 Mar 2017 -
International Festivals
Europe's best dance music festivals in 2017
Because sometimes you just want to get off your nut in another country, here are some of our favourite DJ-led festivals across Europe this year Read more »| 08 Mar 2017 -
International Festivals
Music Festivals 2017: Denmark, Norway, Finland & Iceland
We pick out some of the year's best music festivals across Denmark, Norway, Finland and Iceland; expect lovely architecture, friendly people, eye-watering beer prices and some incredible live music Read more »| 08 Mar 2017 -
Uk Festivals
EIFF looks back at its last 70 years
Edinburgh International Film Festival celebrates its 70th anniversary this year. To mark the milestone, it's looking back on the last seven decades with the ed film fest memories project Read more »| 07 Mar 2017 -
Film
Doc’n Roll Film Festival returns to Liverpool
Sleaford Mods, The Orb, The Melvins, Gregory Porter, Norwegian House, and Sparklehorse all feature in the three day festival Read more »| 07 Mar 2017 -
Uk Festivals
Where Are We Now festival: What is counterculture?
Provocative collective Neu! Reekie! present Where Are We Now?, a festival of politically minded performance, at Hull UK City of Culture 2017. In this era of global turbulence, The Skinny asks organiser Kevin Williamson: Where is the counterculture now? Read more »| 07 Mar 2017 -
Uk Festivals
Glasgow Film Festival 2017: Best of the Fest
Our film team take a look back at this year's Glasgow Film Festival Read more »| 06 Mar 2017