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Lionel Richie and Catfish And The Bottlemen among winners at Live Music Business Awards

By Chris Cooke | Published on Monday 19 October 2015

It was a busy week for music conferences last week, and over here it was the Live UK annual bash, which includes the live industry magazine’s awards, voted for by readers of the title. Status Quo were awarded the outstanding contribution prize while Lionel Richie got Best Festival Performance, and Ed Sheeran and Catfish And The Bottlemen also earned some nods. On the industry side, promoter of the year gongs went to Kilimanjaro Live, DF Concerts and Eat Your Own Ears.

The event’s Steve Parker said these words: “It’s great to see that Lionel Richie’s exceptional performance at Glastonbury received such widespread support across the industry months after the event. There, at the other end of the spectrum, was a huge response for Catfish And The Bottlemen as Breakthrough Artiste. More than 22,000 votes were cast by Live UK readers and the wider music industry, which makes this year the most successful since its inception six years ago”.

And if you were now expecting a list of all the winners, well, you’re expectations are going to be met…

Best Festival (under cap. 15,000): Wickham Festival
Best Festival (cap 15,000 -39,999): Green Man
Best Festival (cap. over 40,000): Glastonbury Festival

Best Festival Performance: Lionel Richie at Glastonbury
Spectacle Of The Year (Best Production): The Ed Sheeran Tour
Breakthrough Artiste: Catfish And The Bottlemen

National Promoter Of The Year: Kilimanjaro Live
Regional Promoter Of The Year: DF Concerts
Indie Promoter Of The Year: Tom Baker of Eat Your Own Ears

Best Venue Teamwork
Campus: The Nick Rayns LCR at University of East Anglia, Norwich
Club (under 800 cap.): Rescue Rooms, Nottingham
Club (over 800 cap.): The Leadmill, Sheffield
Arts Centre: The Junction, Cambridge
Theatre/Concert: Royal Albert Hall, London
Arena: Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham
Stadium: Wembley Stadium, London

Greatest Brand Impact: Jack Daniel’s
Best Record Label Partner: Claire Coster & Nick Long, Atlantic Records

Artiste Manager Of The Year: Murray Curnow & Ian McAndrew at Wildlife
Tour Manager Of The Year: Ivan Kushlick (Kings Of Leon tour)
Agent Of The Year: Natasha Bent of United Talent Agency
Unsung Hero: Clare Utting of United Talent Agency

Outstanding Contribution: Status Quo