2008 UK Festival Awards Ceremony
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UK Festival Award for Best Newcomer
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| The Ting Tings |
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| Duffy |
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| Glasvegas |
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| MGMT |
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| Vampire Weekend |
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UK Festival Award for Best Rock Act
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Biffy Clyro |
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| Bloc Party |
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| Bullet for My Valentine |
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| Elbow |
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| The Raconteurs |
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UK Festival Award for Best Dance Act
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| The Prodigy |
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| Groove Armada |
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| Hot Chip |
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| Pendulum |
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| The Chemical Brothers |
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UK Festival Award for Best Pop Act
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| The Ting Tings |
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| Duffy |
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| Girls Aloud |
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| Scouting for Girls |
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| Will Young |
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UK Festival Award for Best Urban Act
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Dizzee Rascal |
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| Estelle |
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| N*E*R*D |
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| Roots Manuva |
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| The Streets |
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UK Festival Award for Best Innovation
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Alexander Trenchard |
Standon Calling
Hosted the UK's first festival underwater dance arena in a swimming pool. |
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Glade Festival
Ticket scheme whereby festival goers were pre-sent an access card to swipe at the gate. |
| Glastonbury Festival Ltd |
Glastonbury Festival
Biodegradable, starch tent pegs handed out to festival goers. |
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Connect Music Festival
Rickshaws used to ferry festival goers and artists around the site. |
| Solo Agency and Promoters |
Isle of Wight Festival
Wristbands distributed two weeks before the festival to speed up entry. |
| Festival Republic |
Latitude Festival
Theatre Arena built upon the world's first fuel cell powered festival stage. |
| MAMA & Company |
Lovebox Festival
Real-time webcasts of artist interviews and performances on website and stage screens. |
| Solfest Ltd |
Solfest
Kids only toilets introduced to make things easier for children and adults alike. |
| Festival Republic |
The Big Chill
Big Issue vendors sold the programme on site, while buskers were invited to perform. |
| Future Festivals Ltd |
Beachdown Festival
All shuttle-buses and official transportation ran on used cooking oil. |
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UK Festival Award for Best Major Festival
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Glastonbury Festival Ltd |
Glastonbury Festival
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| Cream |
Creamfields
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| Live Nation UK |
Download Festival
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| MAMA & Company |
Global Gathering
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| Solo Agency and Promoters |
Isle of Wight Festival
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| Festival Republic |
Reading Festival","Leeds Festival
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| DF Concerts |
T in the Park
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| Virgin Group |
V Festival
Chelmsford/Stafforshire |
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UK Festival Award for Best Medium-Sized Festival
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| MAMA & Company |
Lovebox Festival
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| The Levellers |
Beautiful Days
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| Sunday Best |
Bestival
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| Nick Ladd |
Glade Festival
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Connect Music Festival
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| Festival Republic |
Latitude Festival
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| RockNess Ltd |
RockNess
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| Festival Republic |
The Big Chill
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| The Wickerman Festival Ltd. |
Wickerman Festival
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| Kilimanjaro Live |
Wakestock
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UK Festival Award for Best Small Festival
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Secret Productions |
Secret Garden Party
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| Andy Rea |
Two Thousand Trees Festival
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| James Scarlett |
Two Thousand Trees Festival
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| Simon Maltas |
Two Thousand Trees Festival
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| Celia Norowzian |
Beach Break Live
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| Ian Forshew |
Beach Break Live
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| RBF Festivals Ltd |
Cambridge Folk Festival
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| Simon Taffe |
End of the Road Festival
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| Sofia Hagberg |
End of the Road Festival
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| Midland Railway Enterprises plc |
Indietracks
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| J & J Events Ltd. |
Larmer Tree Festival
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Standon Calling
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Strummercamp Festival
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Summer Sundae
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UK Festival Award for Best New Festival
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Vince Power |
The Mighty Boosh Festival
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| Kilimanjaro Live |
Wakestock
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| Sunday Best |
Camp Bestival
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| Future Festivals Ltd |
Beachdown Festival
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| Spring Markets Limited |
Bearded Theory Festival
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| Bearded Theory Ltd. |
Bearded Theory Festival
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| Festibelly Ltd |
Festibelly
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| Vince Power |
Hop Farm Festival
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| Offset Festival Ltd |
Offset Festival
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| Limetree Promotions Ltd |
Limetree Festival
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| Simon Adamson |
The Magic Loungeabout
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UK Festival Award for Best Family Festival
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Greenbelt Festivals Ltd. |
Greenbelt festival
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| Scotty Events Limited |
GuilFest
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| Solfest Ltd |
Solfest
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| Richard Haswell |
Summer Sundae
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| Weyfest Ltd |
Weyfest
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Wychwood Festival
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| J & J Events Ltd. |
Larmer Tree Festival
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| The Levellers |
Beautiful Days
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| Sunday Best |
Camp Bestival
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| Fairport Convention Ltd |
Fairport's Cropredy Convention
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UK Festival Award for Best Dance Event
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Angel Music Group |
Escape into the Park
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| MAMA & Company |
Global Gathering
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| The Cranstar Group |
Run To The Sun
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| Lock N Load Events Limited |
South West Four
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Waveform Festival
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| Nick Ladd |
Glade Festival
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| Cream |
Creamfields
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Dance Island
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UK Festival Award for Best Line-Up
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Sunday Best |
Bestival
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| Simon Taffe |
End of the Road Festival
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| Sofia Hagberg |
End of the Road Festival
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| Glastonbury Festival Ltd |
Glastonbury Festival
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| Festival Republic |
Glastonbury Festival
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| Solo Agency and Promoters |
Isle of Wight Festival
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| Festival Republic |
Latitude Festival
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| MAMA & Company |
Lovebox Festival
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| Festival Republic |
Reading and Leeds Festivals
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| DF Concerts |
T in the Park
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| Festival Republic |
The Big Chill
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| Virgin Group |
V Festival
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UK Festival Award for Most Memorable Moment
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Jay-Z |
Jay-Z mocks Noel Gallagher with his rendition of Wonderwall at Glastonbury
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| Noel Gallagher |
Jay-Z mocks Noel Gallagher with his rendition of Wonderwall at Glastonbury
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| British Sea Power |
British Sea Power, Arctic Monkeys and Klaxons hold impromptu collaboration at Sing Ye From The Hills
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| Arctic Monkeys |
British Sea Power, Arctic Monkeys and Klaxons hold impromptu collaboration at Sing Ye From The Hills
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| Klaxons |
British Sea Power, Arctic Monkeys and Klaxons hold impromptu collaboration at Sing Ye From The Hills
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| Edwyn Collins |
Edwyn Collins makes moving comeback at Glastonbury following life threatening illness
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| Kasabian |
Kasabian play up to dance fans with a cover of The Source's You Got the Love at Creamfields
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| Kiss |
KISS spit blood and 'fly over' Download fans, as thousands dress up as Gene Simmons
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| Robert Plant |
Robert Plant joins Fairport Convention on stage at Cropredy Festival for Battle Of Evermore
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| Fairport Convention |
Robert Plant joins Fairport Convention on stage at Cropredy Festival for Battle Of Evermore
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| Ross Noble |
Ross Noble leads a conga around the Latitude site, stealing fans from various stages
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| Secret Productions |
Secret Garden Party blow up their lake-marooned Pirate Ship in a firework spectacular
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| The Specials |
The Specials and Grace Jones play secret back-to-back gigs at Bestival
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| Grace Jones |
The Specials and Grace Jones play secret back-to-back gigs at Bestival
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| Utah Saints |
Utah Saints break world record for most ever fans doing the 'Running Man' dance at Get Loaded In The Park
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UK Festival Award for Best Toilets
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Festival Republic |
The Big Chill
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| Aeon Festival |
Aeon Festival
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| ABC Trust |
Festinho
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| Greenbelt Festivals Ltd. |
Greenbelt festival
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| J & J Events Ltd. |
Larmer Tree Festival
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| Nozstock Limited |
Nozstock: The Hidden Valley
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| Secret Productions |
Secret Garden Party
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Standon Calling
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Strummercamp Festival
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| Count of Ten Group |
Y Not Festival
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UK Festival Award for Best Grass Roots Festival
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Joe Gibbs |
Tartan Heart Festival
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| The Levellers |
Beautiful Days
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The Big Session Festival
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| Simon Taffe |
End of the Road Festival
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| Sofia Hagberg |
End of the Road Festival
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| Ben Robinson |
Kendal Calling
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| Andrew Smith |
Kendal Calling
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| Knockengorroch Community Interest Company |
Knockengorroch
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| Hayseed Dixie |
Loopallu Festival
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| Robert Hicks |
Loopallu Festival
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| John Atkin |
Off The Tracks Festival
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| The Wickerman Festival Ltd. |
Wickerman Festival
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| WOMAD Ltd |
WOMAD Charlton Park
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UK Festival Award for Anthem Of The Summer
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| The Ting Tings |
That's Not My Name
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| Dizzee Rascal |
Dance wiv Me
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| Calvin Harris |
Dance wiv Me
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| MGMT |
Time to Pretend
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| Noah and the Whale |
5 Years Time
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| The Verve |
Love Is Noise
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UK Festival Award for Best Festival Feel Good Act
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Eddy Grant |
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| Neil Diamond |
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| Seasick Steve |
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| Tenacious D |
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| The Mighty Boosh |
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UK Festival Award for Best Greener Festival Award
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UK Festival Award for Outstanding Contribution to Festivals
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UK Festival Award for Promoter Of The Year
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Ian Forshew |
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| Celia Norowzian |
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UK Festival Award for Headline Performance Of The Year
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Kings of Leon |
Kings of Leon at Glastonbury Festival 2008
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| Metallica |
Metallica at Reading Festival 2008","Metallica at Leeds Festival 2008
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| Muse |
Muse at V Festival 2008
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| Rage Against the Machine |
Rage Against the Machine at Oxegen 2008
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| The Verve |
The Verve at V Festival 2008
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UK Festival Award for Best Overseas Festival
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| MCD Productions |
Oxegen
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| Cherrycool Promotions |
Castlepalooza
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Creamfields Romania
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Exit
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Festival dello Stretto
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| Maraworld SA |
Festival Internacional de Benicàssim
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Gurtenfestival
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| Alter Art |
Open'er Festival
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| Festival Republic |
Hove Festival
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| Mojo Concerts B.V. |
Lowlands
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OpenAir St.Gallen festival
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| Roskilde Festival Charity Society |
Roskilde Festival
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| Outgoing Ltd. |
Snowbombing
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Spirit of Burgas
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TignesFest
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