Last night saw the best of the best from Europe’s rich variety of music festivals, artists and promoters taking home a lot of prices at the 6th annual European Festival Awards. The show took place at Groningen’s De Oosterpoort in The Netherlands as part of the opening night of the 2015 Eurosonic Noorderslag Festival and also saw performances by MØ and AURORA.
From old favourites like the Sziget Festival and the Glastonbury to great new events like Montenegro’s Sea Dance Festival – there were a few surprises. Find the full list of winners right here:
Best Small Festival Festival
Tauron Nowa Muzyka (Poland)
Best Indoor Festival
I Love Techno (Belgium)
Green Operations Award in association with Yourope and The GO Group
Roskilde Festival and Stop Wasting Food (Denmark)
Best Newcomer Act
STROMAE (Belgium)
Artists’ Favourite Festival
Primavera Sound (Spain)
Best New Festival
Down The Rabbit Hole (The Netherlands)
Anthem Of The Year
ARCTIC MONKEYS – ‘R U Mine’
The Health & Safety Innovation Award in association with The YES Group and ICM&SS
MOJO/LOC Festivals (The Netherlands)
Best Medium-Sized Festival in association with Eventbrite
Sea Dance Festival (Montenegro)
Promoter Of The Year
Live Nation (Belgium)
Best Line-Up
Glastonbury Festival (United Kingdom)
Best Headliner
ARCTIC MONKEYS (United Kingdom)
Best Major Festival in association with PlugGo
Sziget Festival (Hungary)
The Lifetime Achievement Award
Melvin Benn (United Kingdom)
The Award for Excellence And Passion in association with Yourope
Rikke Øxner (Denmark)
For more information go to the awards website: eu.festivalawards.com/the-awards
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