UK Festival Awards winners
The UK Festival Awards took place at a packed and star studded Roundhouse in London's Roundhouse last night, and from Phil Jupitus's no nonsense and very funny hosting, to Alex Hardee's extraordinary on-stage proposition of marriage to his girlfriend (she said yes!), the event was a major success. And the winners areBest Major Festival: BestivalBest Medium-Sized Festival: Bloodstock Open Air FestivalBest Small Festival: Y Not FestivalBest New Festival: Festival No 6Best Dance Event: Global GatheringBest Metropolitan Festival: Camden CrawlBest Family Festival: LatitudeThe Grass Roots Festival Award: Green ManBest Overseas Festival: Benicassim (Spain)The Greener Festival Award: Croissant Neuf Summer PartyBest Line-Up: DownloadThe Extra-Festival Activity Award: Live From Jodrell BankBest Toilets: LodestarAgency Of The Year: William MorrisPromoter Of The Year: Gareth Cooper (Festival No 6, Beach Break, Lollibop)Concession Of The Year: PaelleriaBest Brand Activation: Southern Comfort Juke JointHeadline Performance Of The Year: New Order at Festival No 6Best Breakthrough Act: Jake BuggAnthem Of The Summer: Django Django - DefaultLifetime Achievement Award: John ProbynWinners of the Greener Festival Award also picked up their 'flags' for their efforts, and festivals picking up their AGF awards included Shambala, Croissant Neuf, Rock The Green, Hadra Trance, Milton Keynes Fringe, T-in-the-Park, Reading, Leeds, Latitude and the Radio 1 Hackney Weekender.