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 FestivalsEdinburgh International Film Festival 2012: Top Ten Picks
Ten (plus) films to see at Edinburgh International Film Festival 2012 Read more »| 13 Jun 2012 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Dance Dance Revolution: Big Dance Edinburgh 2012
The Scottish Government have challenged the nation to get fit by dancing; Dance Base have responded with the mini-festival Big Dance Edinburgh Read more »| 07 Jun 2012 -
Uk FestivalsEdinburgh International Magic Festival 2012
Magic is considered by many to be an outdated and tired form of entertainment; but over the last three years Magicfest has sought to make us think again abou... Read more »| 07 Jun 2012 -
Edinburgh Festivals
Killer Opener: William Friedkin on Killer Joe
The 66th Edinburgh International Film Festival will open with a punch to the gut on 20 Jun with Killer Joe, William Friedkin's blackly comic slice of American gothic. We spoke to the New Hollywood firecracker ahead of his trip to Auld Reekie Read more »| 04 Jun 2012 -
Uk Festivals
The Artists' Trail: Leith Late 2012
Leith Late is back on 28 June, uniting the creative spaces of Leith for a one-night-only festival of the arts. We spoke to some of the folk involved to get an idea of what treats lie in store Read more »| 30 May 2012 -
International Festivals
Coachella – Field of Glamorous Dreams
A pasty Scot heads for the glamour-packed fields of Indio, California, for a Coachella festival that smells of roses, not piss... Read more »| 29 May 2012
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Edinburgh Festivals
Forgotten Man: EIFF director Chris Fujiwara on Shinji Somai
Attendees at this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival have an opportunity to view a full retrospective of Shinji Somai, whose films have been almost unseen on these shores. EIFF director Chris Fujiwara speaks to us about this overlooked filmmaker Read more »| 28 May 2012 -
Uk FestivalsIn Pictures: Stag and Dagger 2012
Stag and Dagger 2012 Images from Stag and Dagger 2012 Photography from Gemma Burke, Ross Gilmore and Ingrid Mur Read more »| 28 May 2012 -
Uk Festivals
Festival Column: Five of the Best for 2012
A look ahead to five more of the best festivals around Scotland and abroad: Knockengorroch, Hebridean Celtic Festival, Kelburn Garden Party, Benicassim and Thistly Fest. Read more »| 25 May 2012 -
Uk Festivals
In Pictures: Brew at the Bog Festival 2012
Rolling reportage from Brew at the Bog 2012 at Bogbain Farm in Inverness. Photography by Emily Wylde Read more »| 18 May 2012 -
Uk Festivals
Stag & Dagger 2012, 19 May: Full line-up and stage times
The one-day, one-ticket festival returns to Glasgow for a fourth year, presenting an array of acts in an array of venues across the city. Here's a full line-up of what's on where and when Read more »| 17 May 2012 -
Uk FestivalsIn Pictures: The Great Escape, Brighton 2012
The Great Escape, Brighton 2012 A few of the highlights from The Great Escape music festival, which ran in Brighton from 10-12 May, including Admiral Fallow... Read more »| 16 May 2012 -
Uk Festivals
Southside Film Festival 2012
Southside Film Festival (17-20 May) returns for a second year to provide an oasis of film to an area of Glasgow that's starved of the moving image for much of the year Read more »| 14 May 2012 -
Uk FestivalsT Break 2012 Line-Up Announced
Today Tennent's Lager announced the 16 bands that made the cut from well over a thousand entrants to play this year's T Break stage at the T in the Park fest... Read more »| 11 May 2012 -
Uk Festivals
Mastodon, Mogwai, New Order, Aidan Moffat (and More) Talk Festival Season
The cream of this year’s UK festival line-ups open a serious can of straight talk on the destinations they're looking forward to, memorable seasons past, and what actually happens in the VIP area Read more »| 11 May 2012