Best Major Festival

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Campsites that sprawl for miles, multiple arenas booming from noon until late, tens of thousands of people out for a good time and some of the biggest and best bands in the world. Major festivals may take a year to plan but organisers have only two or three days to get things exactly right. They are an annual must for any outdoor-loving music freak, but which giant was your favourite this year?

Other contenders:
Download Festival (info)
Glastonbury Festival (info)
Global Gathering (info)
Hard Rock Calling (info)
Isle Of Wight Festival (info)
Leeds Festival (info)
Reading Festival (info)
Sonisphere (info)
Godiva Festival (info)
V Festival Chelmsford (info)
V Festival Staffordshire (info)

Best Toilets

Whether it’s the pongy portable loos, the lingering longdrops or the unpleasant urinals, all festival toilets tang, but some stink more than others. But which festival boasted the cleanest cans and the best ratio of toilets to person?

Other contenders:
2000 Trees Festival (info)
Beautiful Days (info)
Creamfields (info)
Download Festival (info)
Festinho (info)
Isle Of Wight Festival (info)
LeeFest (info)
One Love Festival (info)
Rhythm Festival (info)
Sunrise Celebration (info)
Ben & Jerry's Sundae On The Common (info)

Best Headline Performance

Blur - T In The Park

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Albums can define a band but festival headline sets can define a generation. They can be the pinnacle of an act’s lifespan, carving them an illustrious career or they can reignite a revival from a dormant band. To succeed they must exude an extensive appeal, capture a crowd of thousands to include every single one and deliver a colossal performance. Some of the acts may have played more than one festival, but at which show did they tick the most boxes?

Other contenders:
Blur - Glastonbury (info)
Kings Of Leon - Leeds Festival (info)
Kraftwerk - Bestival (info)
The Levellers - Beautiful Days (info)
Metallica - Sonisphere (info)
Radiohead - Reading Festival (info)
Slipknot - Download (info)
Tiesto - Creamfields (info)
Underworld - Glade Festival (info)
Dizzee Rascal - Beach Break Live (info)
The Prodigy – Global Gathering (info)

Virtual Festivals Critics' Choice Award

Pet Shop Boys - T In The Park

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This award is designed to celebrate those special acts who added something a little extra to their festival show. It could be comedy, nostalgia, crowd interaction or just that 'secret ingredient' - basically something that sets them apart from other performers as a real crowd pleaser.

Other contenders:
Alabama 3 - Rock Ness (info)
Carl Cox - Bestival (info)
Dead Kids - Standon Calling (info)
Eliza Carthy - Big Session Festival (info)
La Casa Azul - Indie Tracks (info)
Mean Poppa Lean - The Great Escape (info)
The Specials - V Festival Chelmsford (info)
Thom Yorke - Latitude (info)
ZZ Top - Download (info)
The Prodigy - Glastonbury Festival (info)
Bon Iver - Camp Bestival (info)