Photo: Chris MacDonald
The European Festival Awards took place in The Netherlands last night (14 January), with Arctic Monkeys taking home two awards and Melvin Benn winning the Lifetime Achievement gong.
MØ, Jack Garratt and Aurora Asknes performed at the ceremony, which was held at Groningen's De Oosterpoort in The Netherlands, during the opening night of Eurosonic Noorderslag.
Arctic Monkeys won Best Headliner and Anthem Of The Year for 'R U Mine'. Accepting the awards on their behalf, the band's manager Geoff Barradale asked, "Do we deserve it? We probably do."
He also praised 'R U Mine' for stopping the "disease" of mobile phones at gigs, deploring people, "Put your mobiles down and get lost in the anthem."
Meanwhile, the award for Best Line-Up went to Glastonbury, and the Best Major Festival was awarded to Hungary's Sviget Festival.
Concluding the evening, Melvin Benn received a standing ovation when he received the Lifetime Achievement Award for his work with Festival Republic.
See the full list of winners below.
Best Small Festival Festival Tauron Nowa Muzyka (Poland)
Best Indoor Festival I Love Techno (Belgium)
Green Operations Award in association with Yourope and The GO Group Roskilde Festival (Denmark)
Best Newcomer Act Stromae (Belgium)
Artists’ Favourite Festival Primavera Sound (Spain)
Best New Festival Down The Rabbit Hole (The Netherlands)
Anthem Of The Year Arctic Monkeys – ‘R U Mine’
The Health & Safety Innovation Award in association with The YES Group and ICM&SS MOJO/LOC Festivals (The Netherlands)
Best Medium-Sized Festival in association with Eventbrite Sea Dance Festival (Montenegro)
Promoter Of The Year Live Nation (Belgium)
Best Line-Up Glastonbury Festival (United Kingdom)
Best Headliner Arctic Monkeys (United Kingdom)
Best Major Festival in association with PlugGo Sziget Festival (Hungary)
The Lifetime Achievement Award Melvin Benn (United Kingdom)
The Award for Excellence And Passion in association with Yourope Rikke Øxner (Denmark)
