Alex Turner, Arctic Monkeys (Photo: Todd Howe for Live4ever)
The final shortlist for the 2014 UK Festival Awards has been unveiled, and big hitters from the summer such as the Arctic Monkeys, Metallica and Arcade Fire are leading the way.
Of those, Metallica and Arcade Fire are up for Headline Performance Of The Year along with Glastonbury’s other main act from last June, Kasabian, while Arctic Monkeys are nominated for their performance at Reading & Leeds. The Sheffield band are the current holders of the prize having won last year for their own Glastonbury show. Also, their track ‘R U Mine?‘ is up for Anthem Of The Summer.
Unsurprisingly, Glastonbury itself is in with a shot of the Best Major Festival gong, as all the other events you’d expect to see in that category are, while Live4ever favourites Augustines have received a mention in the Best Breakthrough section.
“The response to this year’s awards, not only from fans, but also from more festivals applying to take part than ever before, has been exceptional this year – a positive sign that industry confidence, backed by public passion is surging in 2014,” UK Festival Awards founder Steve Jenner reflects. “It sets the tone for an extra special celebration at The Roundhouse in a few weeks’ time.”
The winners will be announced during a ceremony at the London Roundhouse on December 1st.
UK Festival Awards 2014, selected shortlist:
Best Major Festival
Bestival
British Summer Time, Hyde Park
Creamfields
Download Festival
Glastonbury
GlobalGathering
Isle of Wight Festival
Reading & Leeds
Sonisphere Festival
T In The Park
V Festival
Wireless Festival
Best Medium-Sized Festival
Beautiful Days
Bloodstock Open Air
Boardmasters
Camp Bestival
Green Man
Kendal Calling
Latitude
Secret Garden Party
We Are FSTVL
Y Not Festival
Best Small Festival
2000trees
Barn on the Farm
Bearded Theory
Beat Herder
Brownstock Festival
Cambridge Folk Festival
Festival No.6
Jimmy’s Sausage & Beer Festival
Leopallooza
Zoo Project Festival
Best New Festival
Mutiny In The Park
No Tomorrow
OnBlackheath
Red Rooster
Rewind North
Secret Festival
Somersault Festival
Summer Sizzler
Together Festival
UKG Fest
Best Metropolitan Festival
Blackpool Music Festival
Dot To Dot
Fusion Festival
Great Escape
Live At Leeds
Liverpool Sound City
MADE Birmingham
Slam Dunk Festival
Tramlines
Whitby Goth Weekend
Best Overseas Festival
Benicassim (Spain)
Coachella (USA)
Ibiza Rocks (Spain)
Outlook (Croatia)
NOS Alive – formerly Optimus Alive (Portugal)
Pinkpop (The Netherlands)
Rock am Ring/ Rock Im Park (Germany)
Sonar (Spain)
Snowbombing (Austria)
Splendour In The Grass (Australia)
Tomorrowland (Belgium)
Wacken Open Air (Germany)
Headline Performance Of The Year
Arcade Fire at Glastonbury
Arctic Monkeys at Reading & Leeds
Biffy Clyro at T In The Park
Foals at Bestival
Kasabian at Glastonbury
The Killers at V Festival
The Libertines at British Summer Time
Linkin Park at Download
The Prodigy at Sonisphere
Metallica at Glastonbury
Red Hot Chili Peppers at the Isle Of Wight
Suede at Kendal Calling
Best Breakthrough Artist
The 1975
Augustines
Blood Red Shoes
Catfish & The Bottlemen
Goat
Jagwar Ma
Royal Blood
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
The War on Drugs
Wolf Alice
Anthem Of The Summer
The 1975 – ‘Chocolate’
Arctic Monkeys – ‘R U Mine’
Calvin Harris – ‘Summer’
Dolly Parton – ‘Jolene’
Hozier – ‘Take Me To Church’
Metallica – ‘Whiskey In The Jar’
OutKast – ‘Ms Jackson’
Pharell Williams – ‘Happy’
Royal Blood – ‘Come On Over’
Sam Smith – ‘Stay With Me’