Virtual Festival awards are growing, from almost just a mailout a couple of years ago, to a pub and a couple of gigs. This year it had an award ceremony down at the Islington Academy. Seems to be getting stronger with live music and festivals showing no signs of giving up their growth soon.
Best Major Festival
T in the Park
Best Medium-To-Large Festival
Bestival
Best Small Festival
The Summer Sundae Weekender
Playmusic New Festival Award
Sponsored by: Playmusic
End Of The Road Festival
Party People Award For Dance Music
Lovebox
Grass Roots Festival Award
Beautiful Days
Family Festival Award
Guilfest
Best One Day Festival
Monsters Of Rock
Fan-Friendly Festival Award
Going that extra mile to put the fans first.
Isle of Skye Festival Portaloo Sunset Award for Best Toilets
Larmer Tree Festival
Headline Act
As shortlisted by users of Virtual Festivals.com
Muse
Rock Act
As shortlisted by users of Carling.com
Sponsored by: Carling
Muse
Best Dance Act
As shortlisted by users of FaceParty.com
Sponsored by: FaceParty
The Prodigy
Pop Act
Girls Aloud
Urban Act :
The Streets
Breakthrough Act Sponsored by: Drowned-In-Sound
The Kooks
Feel-Good Act
Primal Scream
Anthem Of The Summer
As shortlisted by listeners of Virgin Radio
Arctic Monkeys - I Bet That You Look Good On The Dancefloor
Shelter Award For Social Responsibility
Sponsored by: Shelter
Sunrise Summer Solstice Celebration - Compost Toilets, organic site-wide policy on food and alcohol, permaculture area and education, horsedrawn transport and rickshaws, visit by local schoolchildren to encourage environmental awareness, campaigns area. Everything was powered by renewable sources.
Innovation Award
Carling Cold Beer Amnesty - Declaring war on warm beer, fans were invited to swap their cans with ice cold Carling at Reading, Leeds and the Isle Of Wight Festival. Makes a change from the year before where the Punters declared war on Carling
Memorable Moment
Radiohead - finishing their V Festival headline set with the long hibernated 'Creep'.
The Virtual Festivals Outstanding Contribution Award
Melvin Benn