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Isle of Wight Festival & Bestival shortlisted for UK Festival Awards

Monday, October 8, 2007

It's time to reward the best of this summer's festivals, and at this year's UK Festival Awards both the Isle of Wight Festival and the Bestival have been nominated for a whole host of awards.

The Isle of Wight Festival has been nominated in the following categories:

  • Best Major Festival
  • Best Lineup
  • Family Festival Award
  • Best Headline Act (3 nominations, a full house - Snow Patrol, Muse & The Rolling Stones)
  • Best Part Arena (2 nominations - Bacardi B-Live Arena and Strongbow Cider House)

The Bestival has been nominated for:

  • Best Medium-Sized Festival
  • Best Lineup
  • Fan-Friendly Festival Award
  • Family Friendly Festival Award
  • Best Part Arena (Bestival Big Top in association with Samsung)
  • Most Memorable Moment (A drunken Suggs from Madness invades Primal Scream's headline set)

You can vote for any of these awards at www.festivalawards.com