| Brit Awards 1992 | |
| Date: | 12 February 1992 |
| Venue: | Hammersmith Apollo |
| Host: | Simon Bates |
| Previous: | 1991 |
| Main: | Brit Awards |
| Next: | 1993 |
| Most Awards: | Seal (3) |
| Most Nominations: | The KLF and Seal (4) |
| Network: | BBC |
Brit Awards 1992 was the 12th edition of the Brit Awards, an annual pop music awards ceremony in the United Kingdom.[1] They are run by the British Phonographic Industry and took place on 12 February 1992 at Hammersmith Apollo in London.[2]
The following artists received multiple awards and/or nominations.
| Nominations | Artist |
|---|---|
| 4 | The KLF |
| Seal | |
| 3 | Beverley Craven |
| Simply Red | |
| 2 | Cathy Dennis |
| Extreme | |
| Kenny Thomas | |
| Lisa Stansfield | |
| Queen | |
| The Wonder Stuff |
The KLF and Extreme Noise Terror performed a live version of "3 a.m. Eternal" at the BRIT Awards ceremony in February 1992. The Brits performance included a limping, kilted, cigar-chomping Drummond firing blanks from an automatic weapon over the heads of the crowd. After viewing the rehearsals, NME writer Danny Kelly said: "Compared to what's preceded it, this is a turbo-powered metallic wolf breaking into a coop full of particularly sick doves... And the noise? Well, the noise is hardcore punk thrash through a disco techno hit played by crusties. All bases covered, brilliantly. Clever, clever bastards." At the end of the performance, Scott Piering announced to a stunned crowd that "The KLF have now left the music business". Within a few months, they did just that - their records were deleted and the KLF retired from the industry. Kelly later described the Brits performance as the KLF's "self-destruction in an orgy of punk rock..., mock outrage ... and real bad taste".