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 FestivalsOther Worlds 2016: Festival Watch
Sun, sea, sex and sand? Other Worlds festival, this April’s adventure of the senses, can’t promise all four – but it’ll give it a jolly good try. Read more »| 25 Mar 2016 -
Comedy
Greg Proops @ Citizens Theatre, 19 Mar
Best known for his appearances on Whose Line is it Anyway?, stand-up Greg Proops brings his observations to the Glasgow International Comedy Festival. ... Read more »| 24 Mar 2016 -
International FestivalsRock en Seine announces first bands for 2016
The first acts for this year's Rock en Seine festival in Paris have been announced, with Massive Attack and Iggy Pop among those confirmed to take the vetera... Read more »| 24 Mar 2016 -
Art
Threshold Festival 2016 & the Baltic Triangle
Ahead of the sixth Threshold Festival in Liverpool's Baltic Triangle, we talk to Baltic Creative’s Mark Lawler and former CUC director Ingi Thor Jonsson about changes in area's cultural ecology and what happens next Read more »| 24 Mar 2016 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Edinburgh Art Festival unveils 2016 exhibitions
Edinburgh Art Festival has announced details of more than 40 exhibitions and events set to take place during this year's festival in August Read more »| 23 Mar 2016 -
ComedyPreview: That's Fife Comedy Festival
There's a month-long line-up of comedy across the Kingdom of Fife over April, with headliners including Nina Conti, Ed Byrne and a special double bill for Father Ted fans. Read more »| 23 Mar 2016
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Comedy
Richard Herring @ Citizens Theatre, 17 Mar
In his twelfth show, Richard Herring examines if we can ever hope to be happy. Read more »| 22 Mar 2016 -
Comedy
Jenny Eclair @ Citizens Theatre, 18 March
The matters of the 'thigh gap' and tampon tax have been expertly dismantled by comedians in the last year or so. In How to be a Middle Aged Woman (Without Go... Read more »| 21 Mar 2016 -
Uk Festivals
FutureEverything Science and Art Festival
In anticipation of the FutureEverything art and science festival in Manchester, we take a look at what to expect, in addition to discussing the elegance of good design, and, of course, the weather Read more »| 21 Mar 2016 -
Music
SxSW Music Diary: Sugarmen, Fizzy Blood & Demob Happy
Sugarmen impress and Fizzy Blood deliver a manic set that will stand out as a high point of the conference, but Demob Happy underwhelm. The Roots jam session turns away hundreds of hopefuls, highlighting the problems of Sx's unchecked growth. Read more »| 20 Mar 2016 -
Music
SxSW Music Diary: Duncan Fellows, Joseph & Sylvan Esso
A lightning storm threatens to halt proceedings on a day where folk acts Joseph and Sylvan Esso are standouts, plus local band Duncan Fellows share their thoughts on surviving South-by craziness. Read more »| 20 Mar 2016 -
Music
SxSW Music Diary: CHVRCHES, KLOE & Earl Sweatshirt
CHVRCHES take time out to talk about returning to Austin, KLOE reflects on her first Austin experience, 2 Chainz liights up a rooftop party, and the enigmatic Earl Sweatshirt continues to struggle to find himself in a show at Moody Theater. Read more »| 19 Mar 2016 -
Music
Cosmosis Festival @ Victoria Warehouse, 12 Mar
Manchester's annual Cosmosis Festival returns beefed up and slicked up. Last year's sell-out event took over Rusholme's Antwerp Mansions with a savvy sourcin... Read more »| 18 Mar 2016 -
Videos
Scott Graham on Iona: video interview
Scott Graham sat down with The Skinny at Edinburgh International Film Festival to discuss his poignant drama Iona ahead of its world premiere at the festival Read more »| 18 Mar 2016 -
Music
SxSW Music Diary: WOMPS, Hinds & Iggy Pop
Glasgow's WOMPS win American fans early in the day, heavily hyped Hinds charm the patrons of a packed barbecue house, and Iggy Pop brings a hailstorm of expletives and dark prophecy to an unforgettable set at The Moody Theater on Wednesday night at SxSW. Read more »| 17 Mar 2016