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Music fans can vote for the Best Independent Festival from a list of 11 festivals, all members of UK independent festivals association AIF. The Golden Welly Award category is supported by music magazine and website DIY, and music fans can vote for their favourite independent festival until 23rd September 2012 via the website below.

 

The independent festivals battling it out for the Golden Welly Award include: Bearded Theory, Bestival, Cornbury Festival, Glastonbudget, Green Man Festival, In The Woods, Kendal Calling, Leefest, Secret Garden Party, Truck Festival and Y Not Festival.

 

Voting is weighted according to each festival’s capacity, giving festivals of any size equal chance to clinch the prize.  Last year’s winner was Bearded Theory.

 

AIM Awards organiser, Lara Baker commented: “The festivals nominated in this year’s Golden Welly Award represent the diversity and brilliance of UK festivals.  Large and small, they all offer something special and are organised by passionate teams of people. We wish them all luck!”

 

Voting closes on 23rd September 2012, with final nominees announced shortly afterwards.  Winners will be revealed at the AIM Awards ceremony in London on 29th October. Tickets and sponsorship packages for the AIM Independent Music Awards are currently available – for more details contact [email protected]

 

 

 

AIM is a not-for-profit trade body established in 1999 to represent the UK independent music industry. Now in its 13th year, AIM acts for over 90% of the independent market, with over 800 members from small start-ups to the largest and most respected independents in the world.   AIM promotes this exciting and diverse sector globally, leveraging the sector’s power as a fifth major to enable its members to grow, grasp new opportunities and break into new markets.  

 

In addition to the crucial role AIM plays in advocacy and lobbying for the independent sector, AIM makes a daily difference to the businesses of members by providing advice, training and business support to ensure members have the knowledge, skills and contacts needed to succeed.

   

AIM oversees an independent sector whose artists have delivered six Mercury Prize winners in the last 10 years, a figure which underlines once again the sector's continuing role and importance in launching Britain’s most ground-breaking artists.     

 

Artists signed to AIM member labels include: Adele, Alabama Shakes, Arctic Monkeys, Basement Jaxx, Beach House, Big Pink, Bjork, Bon Iver, British Sea Power, Cancer Bats, Coldcut, The Cribs, Darwin Deez, David Lynch, Does It Offend You Yeah?, Fleet Foxes, Frank Turner, Franz Ferdinand, Friendly Fires, The Futureheads, Grizzly Bear, Hot Chip, The Horrors, Jack White, James Vincent McMorrow, Jarvis Cocker, Jose Gonzalez, Justice, Katie Melua, M.I.A., Madness, Marilyn Manson, Maximo Park, Mr. Scruff, The National, The Prodigy, The Raconteurs, Radiohead, Reverend And The Makers, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Roots Manuva, Seasick Steve, The Strokes, Super Furry Animals, Underworld, Vampire Weekend, The White Stripes, Wild Beasts, The XX, Young Guns and thousands of others.