# European Festival Awards

The European Festival Awards were initiated in 2010 by the European festival association Yourope and the festival website Virtual Festivals Europe. The awards are presented annually in January of the following year at the European music conference and showcase festival Eurosonic Noorderslag in Groningen, The Netherlands. The European Festival Awards are aimed at European Festivals and their organizations, who make an important contribution to society. There are awards in 13 categories such as “Best big European festival” and “Best European festival line-up”.

## Winners of the European Festival Awards
### 2019

| Best Major Festival | Best Medium-Sized Festival |
| Open'er Festival Exit FM4 Frequency Festival Hellfest Lollapalooza Berlin Lowlands Nova Rock Festival Pukkelpop Rock Werchter Sziget Festival | Electric Castle Balaton Sound Down the Rabbit Hole Let It Roll Melt! Festival OFF Festival Orange Warsaw Festival Pohoda Sea Dance Festival We Love Green |
| Best Small Festival | Best New Festival |
| Jazz in the Park Arsenal Fest Leffingeleuren Maifeld Derby No Sleep Festival Roadburn Festival Sharpe Festival Szene Openair Tauron Nowa Muzyka Katowice Wacken Winter Nights | No Sleep Festival Afronation FEST Festival Jika Jika Mystic Festival REVOLT |
| Best Indoor Festival | Line-Up of the Year |
| Reeperbahn Festival Blues in Hell FOCUS Wales Hamburg Metal Dayz Let it Roll Winter MENT Ljubljana Mithra Jazz à Liège Prognosis Festival Sudwave – Festival & Conference Taksirat Festival | Glastonbury Festival Lollapalooza Berlin Lowlands Open'er Festival Pohoda Primavera Sound Pukkelpop Rock Werchter Sziget Festival Wacken Open Air |
| Promoter of the Year | Agent of the Year |
| Wepromote Alter Art Festival Republic FKP Scorpio Goodlive MCT Berlin Pohoda Primavera Sound Ruisrock Wacken ICS | Lucy Dickins (WME) Alex Bruford (ATC Live) Angus Baskerville (13 Artists) Ian Huffam (X-Ray Touring) Kiki Ressler (KKT) Maria May (CAA) Mike Malak (Paradigm) Natasha Bent (Paradigm) Paul Wilson (CAA) Rob Challice (Paradigm) |
| The Award for Excellence & Passion | The Brand Activation Award |
| Codruta Vulcu Alex Hardee Barrie Marshall Ben Challis Daniel Fontana Eric van Eerdenburg Folkert Koopmans Holger Jan Schmidt Kim Bloem Mikołaj Ziółkowski | Open'er Festival and Netflix: Stranger Things Lowlands and Rabobank: Brasserie 2050 Øyafestivalen and Fortum: The Green Rider Sziget Festival and IBIS: IBIS Music Untold and KFC: Haunted Camping We Love Green and Back Market: Back Market x We Love Green Circular |
| The Take a Stand Award | The Green Operations Award |
| Das Fest AWAKE Festival Svobody Orange Blossom Pol'and'Rock Festival | Open Air St. Gallen Electric Castle Øyafestivalen PortAmérica Roskilde Festival We Love Green |
| The Health & Safety Innovation Award | Newcomer of the Year |
| Balaton Sound Happiness Festival Pohoda Wat en Schlick Festival | Billie Eilish Black Midi Fontaines D.C. Idles Jessie Reyez Lizzo Rosalía Sam Fender Sea Girls Slowthai |
| Lifetime Achievement Award ||
| Holger Hübner and Thomas Jensen (Wacken Open Air) ||

### 2018

| Best Major Festival | Best Medium-Sized Festival |
| Wacken Open Air Colours of Ostrava Hellfest Lowlands Open'er Festival Pinkpop Rock Werchter Roskilde Festival Sziget Festival Tomorrowland | NorthSide Festival AWAKE Electric Castle Happiness Festival North Sea Jazz OFF Festival Øyafestivalen Reeperbahn Festival Reload Festival Sea Dance Festival |
| Best Small Festival | Best New Festival |
| Artmania Festival LB27 Reggae Camp Metal Hammer Paradise Mladí Ladí Jazz OUT.FEST PULS Festival Tauron Nowa Muzyka Katowice / Telekom Electronic Beats Festival Wacken Winter Nights Ypsigrock Festival | Rolling Stone Park Arcadia London EchoWaves Festival 84 Full Metal Holiday Garden Neverland Festival Stereoparc The Monastery Werner Rennen |
| Best Indoor Festival | Line-Up of the Year |
| WOS Festival x SON Estrella Galicia Autumn Moon Festival c/o pop Festival Metal Hammer Paradise Mladí Ladí Jazz PULS Festival Rolling Stone Park Rolling Stone Weekender Waves Vienna WinterWorld | Roskilde Festival Graspop Metal Meeting Hellfest Lowlands Mad Cool Festival Open'er Festival Open Air St. Gallen Pinkpop Primavera Sound Rock Werchter |
| Promoter of the Year | Agent of the Year |
| Mojo Alter Art Barracuda Down the Drain FKP Scorpio Luger Roskilde Festival Ruisrock Wacken ICS Wepromote | Mike Greek (CAA) Alex Hardee (Coda Music Agency) Angus Baskerville (13 Artists) Clementine Bunel (Coda Music Agency) Emma Banks (CAA) Isla Angus (ATC Live) Josh Javor (X-Ray Touring) Paul Wilson (CAA) Rob Challice (Coda Music Agency) Steve Zapp (ITB) |
| The Award for Excellence & Passion | The Brand Activation Award |
| Michal Kaščák Ben Challis Chris Tofu Eric van Eerdenburg Gabi Ruiz Holger Jan Schmidt Ivan Milivojev Jean-Louis Brossard Philippe Cornu Stefan Lehmkuhl | Ruisrock and Fortum Haven Festival and IKEA Open'er Festival and Mastercard Paléo Festival and HES-SO Sziget Festival and Magyar Telekom Untold Festival and Coca-Cola |
| The Take a Stand Award | The Green Operations Award |
| Pohoda Artmania Festival and EEMC AWAKE Bánkitó Festival EXIT Greenbelt Festival | DGTL Amsterdam EDP Cooljazz Green Gathering NorthSide Festival Paradise City We Love Green |
| The Health & Safety Innovation Award | Newcomer of the Year |
| Roskilde Festival Lowlands Open Air St. Gallen Pinkpop Ruisrock Reload Festival | Greta Van Fleet Alma Brockhampton Idles Jorja Smith Parcels Sigrid Superorganism Yungblud Zeal & Ardor |
| Lifetime Achievement Award ||
| Peter Smidt ||

### 2017

| Category | Winner | Country |
| Best Major Festival | EXIT | Serbia |
| Best Medium-Sized Festival | Down the Rabbit Hole | The Netherlands |
| Best Small Festival | MENT Ljubljana | Slovenia |
| Best New Festival | Wacken Winter Nights | Germany |
| Best Indoor Festival | MENT Ljubljana | Slovenia |
| Best Line-Up | Sziget Festival | Hungary |
| Newcomer of the Year | Rag'n'Bone Man | United Kingdom |
| Green Operations Award | Pohoda | Slovakia |
| Promoter of the Year | Goodlive | Germany |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Daniel Rossellat | Switzerland |
| Excellence And Passion Award | Fruzsina Szép | Hungary |
| Agent of the Year | Alex Bruford (ATC Live) | United Kingdom |
| The Brand Activation Award | The Miele Powerwash at Lowlands | The Netherlands |
| The Health and Safety Innovation Award | Paléo Festival Nyon & Roskilde Festival | Switzerland & Denmark |
| The Take a Stand Award | Roskilde Festival | Denmark |

### 2016

| Category | Winner | Country |
| Best Major Festival | Rock Werchter | Belgium |

### 2015

| Category | Winner | Country |
| Best Major Festival | Untold festival | Romania |
| Best Medium-Sized Festival | Telekom Volt festival | Hungary |
| Best Small Festival | Happiness festival | Germany |
| Best New Festival | Lollapalooza Berlin | Germany |
| Best Indoor Festival | Les Transardentes | Belgium |
| Best Line-Up | Sziget Festival | Hungary |
| Newcomer of the Year | Hozier | Ireland |
| Best Headliner | The Prodigy | United Kingdom |
| Festival Anthem of the Year | Lean On (Major Lazer) | United Kingdom |
| Green Operations Award | Tollwood Festival | Germany |
| Artist's Favourite Festival | Rock Werchter | Belgium |
| Promoter of the Year | Hörstmann unternehmensgruppe | Germany |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Jean-Louis Brossard and Béatrice Macé (Rencontres Trans Musicales) | France |
| Excellence And Passion Award | Chris Kemp | United Kingdom |
| Emma Banks (CAA)|United Kingdom |
| Das Fest|Germany |

### 2014

| Category | Winner | Country |
| Best Major Festival | Sziget Festival | Hungary |
| Best Medium-Sized European Festival | Sea Dance Festival | Montenegro |
| Best Small European Festival | Festival Tauron Nowa Muzyka | Poland |
| Best New Festival | Down The Rabbit Hole | The Netherlands |
| Best Indoor Festival | I Love Techno | Belgium |
| Best European Festival Line-Up | Glastonbury Festival | United Kingdom |
| Newcomer of the Year | Stromae | Belgium |
| Headliner of the Year | Arctic Monkeys | United Kingdom |
| Festival Anthem of the Year | ‘R U Mine’ (Arctic Monkeys) | United Kingdom |
| Green Operations Award | Roskilde Festival | Denmark |
| The Health & Safety Innovation Award | MOJO/LOC Festivals | The Netherlands |
| Artist's Favourite European Festival | Primavera Sound | Spain |
| Promoter of the Year | Live Nation | Belgium |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Melvin Benn | United Kingdom |
| The Award for Excellence And Passion | Rikke Øxner | Denmark |

### 2013

| Category | Winner | Country |
| Best Major European Festival | EXIT | Serbia |
| Best Medium-Sized European Festival | Melt! | Germany |
| Best Small European Festival | Fusion Festival | Romania |
| Best New Festival | B.my.Lake | Hungary |
| Best Indoor Festival | Metal Hammer Paradise | Germany |
| Best European Festival Line-Up | Berlin Festival | Germany |
| Newcomer of the Year | Imagine Dragons | United States |
| Headliner of the Year | Arctic Monkeys | England |
| Festival Anthem of the Year | Get Lucky (Daft Punk) | France |
| The Green Operations Award In | Way Out West | Sweden |
| Artist's Favourite European Festival | Lowlands | Netherlands |
| Promoter of the Year | FKP Scorpio | Germany |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Marek Lieberberg | Germany |
| Innovation Award | Paléo Festival | Switzerland |

### 2012

| Category | Winner | Country |
| Best Major European Festival | Tomorrowland | Belgium |
| Best Medium-Sized European Festival | Balaton Sound | Hungary |
| Best Small European Festival | Tauron New Music Festival | Poland |
| Best New European Festival | Electro Magnetic | Germany |
| Best Indoor Festival | Sensation | Netherlands |
| Best European Festival Line-Up | Rock am Ring and Rock im Park | Germany |
| Best Newcomer | Of Monsters and Men | Iceland |
| Best Headliner | Foo Fighters | United States |
| Festival Anthem of the Year | I Follow Rivers (Lykke Li) | Sweden |
| Yourope Green ‘N’ Clean Festival Of The Year | We Love Green | France |
| Artist's Favourite European Festival | Roskilde Festival | Denmark |
| Promoter Of The Year in association with Virtual Festivals Europe | Pukkelpop | Belgium |
| Yourope Lifetime Achievement Award | Herman Schueremans | Belgium |

### 2011

| Category | Winner | Country |
| 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 | Germany |
| Best Indoor Festival | I Love Techno | Belgium |
| Best European Festival Line-Up | Rock Werchter | Belgium |
| Best Newcomer | James Blake | United Kingdom |
| Best Headliner | Coldplay | United Kingdom |
| Festival Anthem of the Year | Viva La Vida (Coldplay) | United Kingdom |
| Yourope Green ‘N’ Clean Festival Of The Year | Melt! | Germany |
| Artist's Favourite European Festival | Southside and Hurricane | Germany |
| Promoter Of The Year in association with Virtual Festivals Europe | FKP Scorpio | Germany |
| Yourope Lifetime Achievement Award | Michael Eavis | United Kingdom |

### 2010

| Category | Winner | Country |
| Best Major European Festival | Open'er Festival | Poland |
| Best Medium-Sized European Festival | Electric Picnic Music and Arts Festival | Ireland |
| Best Small European Festival | Tauron Nowa Muzyka Festival | Poland |
| Best New European Festival | Temple House Festival | Ireland |
| Best Indoor Festival | Rolling Stone Weekender | Germany |
| Best European Festival Line-Up | Oxegen | Ireland |
| Best Newcomer | Florence and the Machine | United Kingdom |
| Best Headliner | Muse | United Kingdom |
| Festival Anthem of the Year | Uprising (Muse) | United Kingdom |
| Yourope Green ‘N’ Clean Festival Of The Year | Boom Festival | Portugal |
| Artist's Favourite European Festival | Melt! | Germany |
| Promoter Of The Year in association with Virtual Festivals Europe | Kilimanjaro/K2 | |
| Yourope Lifetime Achievement Award | Leif Skov | Denmark |

### 2009

| Category | Winner | Country |
| Best Major European Festival | Open'er Festival | Poland |
| Best Medium-Sized European Festival | Dour Festival | Belgium |
| Best Small European Festival | Cactusfestival [nl] | Belgium |
| Best New European Festival | Openfields Festival | Belgium |
| Best European Festival Line-Up | Rock Werchter | Belgium |
| Best Newcomer | White Lies | United Kingdom |
| Best Headliner | The Prodigy | United Kingdom |
| Festival Anthem of the Year | Viva la Vida (Coldplay) | United Kingdom |
| Yourope Green ‘N’ Clean Festival Of The Year | Øyafestivalen | Norway |
| Artist's Favourite European Festival | Rock Werchter | Belgium |
| Promoter Of The Year | Herman Schueremans | Belgium |
| Yourope Lifetime Achievement Award | Jan Smeets [nl] | Netherlands |