London festivals vye for votes

London festivals including Camden Crawl, Hard Rock Calling, Wireless and the BBC Radio 1 Hackney Weekend are all in the running for gongs at this year’s UK Festival Awards.

The annual event gathers hundreds of thousands of votes each year to tot up which events and artists were the favourites among fans and the music industry.

Categories range from Best Major, Medium and Small festival to Best Headline Performance, Best Breakthrough Act and, of course, Best Toilets.

Public voting is open now and runs until November 5, when the top 10 in each category will be announced. All participating voters are eligible for the ‘Dream Summer’ prize draw which entitles one lucky random winner to VIP tickets next year to every festival that scoops an award.

Some of the more specialised categories such as Outstanding Contribution to Festival Production and Agent of the Year will be decided by industry expert panels.

The awards show will take place on December 3 at The Roundhouse in Camden, hosted by comedian Phill Jupitus.

To see the full list and to cast your vote go to festivalawards.com/vote