nominees 2025
And The nominees are …
The winners will be announced at the Award Ceremony on January 14th, 2026 at the Oosterpoort in Groningen.
best major
festival
Presented by: See Tickets
Colours of Ostrava, CZ
Electric Castle, RO
Exit Festival, RS
Mad Cool Festival, ES
Paléo Festival Nyon, CH
Pinkpop Festival, NL
Rock for People, CZ
Rock Werchter, BE
Summer Breeze Open Air, DE
Sziget Festival, HU
best medium-sized festival
Presented by: Access All Areas
Azkena Rock Festival, ES
Codru Festival, RO
Dauwpop, NL
Greenfield Festival, CH
Mystic Festival, PL
OpenAir St.Gallen, CH
Orange Warsaw Festival, PL
Pohoda Festival, SK
Sea Star Festival, HR
Sunny Hill Festival, XK
Best Small
Festival
18. Festival Week-end au bord de l'eau, CH
Arsenal Fest, RS
Botanique, IT
D Festival, MK
Dynamo Metalfest, NL
Jazz in the Park, RO
Maifeld Derby, DE
Seaside Festival, CH
Sofia Live Festival, BG
Stars in Town, CH
New Kid on the BLock 2025
Attila Ernhaft (Valley Of Arts), HU
Kristína Mlynárová (Pohoda Festival), SK
Tudor Tataru (Untold), RO
line-up of the year
Presented by: IQ Magazine
Hellfest, FR
Lowlands, NL
Mad Cool Festival, ES
Open’er Festival, PL
Øyafestivalen, NO
Primavera Sound, ES
Pukkelpop, BE
Rock Werchter, BE
Sziget Festival, HU
Way Out West, SE
newcomer of the year
Presented by: EurosonicNoorderslag
Addison Rae, US
BUNT., DE
CMAT, IE
Fcukers, US
Kneecap, IE
Lola Young, UK
MJ Lenderman, US
Royel Otis, AU
Sombr, US
Zaho de Sagazan, FR
promoter of the year
Presented by: Pollstar
Alter Art, PL
Arcadia Live, AT
Barracuda, AT
EXIT Festival, RS
FKP Scorpio, DE
Friendly Fire, NL
Pohoda, SK
Rock for People, CZ
Sziget, HU
Tomorrowland, NL
agent of the year
Adele Slater, Wasserman Music
Alex Hardee, Wasserman Music
Chris Ibbs, CAA
David Bradley, WME
Geoff Meall, Wasserman Music
James Whitting, Wasserman Music
Jules De Lattre, UTA
Kiki Ressler, KKT Berlin
Ryan Penty, Wasserman Music
Steve Zapp, ITB
the green operations award
Presented by: GO Group
Boom Festival, PT
Øyafestivalen, NO
Roskilde Festival, DK
Štěrkovna Open Music, CZ
Valley of Arts, HU
the event safety award
Presented by:
YES Group & Citymesh
Pinkpop, Down The Rabbit Hole, North Sea Jazz & Lowlands, NL
Rocco del Schlacko, DE
Rock for People, CZ
Roskilde Festival, DK
the brand activation award
Bilbao BBK Live x Repsol, ES
Lowlands x Bol, NL
Mighty Hoopla x Milkshake Festival
x DHL, UK/NL
Øyafestivalen x Unicef, NO
Pinkpop x Libresse, NL
UNTOLD x Visa, RO
the take a stand award
Presented by: Take A Stand