The UK Festival Awards are awarded annually, with various categories for all aspects of

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s that have taken place in the UK, and one category for European festivals. The Awards were first established in 2004 by Steve Jenner and his team at 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. The 2008 Awards ceremony was held on 30 October 2008 at the IndigO2 venue in London.

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will receive funds raised on the night. The 2011 Awards ceremony was held at the Roundhouse in Camden, which remained its home until 2016. Having grown beyond the original team's capacity to manage it as a part-time project, Mondiale Publishing was brought in as an acquiring partner in 2012, with Steve Jenner remaining onboard as a creative consultant. Since 2017, to bring the Awards into closer alignment with flourishing Independent Festival sector, the UK Festival Awards have been held at

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, the music and events venue in

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, London.

2004

UK Festival Awards launched as an online poll b
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 T in the Park festival was a major Scottish music festival that was held annually from 1994 to 2016. It was named after its main sponsor, Tennents. The event was held at Strathclyde Park, Lanarkshire, until 1996. It then moved to the disused ...

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 Festival Republic is a UK music promoter. It was founded as Mean Fiddler Group in 1982 by Irish-born chairman John Vincent Power, as a venue-management and music-promotion group. After the group was taken over by Hamsard Ltd in 2005, the focus b ...

– Reading & Leeds, Latitude).

2007

The first "sit down" event at KoKo, Camden.

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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).

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

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. Outstanding Contribution to Festivals:

(Glastonbury).

2008 Nominations Shortlist

* Best Major Festival **

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Glastonbury Festival Glastonbury Festival (formally Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts and known colloquially as Glasto) is a five-day festival of contemporary performing arts that takes place in Pilton, Somerset, England. In addition to contempo ...

Global Gathering Global Gathering was an annual dance music festival by Angel Festivals Limited. Festivals are held in countries such as the UK, Poland, Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and feature leading electronic music artists from around the globe. The festival ran ...

Isle of Wight Festival The Isle of Wight Festival is a British music festival which takes place annually in Newport on the Isle of Wight, England. It was originally a counterculture event held from 1968 to 1970. The 1970 event was by far the largest of these early ...

Leeds Festival The Reading and Leeds Festivals are a pair of annual music festivals that take place in Reading and Leeds in England. The events take place simultaneously on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the August bank holiday weekend. The Reading Festiv ...

Reading Festival The Reading and Leeds Festivals are a pair of annual music festivals that take place in Reading and Leeds in England. The events take place simultaneously on the Friday, Saturday and Sunday of the August bank holiday weekend. The Reading Festiv ...

** V Festival Chelmsford ** V Festival Staffordshire * Best Medium Sized Festival ** Beautiful Days **

Bestival Bestival was a four-day music festival held in the south of England. It had been held annually in the late summer since 2004 at Robin Hill on the Isle of Wight. In 2017 the festival relocated to the Lulworth Estate in Dorset. The event was org ...

** The Glade ** Hydro Connect **

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Lovebox Weekender Lovebox is a three-day music festival. In 2018 the event moved to Gunnersbury Park, London. The move came after Tower Hamlets turned down its application to continue in Victoria Park and Lambeth residents objected to its move to Brockwell Park. ...

** RockNess ** The Big Chill ** Wickerman Festival ** Wakestock (Abersoch) * Best Small Festival **

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** Beach Break Live **

Cambridge Folk Festival The Cambridge Folk Festival is an annual music festival, established in 1965, held on the site of Cherry Hinton Hall in Cherry Hinton, one of the villages subsumed by the city of Cambridge, England. The festival is known for its eclectic mix o ...

** End Of The Road Festival ** Indie Track Festival ** Larmer Tree Festival ** Secret Garden Party ** Standon Calling ** Strummercamp ** Summer Sundae Weekender * Best Dance Festival **

** Dance Island ** Escape Into The Park ** The Glade **

** Run To The Sun Festival ** South West Four ** Waveform Festival * Best Lineup **

** End of the Road Festival **

** The Big Chill ** V Festival Chelmsford * Best New Festival ** Beachdown Festival ** Bearded Theory **

Camp Bestival Camp Bestival is a British music festival, the "little sister" of Bestival, both organised by BBC Radio 1 DJ Rob Da Bank. It is held annually, in July, at Lulworth Castle in Dorset and is targeted at families with small children. In 2019 it had ...

** Festibelly ** Hop Farm Festival ** Offset Festival ** The Limetree Festival ** The Magic Loungeabout ** The Mighty Boosh Festival ** Wakestock (Blenheim Palace) * Grass Roots Festival ** Beautiful Days ** Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival ** Big Session ** End Of The Road Festival **

Kendal Calling Kendal Calling is a music & arts festival, held annually at Lowther Deer Park in the Lake District, Cumbria in the North West of England. It has grown from a two-day, 900 capacity event in 2006 to a 25,000 capacity 4-day music festival. Kendal ...

** Knockengorroach – World Ceilidh ** Loopallu ** Off The Tracks ** Wickerman Festival **

WOMAD WOMAD ( ; World of Music, Arts and Dance) is an international arts festival. The central aim of WOMAD is to celebrate the world's many forms of music, arts and dance. History WOMAD was founded in 1980 by English rock musician Peter Gabriel, w ...

* Family Festival Award ** Beautiful Days ** Camp Bestival **

Fairport's Cropredy Convention Fairport's Cropredy Convention (formerly Cropredy Festival) is an annual festival of folk and rock music, headed by British folk-rock band Fairport Convention and held on the edge of the village of Cropredy in Oxfordshire, England. The festiva ...

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** GuilFest ** Larmer Tree Festival ** Solfest ** Summer Sundae Weekender ** Weyfest ** Wychwood Festival * Best Toilets ** Aeon Festival ** Festinho **

** Larmer Tree Festival ** Nozstock ** Secret Garden Party ** Standon Calling ** Strummercamp ** The Big Chill **

Y Not Festival The Y Not Festival is an annual music festival held in Pikehall, Derbyshire, United Kingdom. It first took place in 2005, at a disused quarry site as a party for around 120 people organised by Ralph Broadbent who was planning a party in the g ...

* Best European Festival ** Castlepalooza (Ireland) ** Creamfields Romania (Romania) ** EXIT (Serbia) ** Festival dello Stretto (Italy) ** FIB Benicassim (Spain) ** Gurtenfestival (Switzerland) ** Heineken Open-er (Poland) ** HOVE Festivalen (Norway) ** Lowlands (Netherlands) ** Open Air St. Gallen (Switzerland) ** Oxegen (Ireland) ** Roskilde (Denmark) ** Snowbombing (Austria) ** Spirit of Burgas (Bulgaria) ** Tignes Fest (France) * Festival Headline Act **

Kings of Leon Kings of Leon is an American rock band formed in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1999. The band is composed of brothers Caleb, Nathan and Jared Followill, and their cousin Matthew Followill. The band's early music was a blend of Southern rock and ga ...

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Rage Against the Machine Rage Against the Machine (often abbreviated as RATM or shortened to simply Rage) is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1991, the group consists of vocalist Zack de la Rocha, bassist and backing vocalist Tim Commerf ...

The Verve The Verve were an English rock band formed in Wigan in 1990 by lead vocalist Richard Ashcroft, guitarist Nick McCabe, bass guitarist Simon Jones and drummer Peter Salisbury. Guitarist and keyboard player Simon Tong later became a member in t ...

* Festival Rock Act **

Biffy Clyro Biffy Clyro are a Scottish rock band that formed in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, composed of Simon Neil (guitar, lead vocals), James Johnston (bass, vocals), and Ben Johnston (drums, vocals). Currently signed to 14th Floor Records, they hav ...

Bloc Party Bloc Party are an English rock band, composed of Kele Okereke (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, sampler), Russell Lissack (lead guitar, keyboards), Justin Harris (bass guitar, keyboards, saxophones, backing vocals) and Louise Bartle (d ...

** Bullet for My Valentine **

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The Raconteurs The Raconteurs (, also known as The Saboteurs in Australia) is an American rock band from Detroit, Michigan, formed in 2005. The band consists of Jack White (vocals, guitar), Brendan Benson (vocals, guitar), Jack Lawrence (bass guitar), and Pat ...

* Festival Dance Act **

Groove Armada Groove Armada are an English electronic music duo, composed of Andy Cato and Tom Findlay. They achieved chart success with their singles " At the River", "I See You Baby" and "Superstylin'". The duo have released nine studio albums, four of wh ...

Hot Chip Hot Chip are an English synthpop band formed in London in 1995. The group consists of multi-instrumentalists Alexis Taylor, Joe Goddard, Al Doyle, Owen Clarke, and Felix Martin. They are occasionally joined by former member Rob Smoughton for ...

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The Chemical Brothers The Chemical Brothers are an English electronic music duo formed by Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons in Manchester in 1989. They were pioneers (along with the Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, the Crystal Method, and other acts) in bringing the big beat genre t ...

The Prodigy The Prodigy are an English electronic dance music band formed in Braintree, Essex, in 1990 by producer, keyboard player and songwriter Liam Howlett. The original line-up also featured dancer and singer Keith Flint and dancer and occasional l ...

* Festival Pop Act ** Duffy **

Girls Aloud Girls Aloud were an pop girl group that was created through the ITV talent show '' Popstars: The Rivals'' in 2002. The group comprised singers Cheryl, Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh. The group achieved a ...

Scouting for Girls Scouting for Girls are an English pop rock band. Their name is a play on the title of the 1908 Scouting handbook ''Scouting for Boys''. The band was formed in 2005 by three childhood friends from London, Roy Stride on piano and lead guitar/voc ...

The Ting Tings The Ting Tings are an English indie pop duo from Salford, Greater Manchester formed in 2007. The band consists of Katie White (vocals, guitar, bass drums, bass guitar, cowbells) and Jules De Martino (drums, lead guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, ...

Will Young William Robert Young (born 20 January 1979) is a British singer-songwriter and actor who came to prominence after winning the 2002 inaugural series of the ITV talent contest ''Pop Idol'', making him the first winner of the worldwide '' Idol' ...

* Festival Feel-Good Act **

Eddy Grant Edmond Montague Grant (born 5 March 1948) is a Guyanese-British singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, known for his genre-blending sound; his music has blended elements of pop, British rock, soul, funk, reggae, electronic music, ...

Neil Diamond Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. He has sold more than 130 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling musicians of all time. He has had ten No. 1 singles on the Hot 100 and Adul ...

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Tenacious D Tenacious D is an American comedy rock duo formed in Los Angeles, California in 1994. It was founded by actors Jack Black and Kyle Gass, who were members of The Actors' Gang theater company at the time. The duo's name is derived from "tenacio ...

The Mighty Boosh The Mighty Boosh is a British comedy troupe featuring comedians Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding. Developed from three stage shows and a six-episode radio series, it has since spanned a total of 20 television episodes for BBC Three which air ...

* Festival Urban Act **

Dizzee Rascal Dylan Kwabena Mills (born 18 September 1984), better known by his stage name Dizzee Rascal, is a British MC and rapper. A pioneer of grime music, his work has also incorporated elements of UK garage, bassline, British hip hop, and R&B. Dizz ...

** Estelle ** N*E*R*D **

Roots Manuva Rodney Hylton Smith, better known by his stage name Roots Manuva (born 9 September 1972), is a British rapper and producer. Since his debut in 1994, he has produced numerous albums and singles on the label Big Dada, achieving commercial succes ...

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* Best Live Newcomer ** Duffy **

Glasvegas Glasvegas are a Scottish indie rock band from Glasgow. The band consists of James Allan (vocals), Rab Allan (lead guitar) and Paul Donoghue (bass guitar), with Swedish drummer Jonna Löfgren joining the group in 2010 until her departure in 2020 ...

MGMT MGMT () is an American indie rock band formed in 2002 in Middletown, Connecticut. It was founded by multi-instrumentalists Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser. Alongside VanWyngarden and Goldwasser, MGMT's live lineup currently consists o ...

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* Anthem Of The Summer **

featuring

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- '' Dance wiv Me'' **

- ''

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'' **

Noah and the Whale Noah and the Whale were a British indie rock and folk band from Twickenham, formed in 2006. The band's last line-up consisted of Charlie Fink (vocals, guitar), Tom Hobden (violin/ keyboards), Matt "Urby Whale" Owens (bass guitar), Fred Abbott ...

- '' 5 Years Time'' **

- ''

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'' **

- '' Love Is Noise'' * Innovation Award ** Beachdown: All shuttle-buses and official transportation ran on used cooking oil. **

Glade Festival Glade Festival was an electronic dance music festival, founded by Nick Ladd and Guise baronets, Ans Guise, which originally started out as Glastonbury Festival's Glade Stage, which was established by Luke Piper and Mark Parsons who also became ...

: Ticket scheme whereby festival goers were pre-sent an access card to swipe at the gate. **

: Biodegradable, starch tent pegs handed out to festival goers. ** Hydro Connect: Rickshaws used to ferry festival goers and artists around the site. **

: Wristbands distributed two weeks before the festival to speed up entry. **

: Theatre Arena built upon the world's first fuel cell powered festival stage. **

: Real-time webcasts of artist interviews and performances on website and stage screens. ** Solfest: Kids only toilets introduced to make things easier for children and adults alike. ** Standon Calling: Hosted the UK's first festival underwater dance arena in a swimming pool. ** The Big Chill: Big Issue vendors sold the programme on site, while buskers were invited to perform. * Most Memorable Moment **

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and

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hold impromptu collaboration at Sing Ye From The Hills. **

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makes moving comeback at Glastonbury following life-threatening illness. **

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with his rendition of '' Wonderwall'' at Glastonbury. **

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play up to dance fans with a cover of

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'' at Creamfields. **

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spit blood and 'fly over' Download fans, as thousands dress up as

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on stage at Cropredy Festival for '' Battle Of Evermore'' ** Ross Noble leads a conga around the Latitude site, stealing fans from various stages ** Secret Garden Party blow up their lake-marooned Pirate Ship in a firework spectacular. **

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and

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play secret back-to-back gigs at Bestival ** Utah Saints break world record for most ever fans doing the 'Running Man' dance at Get Loaded In The Park.

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

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2010 Winners

* Best Toilets - T In The Park * Best Metropolitan Festival - Gaymers Camden Crawl * Best Family Festival in association with Showsec - Camp Bestival * Best Breakthrough Artist in association with Rizla - Mumford & Sons * Best Dance Event in association wit
Peppermint Bars
- Creamfields * Feel Good Act of the Summer in association with Be-at TV - Paolo Nutini * Best New Festival in association with Access All Areas - Vintage At Goodwood * Headline Performance of the Year in association with Jägermeister - AC/DC at Download Festival * Virtual Festivals’ Critics Choice - Biffy Clyro at Glastonbury * Overseas Festival - Snowbombing * Anthem of the Summer in association with HMV - Florence & The Machine ‘You’ve Got The Love’ * Line-Up of the Year* in association with XL Video - Rockness * Promoter of the Year in association with IQ - Glastonbury * Best Small Festival in association with Doodson Entertainment - Kendal Calling * Best Medium Festival in association with Smirnoff Flavours - Green Man * Best Major Festival in association with Tuborg - Bestival * Lifetime Achievement in association with Music Week – Geoff Ellis, DF Concerts * Outstanding Contribution to Festival Production in association with TPi - Neil McDonald * Best Sponsor Activation in association with Brand Republic - Coca-Cola * The Grass Roots Festival Award in association with Robertson Taylor - 2000 Trees * A Greener Festival Award in association with agreenerfestival.com - Croissant Neuf Summer Party Hosted by:

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. Lifetime Achievement Winner: Geoff Ellis (

2011

Awards show up-scales to

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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). http://www.festivalawards.com/2011-winners/ Best New Festival Wilderness Best Metropolitan Festival Tramlines Best Dance Event Creamfields Best Overseas Festival Outlook (Croatia) Best Family Festival Beautiful Days Best Breakthrough Artist Ed Sheeran Line-Up of the Year Sonisphere Knebworth Headline Performance of the Year Paolo Nutini at Latitude Anthem Of The Summer Chase and Status: Blind Faith Agent Of The Year Steve Strange Promoter Of The Year Secret Productions Best Small Festival End of the Road Best Medium-Sized Festival Secret Garden Party Best Major Festival Glastonbury Fans' Favourite Festival Bestival Lifetime Achievement Award Steve Heap, Mrs Casey Music / Towersey Village Festival PRESENTED AT THE UK FESTIVAL CONFERENCE: Earlier in the day at The Forum, Kentish Town… The Grass Roots Festival Award Y-Not Festival Concession Of The Year The Beat Hotel The Greener Festival Award Shambala Best Toilets Y-Not Festival Best Sponsor Activation Capitalize: Bacardi The Extra-Festival Activity Award Bearded Kitten Outstanding Contribution to Festival Production The Event Safety Shop

2012

Mondiale Publishing acquires a majority stake in the Awards which returns to

. Conference joins it at the same venue for the first time. Hosted by:

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. http://www.festivalawards.com/2012-winners/ Best New Festival Festival Number 6 Best Metropolitan Festival Camden Crawl Best Dance Event Global Gathering Best Overseas Festival Benicassim (Spain) Best Family Festival Latitude Best Breakthrough Act Jake Bugg Line-Up of the Year Download Headline Performance of the Year New Order at Festival Number 6 Anthem Of The Summer Django Django – ‘Default’ Agency Of The Year William Morris Promoter Of The Year Gareth Cooper (Festival Number 6, Beach Break Live, Lollibop, Snowbombing, Lounge On The Farm) Best Small Festival Y-Not Best Medium-Sized Festival Bloodstock Open-Air Best Major Festival Bestival The Grass Roots Festival Award Green Man The Greener Festival Award Croissant Neuf Summer Party Concession Of The Year Paelleria Best Toilets Lodestar Best Brand Activation The Southern Comfort Juke-Joint The Extra-Festival Activity Award Live From Jodrell Bank Lifetime Achievement Award John Probyn, Chief Operating Officer, Live Nation

2013

Awards returns to

. http://www.festivalawards.com/2013-winners/ BEST MAJOR FESTIVAL Download MEDIUM-SIZED FESTIVAL Kendal Calling BEST SMALL FESTIVAL Bearded Theory BEST NEW FESTIVAL We Are FSTVL BEST DANCE EVENT Creamfields BEST METROPOLITAN FESTIVAL Dot To Dot BEST FAMILY FESTIVAL Camp Bestival BEST GRASSROOTS EVENT 2000trees Festival BEST TOILETS ArcTanGent BEST OVERSEAS FESTIVAL Snowbombing (Austria) HEADLINE PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR Arctic Monkeys – Glastonbury ANTHEM OF THE SUMMER Get Lucky – Daft Punk BREAKTHROUGH ACT OF THE YEAR Rudimental Jury-decided Categories: AGENT OF THE YEAR CODA BEST LINE-UP Latitude CONCESSION OF THE YEAR Strumpets with Crumpets THE GREENER FESTIVAL AWARD Shambala Festival BEST BRAND ACTIVATION Virgin Media THE EXTRA-FESTIVAL ACTIVITY AWARD Wilderness PROMOTER OF THE YEAR Paddy Glasgow (Glasgowbury) BEST USE OF NEW TECHNOLOGY Barclaycard Presents British Summer Time (in Hyde Park) Intelligent Venue Solutions THE OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Fiona Stewart, Green Man Festival

2016

Awards returns to

2016 Finalists Shortlist

* Best Major Festival ** British Summertime Hyde Park **

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** Electric Daisy Carnival UK **

** Reading & Leeds Festival ** V Festival ** Victorious Festival **

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* Best Medium-Sized Festival **

** Beautiful Days ** Bloodstock Open Air **

Green Man Festival The Green Man Festival is an independent music, science and arts festival held annually in mid-August in the Brecon Beacons, Wales. Green Man has evolved into a 25,000 capacity week long event, showcasing predominantly live music (in particular ...

** Love Supreme Jazz Festival ** The Social Festival ** We Are FSTVL ** Y Not Festival * Best Small Festival ** 3 Wishes Faery Fest ** Acoustic Sundays Summer Sessions ** Bearded Theory ** Beats Cancer Music Festival ** Breaking Bands Festival ** Liverpool Music Week ** Mammothfest ** Northbridge Festival ** The Secret Festival ** Wildfire Adventure Camp Best New Festival ** 2Q Festival ** A New Day Festival ** Afropunk London ** Big Family Festival ** Bluedot ** Joy Festival ** Killin Music Festival ** Neighbourhood Festival ** OnRoundhay Festival ** Positive Vibration – Festival of Reggae ** Samphire Festival ** The Bolton Weekender * Best Dance Event ** Beat Herder ** Bluedot **

** Farr Festival ** Field Maneuvers ** Field Trip ** Gottwood Festival ** HogSozzle Music Festival ** Junction 2 ** Nozstock: The Hidden Valley ** The Social Festival ** We Are FSTVL * Best Metropolitan Festival ** 2Q Festival ** Blackpool Music Festival ** Cheltenham Jazz Festival ** Dot to Dot Festival ** Grillstock ** Just for Laughs London ** Live at Leeds Festival ** Liverpool Music Week ** Liverpool Sound City ** Mammothfest ** Stockton Calling ** Tramlines Festival * Best Family Festival ** 3 Wishes Faery Fest ** Bearded Theory ** Beermageddon ** Big Family Festival ** Camp Bestival ** Green Man Festival ** Just So Festival ** Kendal Calling ** Nozstock: The Hidden Valley ** Something To Smile About ** The Good Life Experience ** The Secret Festival * The Grass Roots Festival Award ** 2000Trees ** Balter Festival ** Barn on the Farm ** Beermageddon ** Bloodstock Open Air ** Green Man Festival ** LeeFest Presents The Neverland ** Lindisfarne Festival ** New Forest Folk Festival ** Samphire Festival ** The Secret Festival ** Wildfire Adventure Camp * Headline Performance of the Year ** American Football at ArcTanGent ** Andy C at NASS ** Calvin Harris at Creamfields ** Elton John at Henley Festival ** The Flaming Lips at Wilderness ** Jean-Michel Jarre at Bluedot ** LCD Soundsystem at Lovebox ** Massive Attack at British Summertime Hyde Park ** Refused at 2000Trees ** Rihanna at V Festival * Line-Up of the Year ** ArcTanGent ** Bloc ** British Summertime Hyde Park ** End of the Road Festival ** Green Man Festival ** Liverpool Music Week ** Simple Things Festival ** Slam Dunk Festival ** The Social Festival ** WOMAD * Best Overseas Festival ** Altitude Comedy Festival ** Bestival Toronto ** Blues in Hell ** Castlepalooza ** Dimensions Festival ** Download Paris ** Electric Elephant ** EXIT Festival ** Hideout Festival ** Gibraltar World Music Festival ** Snowbombing ** SXM Festival

References

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External links

UK Festival Awards home page

About SW4 and Lineup 2013 (in Russian)
Awards established in 2004 British music awards 2004 establishments in the United Kingdom Festivals in the United Kingdom Annual events in the United Kingdom