Take That win Best British Live Act award at Brit Awards

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Gary Barlow and co. take home the first gong of the evening

Feb 20, 2008
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Take That won the Best British Live Act award at the Brit Awards tonight (February 20).

Accepting the award from BBC Radio One presenter Chris Moyles, Gary Barlow was first to give thanks for the award.

“Thanks everybody,” he said. “Wow, unbelievable.” “This is a wonderful thing for us, we’re so honoured to do it,” added Jason Orange. “I still try and dance, 37 years old, I’ve got an arthritic knee. We appear before you bruised and battered but we just want to say we’re dead chuffed.”

The other nominations for the Best Live Act award were Arctic Monkeys, Kaiser Chiefs, Klaxons and Muse.

To get the full Brit Award results just click on the categories below:

Critics' Choice Award
British Breakthrough Act
Best International Male
Best British Male
Best International Female
Best International Group
Best British Female
Best International Album
Best British Band
Best British Single
Best British Album
Outstanding Contribution To Music Award

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orangeiod

Feb 20, 2008

oh dear lord. what a joke.

Dan_thy_Man1990

Feb 20, 2008

HAHAHA what a joke

Dan_thy_Man1990

Feb 20, 2008

thats really very amusing, does anybody really believe they deserved this?

Plug in Baby aka Victoria Claire

Feb 20, 2008

I'm sorry, but what utter bullshit is that; everyone knows that Take That are a bunch of twats just trying to make money because they are Take That. Surely there are much more deserving bands of such an important award

Randomfulness

Feb 20, 2008

Muse IMO should have won - the Wembley Stadium gig was just mindblowing!

guyp16

Feb 20, 2008

how the fuck did muse not get it? and if not them what about klaxons? Take That? complete and utter bollocks to be honest

Grimbo

Feb 20, 2008

ive never seen take that live, but i still know they aint the best live act.

DBLADE13

Feb 20, 2008

these have only got this bcos of there name and how did they manage to win best single aswell?! they shud be walking home with niether absolute rubbish!

thefalman

Feb 21, 2008

Sickening, but unfortunately predictable due to the fact that it was voted for by the public - with masses of nostalgic fans and the votes of those with more taste split four ways, it's no surprise that they walked away with it. Any of the other acts would've been worthier winners, but Muse should've taken it imo.

jukebox2006

Feb 21, 2008

I too, am disappointed that muse didnt win, but this just goes to show what a joke the brits are. Anyway muse have won other awards for the wembley shows.

at last

Feb 21, 2008

you all sit there in your smoke filled drug dens most days & it makes me sick that none of you have even seen take that live,so how the hell would you know they don't deserve it. The brits were utter rubbish,filled with people like yourselves off their heads & up there own arses,apart from take that.They are talented,gorgeous & down -to-earth,it's no wonder you're all jealous really.

wonkeykong

Feb 26, 2008

dear at last, we all know take that are shite without ever seeing them live, because we have an ounce of sense.
a washed up boy-band playing crappy gigs to pregnant chavs is NOT the best that britain has to offer in terms of live music. in fact artists in this country have put out better dead music than take that's latest LP but what more do you expect from the brits, with sun readers, sorry, sun 'people who buy the paper to look at tits and read about jordan's latest holiday' people voting for best single