Noel Gallagher, Foals triumph at 2015 Q Awards

Noel Gallagher (Photo: Paul Bachmann for Live4ever Media)

Noel Gallagher picked up the main Best Album prize at today’s (October 19th) Q Awards.

A decade on from when he last won the award with Oasis for 2005’s ‘Don’t Believe The Truth‘, Gallagher beat Jamie xx, Florence & The Machine, Everything Everything and Blur thanks to his second solo LP ‘Chasing Yesterday‘.

Foals won another of the ceremony’s highest accolades, coming out on top ahead of Gallagher among others to be named Q’s Best Act In The World Today.

Elsewhere, The Libertines‘ lead ‘Anthems For Doomed Youth‘ single ‘Gunga Din‘ was named Best Track, while Royal Blood went home with the Best Live Act trophy.

Q Awards 2015 winners:

Q Best New Act
James Bay

Q Best Track
The Libertines – ‘Gunga Din’

Q Best Video
Florence + The Machine – ‘Ship To Wreck‘

Q Best Album
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – ‘Chasing Yesterday’

Q Best Live Act
Royal Blood

Q Best Solo Artist
Ed Sheeran

Q Best Act In The World Today
Foals

Q Hero
Mark Ronson

Q Innovation In Sound
Gary Numan

Q Classic Single
Queen – ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’

Q Classic Album
Soul 2 Soul – ‘Club Classics Vol. 1’