Electric Picnic & Glasgowbury both big winners at the Irish Festival Awards

Michelle Doherty was the Mistress of Ceremonies last night as the Irish Festival Awards 2009 were doled out in Dublin’s Sugar Club.
It was a particularly good evening for the Electric Picnic and Glasgowbury who were both multiple-winners.
The brainchild of Castlepalooza promoters Cherrycool – who excluded themselves from the online voting – the event featured a live performance by Dark Room Notes and a DJ set from Big Dish Go’s Gavin Feeney.
Here’s who got the nod:
Best Large Festival: Electric Picnic
Best Medium Festival: Galway Arts Festival
Best Small Festival: Glasgowbury
Greenest Festival: Electric Picnic
Best One-Day Festival: Arthur’s Day
Best New Festival: Arthur’s Day
Best Dance Festival: Life
Best Traditional Festival: Temple Bar Trad
Best Value: Festival of World Cultures
Best Street Spirit: Spraoi
Best Lineup: Glasgowbury
Family Festival Award: Glasgowbury
Social Responsibility Award: Hard Working Class Heroes
Best Service: Glasgowbury
Best Toilets: None, we want real toilets!
Best Headline Act: Kings of Leon
Best Rock Act: Kasabian
Best Dance Act: 2 Many Dj’s
Best Alternative Act: Florence and the Machine
Best Irish Act: Bell X1

Pictured: Michelle Doherty with Paddy Glasgowbury