February 23, 2006 19:00
Carling Brixton Academy wins Best Venue
The London location triumphs at ShockWaves NME Awards 2006
The Carling Brixton Academy in London has won Best Venue at the 2006 ShockWaves NME Awards.
The venue saw of fierce competition from Manchester Apollo, London Astoria, London KOKO and Glasgow Barrowlands to claim the prize.
Today's ceremony is taking place at the Hammersmith Palais in west London. Keep clicking back to NME.COM for news on all of the awards.
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