The European Festival Awards were initiated in 2010 by the European festival association Yourope and the festival website Virtual Festivals Europe.[1] 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.[2] 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”.[3]
| Best Major Festival | Best Medium-Sized Festival | |
|---|---|---|
 Open'er Festival
|  Electric Castle
| |
| Best Small Festival | Best New Festival | |
Jazz in the Park
|  No Sleep Festival
| |
| Best Indoor Festival | Line-Up of the Year | |
Reeperbahn Festival
| Glastonbury Festival
| |
| Promoter of the Year | Agent of the Year | |
Wepromote
| Lucy Dickins (WME)
| |
| The Award for Excellence & Passion | The Brand Activation Award | |
Codruta Vulcu
| Open'er Festival and Netflix: Stranger Things
| |
| The Take a Stand Award | The Green Operations Award | |
Das Fest
| Open Air St. Gallen
| |
| The Health & Safety Innovation Award | Newcomer of the Year | |
 Balaton Sound
| Billie Eilish | |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | ||
| Holger Hübner and Thomas Jensen (Wacken Open Air) | ||
| Best Major Festival | Best Medium-Sized Festival | |
|---|---|---|
| Wacken Open Air | NorthSide Festival
| |
| Best Small Festival | Best New Festival | |
Artmania Festival
| Rolling Stone Park
| |
| Best Indoor Festival | Line-Up of the Year | |
 WOS Festival x SON Estrella Galicia
| Roskilde Festival | |
| Promoter of the Year | Agent of the Year | |
Mojo
| Mike Greek (CAA)
| |
| The Award for Excellence & Passion | The Brand Activation Award | |
 Michal Kaščák
|  Ruisrock and Fortum
| |
| The Take a Stand Award | The Green Operations Award | |
Pohoda
| DGTL Amsterdam
| |
| The Health & Safety Innovation Award | Newcomer of the Year | |
Roskilde Festival
| Greta Van Fleet
| |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | ||
| Peter Smidt | ||
| Category | Winner | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Major Festival | 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 | 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 |
| Category | Winner | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Major Festival | Untold festival[4] [5] | 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 | 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 | |
| Agent of the Year | Emma Banks (CAA) | United Kingdom | |
| Yes Group H&S innovation award | Das Fest | Germany |
| Category | Winner | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Major Festival | Hungary | ||
| Best Medium-Sized European Festival | Montenegro | ||
| Best Small European Festival | Poland | ||
| Best New Festival | The Netherlands | ||
| Best Indoor Festival | Belgium | ||
| Best European Festival Line-Up | United Kingdom | ||
| Newcomer of the Year | Belgium | ||
| Headliner of the Year | United Kingdom | ||
| Festival Anthem of the Year | ‘R U Mine’ (Arctic Monkeys) | United Kingdom | |
| Green Operations Award | Denmark | ||
| The Health & Safety Innovation Award | The Netherlands | ||
| Artist's Favourite European Festival | Spain | ||
| Promoter of the Year | Belgium | ||
| Lifetime Achievement Award | United Kingdom | ||
| The Award for Excellence And Passion | Denmark |
| Category | Winner | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Major European Festival | Serbia | ||
| Best Medium-Sized European Festival | Germany | ||
| Best Small European Festival | Fusion Festival | Romania | |
| Best New Festival | Hungary | ||
| Best Indoor Festival | Germany | ||
| Best European Festival Line-Up | Germany | ||
| Newcomer of the Year | United States | ||
| Headliner of the Year | England | ||
| Festival Anthem of the Year | Get Lucky (Daft Punk) | France | |
| The Green Operations Award In | Sweden | ||
| Artist's Favourite European Festival | Netherlands | ||
| Promoter of the Year | Germany | ||
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Germany | ||
| Innovation Award | Switzerland |
| Category | Winner | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Major European Festival | Belgium | ||
| Best Medium-Sized European Festival | Hungary | ||
| Best Small European Festival | Tauron New Music Festival | Poland | |
| Best New European Festival | Germany | ||
| Best Indoor Festival | Netherlands | ||
| Best European Festival Line-Up | Germany | ||
| Best Newcomer | Iceland | ||
| Best Headliner | 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 | Belgium | ||
| Yourope Lifetime Achievement Award | Belgium |
| Category | Winner | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Major European Festival | Hungary | ||
| Best Medium-Sized European Festival | Poland | ||
| Best Small European Festival | Germany | ||
| Best New European Festival | Extrema Outdoor | Germany | |
| Best Indoor Festival | Belgium | ||
| Best European Festival Line-Up | Belgium | ||
| Best Newcomer | United Kingdom | ||
| Best Headliner | United Kingdom | ||
| Festival Anthem of the Year | Viva La Vida (Coldplay) | United Kingdom | |
| Yourope Green ‘N’ Clean Festival Of The Year | Germany | ||
| Artist's Favourite European Festival | Germany | ||
| Promoter Of The Year in association with Virtual Festivals Europe | FKP Scorpio | Germany | |
| Yourope Lifetime Achievement Award | United Kingdom |
| Category | Winner | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Major European Festival | Poland | ||
| Best Medium-Sized European 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 | Ireland | ||
| Best Newcomer | United Kingdom | ||
| Best Headliner | United Kingdom | ||
| Festival Anthem of the Year | Uprising (Muse) | United Kingdom | |
| Yourope Green ‘N’ Clean Festival Of The Year | Portugal | ||
| Artist's Favourite European Festival | Germany | ||
| Promoter Of The Year in association with Virtual Festivals Europe | Kilimanjaro/K2 | ||
| Yourope Lifetime Achievement Award | Leif Skov | Denmark |
| Category | Winner | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Major European Festival | Poland | ||
| Best Medium-Sized European Festival | Belgium | ||
| Best Small European Festival | Belgium | ||
| Best New European Festival | Openfields Festival | Belgium | |
| Best European Festival Line-Up | Belgium | ||
| Best Newcomer | United Kingdom | ||
| Best Headliner | United Kingdom | ||
| Festival Anthem of the Year | Viva la Vida (Coldplay) | United Kingdom | |
| Yourope Green ‘N’ Clean Festival Of The Year | Norway | ||
| Artist's Favourite European Festival | Belgium | ||
| Promoter Of The Year | Belgium | ||
| Yourope Lifetime Achievement Award | Netherlands |
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