Wolf Alice, Calvin Harris and the Libertines were among the winners at the UK Festival Awards 2014.
Taking place at London’s Roundhouse on 1 December, the awards were set up to celebrate the achievements of the festival circuit.
Reformed rockers the Libertines received the prize for headline performance of the year after their set at British Summer Time in Hyde Park.
Newcomers Wolf Alice received the gong for best breakthrough act while Calvin Harris picked up the award for biggest anthem of the season with his hit Summer.
Steve Jenner, Festival Awards director, said: ‘Another outstanding summer has made this year’s voting and judging a hugely exciting but also challenging task. Not that this put off the festival going public, we’ve seen a 25 percent rise in votes with over 720,000 cast this year.
‘So many events have put on an exceptional show and we’re thrilled to be able to praise many of them via the UK Festival Awards. Once more our ceremony has been a sell-out success and we’ve also sold more tickets than ever before for the festival conference.’
The full list of winners is below with the first half voted for by the public.
Best major festival in association with: PlugGo
Glastonbury Festival
Best medium-sized festival in association with: Eventbrite
We Are FSTVL
Best small festival
The Zoo Project Festival
Best new festival in association with: ID&C
The Secret Festival
Best family festival in association with: Matthew Clark
Camp Bestival
Best metropolitan festival
Live at Leeds
Best dance event in association with: XL Video
Creamfields
The grass roots festival award
Leopallooza
Best overseas festival in association with: Yourope
Tomorrowland (Belgium)
Best toilets
V Festival
Headline performance of the year in association with: SnoozeBox (curated by Gigwise)
The Libertines at British Summer Time, Hyde Park
Best breakthrough artist in association with: Last.fm (curated by Drowned In Sound)
Wolf Alice
Anthem of the summer in association with: Clash Magazine
Calvin Harris - Summer
The following more specialist awards are decided by panels of industry experts:
Line-up of the year
Festival Number 6
Best use of new technology in association with: White Light
The Parklife Weekender – For their revolutionary portable substance-analysis system supplied by the Loop and working with Greater Manchester Police.
Agency of the year in association with: IQ Magazine
William Morris
Concession of the year
Goodness Gracious Healthy Foods
The greener festival award in association with: Bucks New University
Shambala
The brand activation award in association with: The European Sponsorship Association
Malibu
The extra-festival activity award in association with: Airbeem
Beat Herder
Promoter of the year in association with: Peppermint Bars
Rich Bryan (Bearded Theory)
The outstanding contribution to festivals award in association with: Intelligent Venue Solutions
Rob da Bank
Taking place at London’s Roundhouse on 1 December, the awards were set up to celebrate the achievements of the festival circuit.
Reformed rockers the Libertines received the prize for headline performance of the year after their set at British Summer Time in Hyde Park.
Newcomers Wolf Alice received the gong for best breakthrough act while Calvin Harris picked up the award for biggest anthem of the season with his hit Summer.
Steve Jenner, Festival Awards director, said: ‘Another outstanding summer has made this year’s voting and judging a hugely exciting but also challenging task. Not that this put off the festival going public, we’ve seen a 25 percent rise in votes with over 720,000 cast this year.
‘So many events have put on an exceptional show and we’re thrilled to be able to praise many of them via the UK Festival Awards. Once more our ceremony has been a sell-out success and we’ve also sold more tickets than ever before for the festival conference.’
The full list of winners is below with the first half voted for by the public.
Best major festival in association with: PlugGo
Glastonbury Festival
Best medium-sized festival in association with: Eventbrite
We Are FSTVL
Best small festival
The Zoo Project Festival
Best new festival in association with: ID&C
The Secret Festival
Best family festival in association with: Matthew Clark
Camp Bestival
Best metropolitan festival
Live at Leeds
Best dance event in association with: XL Video
Creamfields
The grass roots festival award
Leopallooza
Best overseas festival in association with: Yourope
Tomorrowland (Belgium)
Best toilets
V Festival
Headline performance of the year in association with: SnoozeBox (curated by Gigwise)
The Libertines at British Summer Time, Hyde Park
Best breakthrough artist in association with: Last.fm (curated by Drowned In Sound)
Wolf Alice
Anthem of the summer in association with: Clash Magazine
Calvin Harris - Summer
The following more specialist awards are decided by panels of industry experts:
Line-up of the year
Festival Number 6
Best use of new technology in association with: White Light
The Parklife Weekender – For their revolutionary portable substance-analysis system supplied by the Loop and working with Greater Manchester Police.
Agency of the year in association with: IQ Magazine
William Morris
Concession of the year
Goodness Gracious Healthy Foods
The greener festival award in association with: Bucks New University
Shambala
The brand activation award in association with: The European Sponsorship Association
Malibu
The extra-festival activity award in association with: Airbeem
Beat Herder
Promoter of the year in association with: Peppermint Bars
Rich Bryan (Bearded Theory)
The outstanding contribution to festivals award in association with: Intelligent Venue Solutions
Rob da Bank
