Oct 31, 2008 • 1 min read

Glastonbury wins top gong at festival awards

Glastonbury won Best Major Festival at the UK Festival Awards, with Michael Eavis receiving an Outstanding Contribution award and The Ting Tings winning three prizes.

Well, Glastonbury can officially put two fingers up at all those anti-Jay-Z naysayers after last night's UK Festival Awards, I think, because it won the big prize, Best Major Festival, as voted for by the festival going public. Adding to Glastonbury's achievements on the night were an Outstanding Contribution gong for festival honcho Michael Eavis, and the gong for Most Memorable Moment - the one where the aforementioned Jay-Z did a performance of Oasis track 'Wonderwall'.

Other winners on the night included T In The Park, who got Best Line-Up, Camp Bestival, who got Best New Festival, and The Ting Tings, who got three awards, for Festival Pop Act, Anthem Of The Summer, and Best Live Newcomer.

Here's the full list, so you can peruse it yourself:

Best Major Festival in Association with Icom: Glastonbury

Best Medium Sized Festival in Association with Ticketline: Lovebox Weekender

Best Small Festival: Secret Garden Party

Best Dance Festival: Glade Festival

Best Line-up: T In The Park

Best New Festival in Association with Jose Cuervo: Camp Bestival

Grass Roots Festival: Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival

Family Festival Award: Larmer Tree Festival

Best Toilets: The Big Chill

Best European Festival in Association with Yourope: Oxegen (Ireland)

Festival Headline Act in Association with Jagermeister: Kings Of Leon

Festival Rock Act in Association with Gibson: Biffy Clyro

Festival Dance Act: The Prodigy

Festival Pop Act: The Ting Tings

Festival Feel-Good Act in Association with Pimms: The Mighty Boosh

Festival Urban Act: Dizzee Rascal

Best Live Newcomer in Association with NME Radio: The Ting Tings

Anthem Of The Summer: The Ting Tings: 'That's Not My Name'

The Greener Festival Award in Association with AGF: Waveform

Innovation Award in Association with Weboptimiser Media: Standon Calling for hosting the UK's first festival underwater dance arena in a swimming pool.

Most Memorable Moment in Association with Gaymer Cider: Jay-Z mocking Noel Gallagher with his rendition of 'Wonderwall' at Glastonbury.

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