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Festival Awards Europe Announces Winners

image from www.google.comThe best European festivals, artists and promoters of 2011 were announced last night at a ceremony at Groningen's De Oosterport in The Netherlands. This third edition of Festival Awards Europe was judged by a combination of 350,000 public votes and an industry jury with more than 200 European festivals participating. The winners are:

  • 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 (Belgium)
  • Best Indoor Festival – I Love Techno (Belgium)
  • Best European Festival Line-Up – Rock Werchter (Belgium)
  • YOUROPE Green ‘N’ Clean Festival Of The Year – Melt! (Germany)
  • Artist’s Favourite European Festival – Southside / Hurricane (Germany)
  • Best Newcomer association with Eurosonic Noorderslag – James Blake
  • Best Headliner – Coldplay
  • Festival Anthem of the Year -  Coldplay ‘Viva La Vida’
  • Virtual Festivals Europe presents Promoter Of The Year – FKP Scorpio (Germany)
  • YOUROPE Lifetime Achievement Award – Michael Eavis, Glastonbury (UK)

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  1. Congratulations to all the winners! No doubt about the Haldern Pop in Germany winning, I’ve seen it when I went to Germany to visit my relatives last year and I really enjoyed that festival! Cool!

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