November 19, 2010 Posted by acdczone in News

AC/DC wins Headline Performance of the Year at UK Festival Awards

AC/DC have won Headline Performance of the Year for their performance at the Download Festival on June 11th 2010. The performance, during the second European leg of their Black Ice World Tour, had been the first time they had made an appearance at the famous venue since 1991. The performance then, which took place on August 17 1991, was recorded and released the following year (October 27 1992) on 'Live' and on DVD in 2003.

A crowd of 90,000+ saluted the band upon their return to Donington.

The glitzy ceremony took place at indigO2 in London last night. Here is the list of winners:

  • Best Major Festival - Bestival
  • Best Medium-Sized Festival - Green Man Festival
  • Best Small Festival - Kendal Calling
  • Best Overseas Festival - Snowbombing
  • Line Up Of The Year - RockNess
  • Best Metropolitan Festival - Gaymers Camden Crawl
  • Best Dance Event - Creamfields
  • The Grass Roots Festival Award - 2000 Trees Festival
  • The Greener Festival Award - Croissant Neuf Summer Party
  • Best Toilets - T in the Park
  • Best Family Festival - Camp Bestival
  • Best New Festival - Vintage at Goodwood
  • Headline Performance of the Year - AC/DC at Download
  • Best Breakthrough Artist - Mumford and Sons
  • Feel-Good Act of the Summer - Paulo Nutini
  • Anthem of the Summer - Florence and The Machine – ‘You've Got The Love’
  • Virtual Festivals Critics' Choice Award - Biffy Clyro at Glastonbury Festival
  • The Lifetime Achievement Award - Geoff Ellis
  • Promoter of the Year – Glastonbury Festival
  • Outstanding Contribution to Festival Production - Neil McDonald
  • Best Sponsor Activation - Coca Cola Recycling Campaign
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Tags: Awards, Download Festival
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