European Festivals Awards
Ben l'Oncle Soul at the European Festival Awards 2010 - by André van der Veen
The European Festival Awards were initiated in 2010 by the European festival association Yourope and the festival website Virtual Festivals Europe.[1] The awards are presented annually in January of the following year at the European music conference and showcase festival Eurosonic Noorderslag in Groningen, The Netherlands.[2] The European Festival Awards are aimed at European Festivals and their organizations, who make an important contribution to society. There are awards in 13 categories such as “Best big European festival” and “Best European festival line-up”.[3]
Winners European Festival Awards 2016
| Category |
Winner |
Country |
|---|
|
| Best Major Festival | Rock Werchter [4] |
Winners European Festival Awards 2015
| Category |
Winner |
Country |
|---|
|
| Best Major Festival | Untold festival[5][6] | Romania |
| Best Medium-Sized Festival | Telekom Volt festival | Hungary |
| Best Small Festival | Happiness festival | Germany |
| Best New Festival | Lollapalooza Berlin | Germany |
| Best Indoor Festival | Les Transardentes | Belgium |
| Best Line-Up | Sziget Festival | Hungary |
| Newcomer of the Year | Hozier | Ireland |
| Best Headliner | The Prodigy | United Kingdom |
| Festival Anthem of the Year | Lean On (Major Lazer) | United Kingdom |
| Green Operations Award | Tollwood Festival | Germany |
| Artist’s Favourite Festival | Rock Werchter | Belgium |
| Promoter of the Year | Hörstmann unternehmensgruppe | Germany |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Jean-Louis Brossard and Béatrice Macé | France |
| Excellence And Passion Award | Chris Kemp | United Kingdom |
| Agent of the Year |
Emma Banks (CAA) |
United Kingdom |
| Yes Group H&S innovation award |
Das Fest |
Germany |
Winners European Festival Awards 2014
Winners European Festival Awards 2013
Winners European Festival Awards 2012
Winners European Festival Awards 2011
| Category |
Winner |
Country |
|---|
|
| Best Major European Festival | Sziget Festival | Hungary |
| Best Medium-Sized European Festival | Off Festival | Poland |
| Best Small European Festival | Haldern Pop | Germany |
| Best New European Festival | Extrema Outdoor | Germany |
| Best Indoor Festival | I Love Techno | Belgium |
| Best European Festival Line-Up | Rock Werchter | Belgium |
| Best Newcomer | James Blake | United Kingdom |
| Best Headliner | Coldplay | United Kingdom |
| Festival Anthem of the Year | Viva La Vida (Coldplay) | United Kingdom |
| Yourope Green ‘N’ Clean Festival Of The Year | Melt! | Germany |
| Artist’s Favourite European Festival | Southside and Hurricane | Germany |
| Promoter Of The Year in association with Virtual Festivals Europe | FKP Scorpio | Germany |
| Yourope Lifetime Achievement Award | Michael Eavis | United Kingdom |
Winners European Festival Awards 2010
| Category |
Winner |
Country |
|---|
|
| Best Major European Festival | Open'er Festival | Poland |
| Best Medium-Sized European Festival | Electric Picnic Music and Arts Festival | Ireland |
| Best Small European Festival | Tauron Nowa Muzyka Festival | Poland |
| Best New European Festival | Temple House Festival | Ireland |
| Best Indoor Festival | Rolling Stone Weekender | Germany |
| Best European Festival Line-Up | Oxegen | Ireland |
| Best Newcomer | Florence and the Machine | United Kingdom |
| Best Headliner | Muse | United Kingdom |
| Festival Anthem of the Year | Uprising (Muse) | United Kingdom |
| Yourope Green ‘N’ Clean Festival Of The Year | Boom Festival | Portugal |
| Artist’s Favourite European Festival | Melt! | Germany |
| Promoter Of The Year in association with Virtual Festivals Europe | Kilimanjaro/K2 | |
| Yourope Lifetime Achievement Award | Leif Skov | Denmark |
Winners European Festival Awards 2009
External links
References
- ↑ "European Festival Awards", Eurosonic-noorderslag.nl. June 18, 2009
- ↑ "European Festival Awards", Eurosonic-noorderslag.nl. Retrieved August 24, 2011
- ↑ "And the Winners Are", eu.festivalawards.com. Retrieved, August 24, 2011
- ↑ {{Cite web|title = European Festival Awards 2016: Rock Werchter crowned Best Major Festival!|url = http://www.rockwerchter.be/en/news/detail/european-festival-awards-2016-rock-werchter-crowned-best-major-festival || Belgium
- ↑ "European Festival Awards | Honouring the vision, creativity, expertise and effort that powers the UK's best music festivals". European Festival Awards. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
- ↑ "De winnaars van de European Festival Awards zijn…". 99 Festivals (in Dutch). Retrieved 2016-01-19.