The UK Festival Awards 2017 shortlists

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The UK Festival Awards – set to host its 14th edition on November 30 at Troxy in London – has revealed all of its shortlists for 2017. They are as follows…

The Innovation Award

Bearded Theory for The Bearded Theory Festival School
Bluedot Festival for The Cosmos Project
Crowded Space Drones at Wireless Festival
Kendal Calling’s Virtual Tour with Google Maps
Lost Village’s 360º Experience
The Loop for its MAST harm reduction service

Best Hospitality

Barclaycard Presents British Summertime Hyde Park
Breaking Bands
Camp Bestival
Samphire Festival
We Are FSTVL
Wilderness

Concession of the Year

Cheezy Vinyl Bar
Goan Fish Curries
Piecaramba!
The Village Deli
Wingmans
Zoe’s Ghana Kitchen

Marketing Campaign of the Year

Download Festival
Kendal Calling
Lost Village
Samphire Festival
TRNSMT Festival
Victorious Festival

Best Festival Production
In association with: PRG XL Video

Bestival
Crystal Palace Overground Festival
Elrow Town London
Festival No.6
Latitude Festival
Lost Village

Agency of the Year

CAA
Coda Agency
Earth Agency
Little Big
WME
X-Ray Touring

The Brand Activation Award

The Boots Summer Sensorium
The Desperados Clubhouse
The Jägermeister JägerHaus
The Samsung Hypercube
The Old Mout Cider Kiwi Camp
Visa in Europe at Boardmasters

Line-Up of the Year

ArcTanGent
Bluedot Festival
End Of The Road
FarmFest
Love Supreme Jazz Festival
Liverpool Music Week

Best Non-Music Festival

Bournemouth 7s
Camper Jam
Manchester Film Festival
National Festival of Making
StrEat Food and Family Fun Festival
Wildfire Adventure Camp

Best Festival for Emerging Talent

Barn on the Farm
Bloodstock Open Air
Cambridge Folk Festival
Dot to Dot Festival
Kendal Calling
Sound City

Promoter of the Year

Africa Oyé
Breaking Bands
Get Comedy
Sesh Events
SJM Concerts
The Futuresound Group

The Grass Roots Festival Award

2000trees
ArcTanGent
Barn on the Farm
Beat Herder
Beautiful Days
Zombie Fest

Best Overseas Festival

Annie Mac Presents: Lost & Found
Hideout Festival
Lollapalooza Berlin
Outlook Festival
Snowbombing
Wacken Open Air

Best New Festival
In association with: Skiddle

2Q Festival Lincoln
Cotton Clouds Festival
Elrow Town London
HRH Metal
Minety Music Festival
TRNSMT Festival

Best Metropolitan Festival

2Q Festival Derby
AVA Festival
Dot to Dot Festival
Live at Leeds
Mammothfest
Slam Dunk Festival

Best Family Festival

Beautiful Days
Beermageddon
Camp Bestival
Camper Calling
Isle of Wight Festival
Kendal Calling

Best Small Festival

Bearded Theory
Camper Calling
Electric Fields
Lost Village
When In Manchester
Woo Fest

Best Medium-Sized Festival

Beat Herder
Beautiful Days
Bloodstock Open Air
End of the Road
Southbeats Festival
We Are FSTVL

Best Major Festival

Boardmasters
Download Festival
Isle of Wight Festival
Latitude Festival
Parklife
TRNSMT Festival

Tickets for the UK Festival Awards are available here.

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