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 FestivalsFestival Watch: British Sea Power for Lunar Festival, plus Eastern Electrics, Nozstock, Flow Festival
British Sea Power join folk legend Donovan to headline this year's Lunar Festival, plus we reveal lineup additions for Flow, Nozstock, Eastern Electrics and more Read more »| 14 Mar 2014 -
International FestivalsThe SxSW Diaries #1: Keeping Austin Weird
In search of the indie super bowl, we report back from SxSW 2014 Read more »| 13 Mar 2014 -
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Johnny Lynch aka The Pictish Trail reveals the lineup for Lost Map's Howlin' Fling
Label boss Johnny Lynch aka The Pictish Trail tells us about the lineup for Lost Map's Howlin' Fling, which will see Beth Orton, Steve Mason and the whole Lost Map roster descend on the Isle of Eigg for 3 days of carousing Read more »| 12 Mar 2014 -
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Festival Watch: Queens of the Stone Age for Reading & Leeds, Public Enemy for Tramlines, and more
A round-up of festival lineup editions, including Queens of the Stone Age for Reading & Leeds, Public Enemy for Tramlines, Poliça and Andrew W.K. for VISIONS, and much more Read more »| 12 Mar 2014 -
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Glasgow International Comedy Festival: Hurricane LOLbag
Over the last decade, Glasgow International Comedy Festival has established itself as the host of the single highest concentration of laughs on the west coast per annum. We take a look at what this year's programme has in store Read more »| 12 Mar 2014 -
Uk FestivalsFestival Watch: Live at Leeds, Oya, EXIT, Latitude, Wide Days and more
A round-up of festival lineup additions, including Damon Albarn for EXIT, The Prodigy for Gkobal Gathering, plus Live at Leeds, Latitude, Creamfields, and Edinburgh in-the-city showcase Wide Days Read more »| 10 Mar 2014
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Uk FestivalsStAnza 2014: Q&As with Andrew Sclater and Marion McCready
As this year's StAnza Festival begins, we follow up our feature taking a look at this year's highlights with a series of exclusive Q&As with the performers, presenting our full interviews with Andrew Sclater and Marion McCready Read more »| 07 Mar 2014 -
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StAnza 2014: Q&As with Ross Sutherland and Sophia Walker
As this year's StAnza Festival begins, we follow up our feature taking a look at this year's highlights with a series of exclusive Q&As with the performers, presenting our full interviews with Ross Sutherland and Sophia Walker Read more »| 07 Mar 2014 -
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Glasgow International 2014: Art and the City
The sixth instalment of Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art lands in April, bringing with it a host of artists from around the globe to show with the host city's renowned creatives. New director Sarah McCrory tells us what we should expect Read more »| 07 Mar 2014 -
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Kendal Calling welcomes Suede, De La Soul, Happy Mondays and more
Taking place at Lowther Deer Park in the Lake District, the Kendal Calling Festival (1-3 Aug) offers an intimate and friendly alternative to the bigger, more... Read more »| 06 Mar 2014 -
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Festival Watch: Happy Mondays and The Orb for Beat Herder, Groove Armada for Zoo Project
A look at the lineups for Beat Herder, featuring The Orb and Happy Mondays, and The Zoo Project, with Groove Armada, Mala and more Read more »| 06 Mar 2014 -
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StAnza 2014: Q&A with Michael Pedersen
As the 2014 festival of poetry continues, poet and Neu! Reekie! host Michael Pedersen talks exclusively to The Skinny about his StAnza debut, and weighs in on the debate over 'page versus stage' Read more »| 06 Mar 2014 -
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Festival Watch: Open'er, Sónar, Field Day, Brew at the Bog, Pulse
Lineup additions for UK and international festivals, including Open'er, Sónar, Field Day, Pulse, and a strong lineup of Scottish bands including Admiral Fallow and King Creosote for Brew at the Bog in Inverness Read more »| 05 Mar 2014 -
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StAnza 2014: Q&A with Eleanor Livingstone, Festival Director
As the 2014 festival of poetry begins, StAnza director Eleanor Livingstone talks exclusively to The Skinny about the festivals themes, its future, and the debate over 'page versus stage' Read more »| 05 Mar 2014 -
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Tom Wrigglesworth: Utterly at Odds with the Universe
Tom Wrigglesworth tells us about about his granddad and his experience of doing a personal comedy show Read more »| 05 Mar 2014