Live Nation Entertainment Wins At Billboard Touring Awards
Friday, 05 November 2010
Written by Jon Stickler
Live Nation Entertainment and Download Festival swept the board at the 2010 Billboard Touring Awards, which took place last night in New York, Download Festival was crowned “Top Festival” beating off competition from Coachella and Oxegen Festivals.
Also at the ceremony – which concluded the annual Billboard Touring Conference Live Nation Entertainment led the industry-related awards by being named the year's Top Promoter and the Top Tour and Top Draw awards went to the Live Nation promoted U2 360 World Tour.
Headlined by AC/DC, Rage Against The Machine and Aerosmith, this year’s Download Festival was the biggest and best yet, with an extended capacity allowing over 100,000 fans on site for the weekend – making Download the second biggest festival in the UK after Glastonbury.
This is the second time that Download has won Top Festival, after also scooping the award in 2007.
Andy Copping Promoter of Download Festival said; “This is fantastic news and a real honor, we need to say a big thank you to all the fans who made the weekend the greatest Download ever”
Here is the full list of Billboard Touring Awards winners:
TOP TOUR
U2 360
TOP DRAW
U2
TOP PACKAGE
Taylor Swift with Kellie Pickler and Gloriana
BREAKTHROUGH
Lady Gaga
TOP COMEDY TOUR
Dane Cook
TOP BOXSCORE
AC/DC - ANZ Stadium, Sydney - Feb. 18, 20, 22
TOP FESTIVAL
Download Festival - Donington Park, Castle Donington, U.K.
TOP ARENA
O2 Arena, London
TOP VENUE - UNDER 10,000 SEATS
Radio City Music Hall, NYC
TOP VENUE - UNDER 5,000 SEATS
The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas
TOP CLUB
9:30 Club, Washington, D.C.
TOP AMPHITHEATER
Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles
TOP PROMOTER
Live Nation Entertainment
TOP INDEPENDENT PROMOTER (U.S.)
C3 Presents, Austin, Texas
TOP INDEPENDENT PROMOTER (International)
T4F, Sao Paulo, Brazil
TOP AGENCY
Creative Artists Agency
TOP MANAGER
Front Line Management Group
CREATIVE CONTENT AWARD
Yo Gabba Gabba Live!
CONCERT MARKETING & PROMOTION AWARD
Virgin Mobile Presents the Monster Ball starring Lady Gaga
HUMANITARIAN AWARD
Jack Johnson
EVENTFUL FANS' CHOICE
Metallica
LEGEND OF LIVE
Rush
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