THE INDY MUSIC AWARDS ANNOUNCE SHORTLISTED ACTS

After more than 30,000 votes were cast online, the London based independent music industry packed into the Rock Garden in Covent Garden last night to hear the shortlist announcement for The INDY Music Awards, the UK’s first exciting awards scheme to fully recognise the venues, promoters and artists that keep the grassroots music scene thriving.

40,000 independent artists graced the many hallowed stages of London last year. 218 of them were nominated by 60 of London’s top independent venues and promoters, and fans then voted for their favourite acts via the dedicated website www.indyawards.co.uk.  36 acts from all over the country are now celebrating having made the final shortlist across 9 different categories, including the Virgin Extreme Best Indie Act, Best Pop Rock Act and Best Hip Hop Act to name a few. (Full shortlist attached)

The winning acts in each category will be announced at The INDY Music Awards Ceremony at the Clapham Grand on Tuesday May 15th after a panel made up of some of the UK’s top music industry figures undergo the difficult task of choosing between the incredibly high standard of artists at a judging day.

Other awards that will be given out at the ceremony will be the People’s Choice Award for the artist that generated the most popular vote, Most Popular Venue Of The Year also voted for by the fans and the Fan of the Year as nominated by bands and venues.

Hosted by comedian and Virgin Radio DJ Greg Burns, the ceremony will be a packed evening of entertainment featuring exciting performances from some special guests as well as some of the shortlisted artists.

Says CEO, Jeremy Glover: “The response from the venues and promoters, artists and fans has been tremendous. The public has now had its say – with 1.3 million hits on our website and we are blown away by the incredibly high standard of the shortlisted acts which just goes to show how much untapped talent there is out there. The awards ceremony is going to be an extremely memorable night so get your tickets now and join us!”

Tickets for the ceremony on May 15th are on sale now by logging onto: www.indyawards.co.uk.  Fans are advised to get their hands on them quickly to avoid disappointment. 

Media accreditation is now open for anyone looking for a press review ticket or photography pass to the event.  Please send your request by email to ines@burtgreener.co.uk and state clearly whether you need a review pass or a photography pass, the name of your media organisation and a contact telephone number. 

For media information or images, please contact Burt Greener Communications
Lee Beattie T: 0141 248 6007 / M: 07855 367922 / E: lee@burtgreener.co.uk
Aarti Joshi T: 0141 248 6007 / M: 07974 978830 / E: aarti@burtgreener.co.uk
www.indyawards.co.uk  www.myspace.com/indyawards

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