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 FestivalsT in the Park 2010 – Friday
Last year's T in the Park felt like the tipping point for the then sixteen year old granddaddy of Scottish music festivals. Like any successful venture, it h... Read more »| 15 Jul 2010 -
Edinburgh FringePreviews: Traverse Shows
An institution that has long set the precedent for British theatre, Traverse brings a slate of shows to Fringe 2010 that explore the question of human nature. And taxidermy. Read more »| 15 Jul 2010 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Previews: Award-winners
Will these stars of previous years shine once more during the 2010 festivals? Or have they run out of steam? Read more »| 15 Jul 2010 -
Edinburgh FringePreviews: Real theatre
While life may imitate art, some of this year's must-see festival shows take on the issues that lesser artists won't touch with a barge pole Read more »| 15 Jul 2010 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Previews: Site Specific Theatre
Site-specific shows have been multiplying each year in our Festival brochures. If you're an out-of-box thinker, consider hopping on a camper-van, popping into a bridal showroom, or chilling on a playground with some of the most impressive site-specific theatre. Read more »| 15 Jul 2010 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Preview: Old favourites at the fringe
Plays that have been popular right down the decades are given a new lease of life in Edinburgh this August Read more »| 15 Jul 2010
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Edinburgh Fringe
Top 10... Cafés
Anteaques17 Clerk Street The man who owns the shop next to Anteaques has never heard of it: it's that much of a secret. Open only on Fridays and weekends, t... Read more »| 14 Jul 2010 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Top 10... Pubs
Bennets Bar 8 Leven Street Bennets attracts a rather strange mish-mash of theatregoers and sports fans, situated as it is a stone’s throw away from Ki... Read more »| 14 Jul 2010 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Top 10... Fast Bites
Kebab Mahal 7 Nicolson Square The daddy of them all, the Mahal has been open for thirty years and won best Scottish Takeaway 2009. Aside from the ... Read more »| 14 Jul 2010 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Top 10... Breakfasts
Botanic Gardens (Entrances on Inverleith Row and Arboretum Place) A morning stroll around the Botanic Gardens is the best way to squeeze some peace and... Read more »| 14 Jul 2010 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Top 10... Drinking and Dancing
The Bongo Club37 Holyrood Road Respected Fringe venue by day, Bongo is best known to Edinburgh residents as the city’s foremost alternative nightclub,... Read more »| 14 Jul 2010 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Top 10... Asian Eateries
Karen Wong’s Chinese Restaurant 107-109 St Leonards Street 0131 662 0777 The Karen Wong's Chinese Restaurant experience often ends up being more ... Read more »| 14 Jul 2010 -
Uk Festivals
Eminem @ T in the Park, 10 Jul
Five years after his last scheduled UK gig – and seven years since he last actually performed in Scotland – it's teasing to have to wait 40 minut... Read more »| 14 Jul 2010 -
Uk Festivals
dBass @ Stereo, 27 June
Opening act The Forgotten Works are folk - one glance at guitarist James Chapman's beard assures you of that, and the way he and double bassist Martin Beer h... Read more »| 06 Jul 2010 -
Uk FestivalsDr Lonnie Smith @ The Fruitmarket, 25 Jun
I've just invented a new genre. It's called Acid Mod, and it sounds like the Motown house band easing off after hours, playing what they want to after turnin... Read more »| 06 Jul 2010