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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Edinburgh FringeAlistair Barrie: Urban Fogey
Alistair Barrie is in serious training for a very busy Fringe. Read more »| 26 Jul 2012 -
Uk FestivalsFence Records Presents... The Away Game 2012, Isle of Eigg, 20-22 July
If you live in a flat, you can have a flat party. If you live in a caravan on an island: well, you have two options. If the island is Eigg: step outside, you... Read more »| 25 Jul 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Tom Goodliffe: All In Good Time
Big, friendly nerd Tom Goodliffe takes some time to talk to us about... well, time Read more »| 25 Jul 2012 -
Edinburgh FringeAndrew O'Neill: Is Easily Distracted
Comedy's loveliest vegan anarchist metal-head Andrew O'Neill talks sunshine, bananas, and shiny things. Read more »| 25 Jul 2012 -
Edinburgh FringeMace and Burton: Rom Com Con
Lizzy Mace and Juliette Burton chat to us about finding love, heartbreak and why the Free Fringe is so worthwhile Read more »| 25 Jul 2012 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Words Per Minute, Tested
Words per Minute is the Glasgow-based event which focuses on spoken word, but also can include music, film and other types of performance. The trick is that ... Read more »| 25 Jul 2012
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Edinburgh Fringe
Tim Fitzhigham: Stop The Pigeon
The last of the gentlemen adventurers, Tim Fitzhigham's new show tells the story of his most daring adventure yet Read more »| 24 Jul 2012 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Unbound 2012: The Events
Become Unbound every night from 12-27 August in The Guardian Spiegeltent in Charlotte Square Gardens, as part of the Edinburgh International Book Festival. A... Read more »| 24 Jul 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Fred MacAulay: Legally Bald 2
A Fringe institution in his own right, Fred MacAulay talks about big breaks and bald pride Read more »| 23 Jul 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Taylor Glenn: Reverse Psycomedy
Having ditched life as a New York psychotherapist to become a standup comedian based in Wales, we found ourselves questioning Taylor Glenn's sanity Read more »| 23 Jul 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Carl Donnelly: Different Gravy
This year, Carl Donnelly has decided to share his memoirs... Read more »| 23 Jul 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Heath Franklin's Chopper: A Hard Bastard's Guide To Life
The perfect show for people who thought Mark 'Chopper' Read just wasn't hard enough Read more »| 19 Jul 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Kristine Levine: Fat Whore
An ex-pornstore clerk and Doug Stanhope's best bud, Kristine Levine's Fringe debut is set to be both shocking and awesome Read more »| 19 Jul 2012 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Benny Boot: DefCon 4
Officially one of the most controversial comedians of the 2011 Fringe, Benny Boot comes back to tell more jokes Read more »| 19 Jul 2012 -
Uk Festivals
Wickerman 2012: A Little Solus
Since 2006, the Wickerman Festival's Solus Tent has built a reputation as one of the finest summer congregations for new Scottish musical talent, with a simple ethos: If you’re any good, you’re in. Read more »| 17 Jul 2012