Jamie Cook, Arctic Monkeys (Photo: Live4ever Media)
Arctic Monkeys‘ return to Glastonbury last June has been voted the Headline Performance Of The Year at the 2013 UK Festival Awards.
The Sheffield band came out on top ahead of fellow Glastonbury headliners The Rolling Stones – who were also nominated for their British Summertime performance at Hyde Park – Biffy Clyro (Reading & Leeds), Elton John (Bestival), Eminem (Reading & Leeds), Foals (Latitude), Rammstein (Download), Sigur Ros (End Of The Road) and Prodigy (Creamfields).
Elsewhere, Download has landed the coveted Major Festival gong after hosting a weekend which featured Slipknot, Iron Maiden and Rammstein at the top of the bill.
2013 UK Festival Awards winners:
Best Major Festival
Download
Best Medium Sized Festival
Kendal Calling
Best Small Festival
Bearded Theory
Best New Festival
We Are FSTVL
Best Dance Event
Creamfields
Best Metropolitan Event
Dot To Dot
Best Family Event
Camp Bestival
Best Grassroots Event
2000trees Festival
Best Toilets
ArcTanGent
Best Overseas Festival
Snowbombing (Austria)
Headline Performance Of The Year
Arctic Monkeys – Glastonbury
Anthem Of The Summer
Daft Punk – ‘Get Lucky’
Breakthrough Act Of The Year
Rudimental
Outstanding Contribution
Fiona Stewart