We've had a damn good time this summer, in fact, we reckon that this year's crop of festivals have outdone themselves. So someone should by rights give them a lollipop, or a gold star or something, and that someone is the UK Festival Awards.
Other than the hilarity of The Kooks apparently being rock and Belle and Sebastian being classified as a Pop Act (you did see their none-more-fey Reading set, right?), we're quite happy with the nominations. Aloud favourites End of the Road and Latitude have both been nominated for awards, Gogol Bordello have justly been nominated for Feel Good Act and, er, Reading's got a nod for having good toilets. Oh the irony...
To get your vote in and check out the full list of nominees, click here: everyone who enters stands a chance of winning a pair of tickets to every winning festival, VIP tickets to the Festival Awards ceremony on October 19 and a year's supply of Carling. We'll give you a hint of who to vote for by who we gave our precious vote to. This is not a cheap way of having our own awards ceremony in any way.
Best Major Festival - Carling Weekend: Reading Best Medium-To-Large Festival - Bestival Best Small Festival - Jersey Live Playmusic New Festival Award - End of the Road Party People Award For Dance Music - Glade Grass Roots Festival Award - End of the Road Family Festival Award - Ben & Jerry's Sundae Best One Day Festival - Tin Pan Alley Fan-Friendly Festival Award - Latitude Shelter Award For Social Responsibility - Ben & Jerry's Sundae Portaloo Sunset Award for Best Toilets - Guilfest Headline Act - Depeche Mode (Wireless) Rock Act - Foo Fighters Best Dance Act - Mylo Pop Act - Belle & Sebastian (they're not pop, they are Belle and Sebastian) Urban Act - Plan B Breakthrough Act - The Automatic Feel-Good Act - Beck Innovation Award - Latitude Memorable Moment - Scissor Sisters |
The people at The Vegan festival in Bristol deserve an award! The 5th Bristol Vegan Fayre at The Ampitheatre in Waterside Square Bristol is expecting 20,000 people having started from nothing 4 years ago. This year it's over 2 days (9th and 10th June) with bands including The Beat, Ethical Fashion Show, Hemp Expo, more delicious food than you can shake a stick at and stuff for kids. see www.bristolveganfayre.co.uk for more info.