National Live Music Awards

The National Live Music Awards are an Australian nationwide event of live shows in every state and territory to honour the live performance of music acts without taking into account possible releases or recordings. It also awards the best venues for live acts, the best festivals or live music events and industry figures.

At the inaugural edition on 29 November 2016, there were eight live award shows, one held in each capital city, across every state and territory, awarding the regional winners, while at the gala show in Sydney, the nationwide winners were announced. ^[1]

They are the successor of the AU Live Music Awards which were held in 2014 and 2015, run by music publication The AU Review. That website's founder, Larry Heath, serves as the Director of these awards.^[2]

A second annual event has been announced for 7th December 2017 with simultaneous events in Launceston, Alice Springs, Canberra, Sydney, Adelaide, Fremantle (Perth), Collingwood (Melbourne) and Brisbane.^[3]

2016 winners

Information in this section was taken from ABC Music News.^[4]

National Awards

• Live Act of the Year - The Smith Street Band
• The Heatseeker Award - Camp Cope
• Live Voice of the Year - Ngaiire
• Guitarist of the Year - Gareth Liddiard
• Bassist of the Year - Donny Benet
• Drummer of the Year - Simon Ridley
• Instrumentalist of the Year - Johann Beardraven
• Best Live Music Event in Australia - Dark Mofo
• International Live Achievement (Solo) - Courtney Barnett
• International Live Achievement (Group/Band) - Tame Impala
• Hip Hop Live Act of the Year - Tkay Maidza
• DJ or Electronic Live Act of the Year - Flume
• Hard Rock or Metal Live Act of the Year - Violent Soho
• Roots Live Act of the Year - Tash Sultana
• R&B or Soul Live Act of the Year - Ngaiire
• The NLMA (Industry Achievement) - Sounds Australia

People's Choice Awards

• Live Act of the Year - Ball Park Music
• Live Voice of the Year - Josh Pyke

State and Territory Awards

New South Wales

• Live Act of the Year - Gang of Youths
• Live Voice of the Year - Ngaiire
• Venue of the Year (Presented nationally by Moshtix) - Newtown Social Club
• Live Music Event of the Year - King Street Crawl
• The AAA (All Ages Achievement) Award Presented by MusicNSW - Black Wire Records

Victoria

• Live Act of the Year - King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
• Live Voice of the Year - Paul Dempsey
• Venue of the Year (Presented nationally by Moshtix) - The Corner Hotel
• Live Music Event of the Year - St. Jerome's Laneway Festival

Queensland

• Live Act of the Year - Violent Soho
• Live Voice of the Year - MKO
• Venue of the Year (Presented nationally by Moshtix) - The Triffid
• Live Music Event of the Year - BIGSOUND

South Australia

• Live Act of the Year - Bad//Dreems
• Live Voice of the Year - Naomi Keyte
• Venue of the Year (Presented nationally by Moshtix) - The Grace Emily
• Live Music Event of the Year - WOMAdelaide

Western Australia

• Live Act of the Year - Methyl Ethel
• Live Voice of the Year - Keira Owen
• Venue of the Year (Presented nationally by Moshtix) - Mojos
• Live Music Event of the Year - St Jerome's Laneway Festival

Tasmania

• Live Act of the Year - Luca Brasi
• Live Voice of the Year - Jed Appleton
• Venue of the Year (Presented nationally by Moshtix) - The Republic Bar
• Live Music Event of the Year - Dark Mofo

Australian Capital Territory

• Live Act of the Year - Glitoris
• Live Voice of the Year - Kojo Ansah
• Venue of the Year (Presented nationally by Moshtix) - The Phoenix
• Live Music Event of the Year - Groovin The Moo

Northern Territory

• Live Act of the Year - Apakatjah / Tapestry (TIE)
• Live Voice of the Year - Colin Lillie
• Venue of the Year (Presented nationally by Moshtix) - Epilogue Rooftop
• Live Music Event of the Year - Wide Open Space Festival

Further reading

• Collins, Simon (November 30, 2016). "No stage fright for first gig gongs". thewest.com.au. The West Australian. Retrieved January 30, 2017. 

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