UK Festival Awards: the winners!
The results of the UK Festival Awards 2011 have just been announced - with Glastonbury, Bestival and Secret Garden Party picking up the big prizes. Glastonbury took the award for Best Major Festival at a packed London Roundhouse while Secret Garden Party and End of the Road were crowned best medium and small festival respectively. Bestival was the Fans’ Favourite and Croatia’s Outlook won the award for Best Overseas Festival. Ed Sheeran picked up the award for Best Breakthrough Act and Paolo Nutini’s set at Latitude was named Headline Performance of the Year.And those winners in full are:Best New Festival in association with Access All Areas: WildernessBest Metropolitan Festival: TramlinesBest Dance Event in association with Peppermint: CreamfieldsBest Overseas Festival: Outlook (Croatia)Best Family Festival in association with Showsec: Beautiful DaysBest Breakthrough Artist: Ed SheeranLine-Up of the Year in association with XL Video: SonisphereHeadline Performance of the Year in association with Jagermeister: Paolo Nutini - LatitudeAnthem of the Summer: Chase and Status – Blind FaithAgent of the Year in association with IQ: Steve StrangePromoter of the Year in association with Virtual Festivals: Secret ProductionsBest Small Festival in association with Doodson: End of the RoadBest Medium-Sized Festival: Secret Garden PartyBest Major Festival in association with The Ticket Factory: GlastonburyFans’ Favourite Festival: BestivalThe Lifetime Achievement Award: Steve Heap, Mrs Casey Music / Towersey Village FestivalThe following awards were presented at the Festival Conference:The Grass Roots Festival Award in association with ID&C: Y-Not FestivalConcession of the Year: The Beat HotelThe Greener Festival Award in association with Robertson Taylor and agreenerfestival.com: ShambalaBest Toilets in association with Shewee: Y-Not FestivalBest Sponsor Activation in association with Field Marketing and Brand Experience: Capitalize - BacardiThe Extra-Festival Activity Award in association with Music Week: Bearded KittenOutstanding Contribution to Festival Production in association with TPi: The Event Safety Shop