UK Festival Awards

UK Festival Awards
Type of site
 Music festival awards
Available in English
Website http://www.festivalawards.com
Launched 2004

The UK Festival Awards are awarded annually, with various categories for all aspects of festivals that have taken place in the UK, and one category for European festivals. The Awards were first established in 2004, and are produced by Virtual Festivals.com. They are voted for by the public via the UK Festival Awards website. To ensure fairness, the votes are weighted to take into account the event capacity.[1][2][3]

The 2008 Awards ceremony was held on 30 October 2008 at the IndigO2 venue in London. Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy will receive funds raised on the night.[1]

The 2011 Awards ceremony was held at the Roundhouse in Camden.[4]

2004

UK Festival Awards launched as an online poll by VirtualFestivals.com, 12,000 fans vote. The awards are presented in person to the winners in their local pubs of choice

2005

50,000+ fans vote; BBC 6 Music sign up as media partner. Saluted in Scottish Parliament when T In The Park is voted Best Major Festival. The awards are again presented to the winners in person during an epic road-trip spanning the UK.

2006

Pressure from the industry prompts the creation of the first live event, for 500 standing-only at London’s Islington Academy, sponsored by Carling.

Hosted by: Steve Harris. Outstanding Contribution to Festivals: Melvin Benn (Festival Republic – Reading & Leeds, Latitude).

2007

The first "sit down" event at KoKo, Camden. Michael Eavis attends.

Hosted by: The Cuban Brothers. Outstanding Contribution to Festivals: John Giddings (Isle of Wight).

2008

Moves to the IndigO2, adding a gala dinner component (at the Goucho restaurant) and the first UK Festival Conference by day (oversubscribed).

Michael Eavis accepting his Outstanding Contribution to Festivals award at the IndigO2 in 2008. Establishes independent ownership as Festival Awards Ltd.

Hosted by: Shaun Keaveny. Outstanding Contribution to Festivals: Michael Eavis (Glastonbury).

2008 Nominations Shortlist

2009

The Awards returns to the O2 and the conference fills out into Europe’s largest cinema, the Vue in the O2 complex. The European Festival Awards is launched in partnership with The European Festival Association and debuts at The Grand Theatre in Groningen, Holland, on the opening night of Eurosonic Noorderslag.

Hosted by: Dixie and Horsey (Stars of ‘Svengali’). Lifetime Achievement Winner: Katrina Larkin (The Big Chill).

2010

The Awards continues its O2 residency and the Conference expands again into sell-out event at the British Music Experience, covered live by BBC Business News.

2010 Winners

Hosted by: Craig Charles. Lifetime Achievement Winner: Geoff Ellis (T in the Park).[5]

2011

Awards show up-scales to The Roundhouse and sells-out – the founding dream realised. Conference moves up to The Forum, attracts record attendance.

Hosted by: The Cuban Brothers. Lifetime Achievement Winner: Steve Heap (Association of Folk Festivals).

2012

Awards returns to The Roundhouse. Conference joins it at the same venue for the first time.

Hosted by: Phil Jupitus.

2013

Awards returns to The Roundhouse.[6]

2016

Awards returns to The Roundhouse.[7]

2016 Finalists Shortlist

Best New Festival

References

  1. 1 2 "UK Festival Awards announces nominations shortlists". Music Week. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
  2. ↑ "About the UK Festival Awards". UK Festival Awards. Archived from the original on October 16, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
  3. ↑ "(Time countdown) left to decide the winners of this year's UK Festival Awards!". UK Festival Awards. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
  4. ↑ "Glastonbury, Bestival and Y-Not festival are big winners at industry awards - Eighth annual UK Festival awards also sees Ed Sheeran named breakthrough artist of the year". The Guardian - Music. Guardian News and Media. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  5. ↑ "UK Festival Awards Winners". Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  6. ↑ http://www.festivalawards.com/2013/11/05/ukfestivalawardsfinalists/
  7. ↑ http://www.festivalawards.com/2013/11/05/ukfestivalawardsfinalists/
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