Održana dodjela 9. UK Festival Awards!
U londonskom Roundhouseu, sinoć je održana 9. po redu UK Festival dodjela nagrada, a nagradu za Best Major Festival odnio je Bestival, čija se pobjeda, s obzirom na mladost ovog festivala, smatra pobjedom nezavisnog sektora.
Bestival je osnovan od strane BBC Radio 1 DJ-a, poznatog Rob Da Banka, a dosad je svake godine odnio neku od nagrada, pa tako u svom portfoliju ima nagrade ‘Best Major Festival’ 2012 & 2010; ‘Fans’ Favourite Festival’ 2011; ‘Best Medium-Sized Festival’ 2009, 2007, 2006 & 2005. Četverodnevni festival se održava u Robin Hillu, u srcu Isle of Wight.
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Ove godine je , ipak, sam festival ostao u sjeni tragedije koja se dogodila, odnosno smrću troje posjetitelja, i 50ak njih ozlijeđenih, nakon što se autobus koji je prevozio posjetitelje zabio u stablo i prevrnuo.
Ostale nagrade podijeljene su u mnogim ostalim kategorijama, poput Anthem Of The Summer, nagrade za najbolji Line Up, najbolji novi festival, najbolji, srednji, odnosno mali festival, i mnoge druge. Pogledajte niže kompletnu listu…
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2012 Awards pobjednici:
Best Major Festival: Bestival
Best Medium-Sized Festival sponsored by Eventbrite: Bloodstock Open Air Festival
Best Small Festival sponsored by Jeremiah Weed: Y Not Festival
Best New Festival sponsored by Access All Areas: Festival No.6
Best Dance Event sponsored by Peppermint Bars: GlobalGathering
Best Metropolitan Festival: Camden Crawl
Best Line-Up: Download
Best Family Festival: Latitude
The Grass Roots Festival Award: Green Man
Best Toilets sponsored by XL Video: Lodestar
Best Overseas Festival: Benicassim (Spain)
Agency Of The Year sponsored by IQ: William Morris
Promoter Of The Year sponsored by Robertson Taylor: Gareth Cooper (Festival No. 6, Beach Break, Lollibop)
Headline Performance Of The Year: New Order at Festival No. 6
Best Breakthrough Act sponsored by Jagermeister: Jake Bugg
Anthem Of The Summer: Django Django – ‘Default’
The Extra-Festival Activity Award: Live From Jodrell Bank
Concession Of The Year: Paelleria
The Greener Festival Award: Croissant Neuf Summer Party
Best Brand Activation sponsored by CGA: Southern Comfort Juke Joint
Lifetime Achievement Award: John Probyn
9. siječnja 2013. održat će se 4. dodjela Europe Festival Awards, a mi navijamo za Dimensions u kategoriji najboljeg novog festivala.
