Muse triumph at UK Festival Awards
Arctic Monkeys and Radiohead also win
Muse and Arctic Monkeys were the big winners at this year's UK Festival Awards tonight (October 19).
Matt Bellamy and co walked away with Best Rock Act and Best Headline Act for their performance at the Carling Weekend: Reading And Leeds Festivals while the Arctic Monkeys bagged Anthem Of The Summer with their Number One hit 'I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor' at the awards ceremony at Islington Carling Academy.
Radiohead's rare performance of early hit 'Creep' at this year's V Festival won the Most Memorable Event gong while The Kooks picked up Best Breakthrough Act and Primal Scream won Festival Feel Good Act.
Mean Fiddler’s Melvin Benn also picked up the Outstanding Contribution To Festivals gong.
Over one million public votes were cast over a three week period in the build up to the event.
The full list of winners is as follows:
Best Headline Act: Muse
Anthem of the summer: Arctic Monkeys 'I Bet That You Look Good on the Dancefloor'
Best Rock Act: Muse
Most Memorable Moment: Radiohead performing 'Creep' at the V Festival
Best Urban Act: The Streets
Festival Feel-Good Act: Primal Scream
Outstanding Contribution To Festivals: Melvin Benn
Best New Festival: End Of The Road Festival
Best Breakthrough Act: The Kooks
Best Innovation: The Carling Cold Beer Amnesty
Best Dance Act: The Prodigy
Best Pop Act: Girls Aloud
Best Family Festival: Guilfest
Best One Day Festival: Monsters Of Rock
Best Toilets: Larmer Tree Festival
Party People Award For Dance Music: Lovebox
Fan-Friendly Festival: Isle of Skye
Best Grass Roots Festival: Beautiful Days
Shelter Award for Most Socially Responsible Festival: Sunrise Summer Solstice Celebration
Best Small Festival: The Summer Sundae Weekender
Best Medium-To-Large Festival: Bestival
Best Major Festival: T In The Park
Matt Bellamy and co walked away with Best Rock Act and Best Headline Act for their performance at the Carling Weekend: Reading And Leeds Festivals while the Arctic Monkeys bagged Anthem Of The Summer with their Number One hit 'I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor' at the awards ceremony at Islington Carling Academy.
Radiohead's rare performance of early hit 'Creep' at this year's V Festival won the Most Memorable Event gong while The Kooks picked up Best Breakthrough Act and Primal Scream won Festival Feel Good Act.
Mean Fiddler’s Melvin Benn also picked up the Outstanding Contribution To Festivals gong.
Over one million public votes were cast over a three week period in the build up to the event.
The full list of winners is as follows:
Best Headline Act: Muse
Anthem of the summer: Arctic Monkeys 'I Bet That You Look Good on the Dancefloor'
Best Rock Act: Muse
Most Memorable Moment: Radiohead performing 'Creep' at the V Festival
Best Urban Act: The Streets
Festival Feel-Good Act: Primal Scream
Outstanding Contribution To Festivals: Melvin Benn
Best New Festival: End Of The Road Festival
Best Breakthrough Act: The Kooks
Best Innovation: The Carling Cold Beer Amnesty
Best Dance Act: The Prodigy
Best Pop Act: Girls Aloud
Best Family Festival: Guilfest
Best One Day Festival: Monsters Of Rock
Best Toilets: Larmer Tree Festival
Party People Award For Dance Music: Lovebox
Fan-Friendly Festival: Isle of Skye
Best Grass Roots Festival: Beautiful Days
Shelter Award for Most Socially Responsible Festival: Sunrise Summer Solstice Celebration
Best Small Festival: The Summer Sundae Weekender
Best Medium-To-Large Festival: Bestival
Best Major Festival: T In The Park
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