Independent Festival Awards 2018 winners revealed

Black Deer, Truck, Meltdown Festival and the late Sarah Nulty were honoured at the ceremony, held after the first day of the AIF Festival Congress

News By | 7 November 2018

Sarah Nulty, pictured with Flavor Flav, was honoured with the outstanding contribution award © Simon Butler

Following research released yesterday showing independent festivals added over £1 billion to the UK economy from 2014 to 2017, the Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) has revealed the winners of its Independent Festival Awards 2018.

Hosted by Glastonbury Festival’s general counsel, Ben Challis, the awards ceremony took place at 92 Burton Road last night (6 November) following the first day of AIF’s Festival Congress. Winners included Black Deer Festival (new festival on the block), Henge (live act of the year), the Data Mine at…

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