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 FestivalsTen to see at this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival
We suggest ten films to seek out at this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival Read more »| 03 Jun 2015 -
Uk FestivalsDot to Dot 2015 – Manchester
Now in its sixth-year, the city centre festival makes a bold move across town - and reaps the rewards Read more »| 03 Jun 2015 -
Uk FestivalsBalancing Act: we speak to EIFF's new artistic director Mark Adams
EIFF has a new artistic director in Mark Adams. We pick his brains on what to expect from the festival under his tenure Read more »| 03 Jun 2015 -
Edinburgh FringeTraversing the Fringe
With Traverse Theatre's Fringe programme launching this week, we ask artistic director Orla O'Loughlin for an overview of what's in store Read more »| 03 Jun 2015 -
Uk Festivals
Take to the Road: ¡Viva! Presents New Mexican Cinema (18-22 Jun)
Mexican cinema comes to HOME (or should that be CASA?) with the second of this year's ¡Viva! weekenders Read more »| 03 Jun 2015 -
Uk Festivals
Dutch Uncles, Errors to play The Skinny stage at The Garden Party
Manchester art-pop quintet Dutch Uncles and Glasgow electro trio Errors will play The Skinny's new music stage in association with Now Wave and Eat Your Own ... Read more »| 02 Jun 2015
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Uk Festivals
Northwest Festival Watch – June 2015
Get stuffing the chill bags for a civilised few weeks at Oyé, Liverpool Arab Arts Festival and MIF Read more »| 02 Jun 2015 -
Music
Listen: Flamingods' Supersonic podcast
As a prelude to this year's Supersonic Festival in Birmingham (running 11-14 June), we present this cosmic podcast carefully crafted by Flamingods. The... Read more »| 01 Jun 2015 -
Uk Festivals
Liverpool Sound City 2015, 22-24 May
This year, Liverpool Sound City has moved away from the heart of the city down to the cramped Bramley-Moore Dock, where the ambiance is more forklift trucks and swinging cranes than cultural hub. Read more »| 01 Jun 2015 -
Uk Festivals
Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films
Following Not Quite Hollywood, his 2008 documentary about the Australian exploitation cinema of the 1970s and 80s, writer-director Mark Hartley returns to pr... Read more »| 01 Jun 2015 -
International Festivals
Cheaper than Flying: Anthony Schrag walks to Venice
Scotland-based participatory artist Anthony Schrag will spend the next three months walking to Venice, in the process questioning the value of the Venice Biennale Read more »| 01 Jun 2015 -
Uk Festivals
T Break line-up for T in the Park 2015 announced
The sixteen bands set to play the T Break unsigned bands’ stage at this year's T in the Park festival at Strathallan Castle have been confirmed. ... Read more »| 29 May 2015 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Edinburgh Film Festival unveils full 2015 programme
The full programme for the 69th Edinburgh International Film Festival has been announced ahead of the 2015 festival this June. Among the films in the runnin... Read more »| 27 May 2015 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Hunting the Big Four: Our Comedy and Theatre Picks
With the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe fast approaching, last week saw the so-called ‘big four’ Edinburgh Fringe venues – the Pleasance, the Gilded... Read more »| 25 May 2015 -
Uk Festivals
Sounds from the Other City 2015, Salford, 3 May
Salford's annual festival of new art and music marks its eleventh year with audiovisual collaborations, inspired new commissions, and even a homage to the area's political history Read more »| 20 May 2015