This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.
Awards Business News Live Business
UK Festival awards presented
By CMU Editorial | Published on Wednesday 16 November 2011
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, rockers and ravers, drummers and drinkers, dancers and dubsteppers, artists and agents, bookers and bouncers, publicists and pop stars, and not forgetting those all important catering concession holders, the votes have been counted, the sums have been done, the battles have been fought and the victories confirmed, yes, here they are, the winners of this years UK Festival Awards, announced last night in a very round house somewhere north of Euston.
Line-Up Of The Year: Sonisphere
Headline Performance Of The Year: Paolo Nutini – Latitude
Best Breakthrough Artist: Ed Sheeran
Anthem Of The Summer: Chase and Status – Blind Faith
Agent Of The Year: Steve Strange
Promoter Of The Year: Secret Productions
Concession Of The Year: The Beat Hotel
Best Toilets: Y-Not Festival
Best Sponsor Activation: Capitalize – Bacardi
Best New Festival: Wilderness
Best Metropolitan Festival: Tramlines
Best Dance Event: Creamfields
Best Overseas Festival: Outlook (Croatia)
Best Family Festival: Beautiful Days
The Grass Roots Festival Award: Y-Not Festival
The Greener Festival Award: Shambala
The Extra-Festival Activity Award: Bearded Kitten
Best Small Festival: End Of The Road
Best Medium-Sized Festival: Secret Garden Party
Best Major Festival (in association with The Ticket Factory): Glastonbury
Fans’ Favourite Festival: Bestival
Outstanding Contribution To Festival Production: The Event Safety Shop
Lifetime Achievement Award: Steve Heap, Mrs Casey Music / Towersey Village Festival
