Europe Festival Award winners announced

Festivals, artists and promoters of 2011 recognised

The best European festivals, artists and promoters of 2011 have been revealed.

Taking place at Groningen's De Oosterport in The Netherlands, the third edition of the awards saw over 350,000 votes cast and 200 festivals taking part from 32 different countries.

The winners were decided by a combination of public vote and industry juries.

Hungary’s Sziget festival scooped Best Major Festival ahead of its 20th edition this year while James Blake and Coldplay scooped individual awards for Best Newcomer and Headliner, respectively.

In addition to the awards, Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award.

“42 years ago I started something on my farm towards the end of the flower power era in the 60s and we had less than a thousand people and now we have 150,000 people registered to buy a ticket for 2013,” he said on receiving the award.

The winners in full

Best Major European Festival – Sziget Festival (Hungary)
Best Medium-Sized European Festival – Off Festival (Poland)
Best Small European Festival – Haldern Pop (Germany)
Best New European Festival – Extrema Outdoor (Belgium)
Best Indoor Festival – I Love Techno (Belgium)
Best European Festival Line-Up – Rock Werchter (Belgium)
YOUROPE Green ‘N’ Clean Festival Of The Year – Melt! (Germany)
Artist’s Favourite European Festival – Southside / Hurricane (Germany)
Best Newcomer association with Eurosonic Noorderslag – James Blake
Best Headliner – Coldplay
Festival Anthem of the Year -  Coldplay – Viva La Vida
Virtual Festivals Europe presents Promoter Of The Year – FKP Scorpio (Germany)

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