Who has smashed it live in the last 12 months?
Arcade Fire
Arctic Monkeys
Disclosure
Fleetwood Mac
Foals
Justin Timberlake
Muse
London Grammar
Rolling Stones
Rudimental
An expert music industry panel, hand-picked by Nordoff Robbins, have found the ten best live artists who have toured in the last year. Now the vote turns to the public to decide who should win the O2 Silver Clef Award for the Ticketmaster Best Live Act of 2014.
These artists have undoubtedly provided some of the best visual and vocal performances of 2014; from Arcade Fire headlining Coachella, Rudimental and Disclosure's stunning BRITs collaborations to London Grammar’s beautiful emergence on to the live scene with a sold out debut tour. Foals have already been recognised for their electrifying live shows having won the 2013 Q Award for Best Live Act following their UK & Ireland tour and twice been nominated for NME's Best Live Act Award. Both Justin Timberlake and Fleetwood Mac made spectacular returns to the live scene taking in extensive world tours in 2013/14; 'The 20/20 Experience' and 'Fleetwood Mac'. Muse embarked on their biggest and most spectacular stadium tour to date 'The 2nd Law' World Tour. The Rolling Stones celebrated their 50th anniversary with their extensive '50 & Counting…' World Tour, which concluded with two huge shows at London's Hyde Park.
Anyone can vote for their favourite act at www.nordoff-robbins.org.uk/BestLiveAct or by tweeting their vote to @NordoffRobbins1 using #BLAartistname. All voters will automatically be entered into a prize draw to win a £500 Ticketmaster Gift Card, or four VIP tickets to a gig of their choice at The O2. The vote opens on Thursday 8 May and closes on Friday 20 June.
Of the 10 Awards given out at the O2 Silver Clefs, Best Live Act is the only one voted for by the public. Three of the Awards have already been announced – Pharrell Williams will win Raymond Weil International Award, Paloma Faith will win Royal Albert Hall Best British Act and Giorgio Moroder is to be awarded American Express Innovation Award.
Previous winners of the Best Live Act Award include One Direction (2013), McFly (2012) and Sir Paul McCartney (2011).