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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ComedyMy Glasgow: Des Clarke
Des Clarke presents Capital Radio’s Scottish breakfast show and he's about to embark on his first stand-up tour in five years. Writing our first My Glasgow column, Clarke highlights the city's penchant for nicknames Read more »| 11 Mar 2015 -
ComedyComedy comes first: Ellie Taylor on her debut tour
Ellie Taylor's debut show Elliementary arrives for one night at the Glasgow International Comedy Festival as part of her tour. She speaks to us about the importance of crafting that first hour of comedy and having a uniquely supportive mother Read more »| 11 Mar 2015 -
Uk FestivalsEx-Easter Island Head, Jane Weaver and more for Sounds From The Other City
As reported in our recent Northwest music news column, Salford festival Sounds From The Other City has announced its first batch of artists for 2015. Bright... Read more »| 09 Mar 2015 -
Uk Festivals
Speaking in Tongues: Beyond Babel Multilingual Film Festival
Part of Humanities in Public, Beyond Babel celebrates multilingual life and the richness of those who speak several languages. We take a closer look at the trio of films in the one-day festival Read more »| 09 Mar 2015 -
Uk FestivalsT Break entries open for 2015
Entries have opened for slots on the T Break unsigned bands’ stage at this year’s T in the Park festival at Strathallan Castle in Perthshire. An... Read more »| 06 Mar 2015 -
Uk Festivals
Simian Stop Motion: Interview with Will Anderson and Ainslie Henderson
With their respective debut short films, Will Anderson and Ainslie Henderson seemed to pick up more silverware on the festival circuit than the US team do at the Olympics. They're both in the director's chair for new collaboration Monkey Love Experiments Read more »| 06 Mar 2015
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International Festivals
Scottish bands seek to make their mark at SxSW 2015
As thousands of bands descend on SxSW with a quest to prove their mettle under the international music media’s gaze this month, three of Scotland’s brightest look forward to the scrum Read more »| 06 Mar 2015 -
Uk Festivals
Sci-Fi on a Shoestring: Skinny Short Film Competition-winner Rory Alexander Stewart
Rory Alexander Stewart, winner of The Skinny's inaugural Short Film Competition, tells us how he made prize-winner Good Girl ahead of its follow-up's world premiere at Glasgow Short Film Festival Read more »| 06 Mar 2015 -
Uk Festivals
International Music Festivals 2015: A Beginner's Guide
Still trying to make sense of the vast array of festivals on offer around the globe this year? From punk fests to electro havens, allow The Skinny to guide you through some of our more esoteric favourites Read more »| 05 Mar 2015 -
Videos
Small Faces cast reunite for 20th anniversary screening at Glasgow Film Festival
Tongs ya bass! Glasgow Film Festival 2015 came to a close in style on 1 Mar with a cast and crew reunion for Small Faces – which screened on ... Read more »| 05 Mar 2015 -
Uk Festivals
Manchester International Festival reveals full 2015 programme
A film and music residency from FKA twigs and a one-off outdoor gig by Björk lead the new additions to the line-up for this year’s Manchester... Read more »| 05 Mar 2015 -
Uk Festivals
Adiós, Cornerhouse: ¡Viva! 2015
As Cornerhouse prepares to move to HOME, its Spanish and Latin American Festival gets a makeover, too. We preview the first in a trio of ¡Viva! weekenders Read more »| 04 Mar 2015 -
Uk Festivals
Glasgow Film Festival 2015: FrightFest
Zombies, dead bastards, killers, demons, beasties, Katie Isabelle, rage monkeys... that'll be your FrightFest, then. Read more »| 04 Mar 2015 -
International Festivals
Public Enemy, Lightning Bolt and Swans join the ATP Iceland line-up
Hip-hop icons Public Enemy, post-punk experimentalists Swans and Rhode Island noiserock duo Lightning Bolt are among the latest additions to the bill fo... Read more »| 04 Mar 2015 -
Uk FestivalsCara Comedian: Josie Long on her new show Cara Josephine
She comes and goes. Embarking on her sixth nationwide tour Cara Josephine, Josie Long talks to us about growing up standing up Read more »| 04 Mar 2015