Thursday, February 16, 2023
There's nothing that gets us in the mood for a summer of incredible live music like the BRIT Awards and last weekend was no disappointment! ✨
We're so excited to see a whole host of the winners and nominees this summer and by applying to volunteer with us you can too! 🤩
If you didn't watch, you missed amazing performances from winners Wet Leg and Becky Hill and nominees Lewis Capaldi and Sam Ryder. Wet Leg won both Best New Artist and Group of the Year and we're so excited to catch them at Reading and Leeds Festival this summer! Joining Wet Leg on the Reading and Leeds bill is Becky Hill who won Best Dance Act for the second year in a row. If you missed Becky Hill headlining Camp Bestival Shropshire last year you can catch her at Reading and Leeds in August!
Best New Artist nominee (and Eurovision 2022 runner-up) Sam Ryder also performed, teaming up with Ella Henderson, Becky Hill and David Guetta for a showstopping medley - can we expect a similar duet with Sam and Ella both performing at Camp Bestival Dorset and Camp Bestival Shropshire this summer? 👀
We've listed the festivals where all of the nominees and winners are performing below so you can get yourself signed up to a spectacular summer of live music!
Artist of the Year
Central Cee – Reading and Leeds Festival
George Ezra – Latitude Festival
Best Dance Act
Winner: Becky Hill – Reading and Leeds Festival
Eliza Rose – Reading and Leeds Festival
Group of the Year
Winner – Wet Leg – Reading and Leeds Festival
Best Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act
Central Cee – Reading and Leeds Festival
Loyle Carner – Reading and Leeds Festival
Best New Artist
Winner: Wet Leg – Reading and Leeds Festival
Sam Ryder – Camp Bestival Dorset, Camp Bestival Shropshire
Best Rock/Alternative Act
Wet Leg – Reading and Leeds Festival
Song of the Year
Eliza Rose (B.O.T.A (Baddest Of Them All)) – Reading and Leeds Festival
George Ezra (Green Green Grass) – Latitude Festival
Lewis Capaldi (Forget Me) – Reading and Leeds Festival
LF System (Afraid To Feel) – Reading and Leeds Festival
Mastercard Album of the Year
Wet Leg – Reading and Leeds Festival
Don't forget, we don't charge any admin fees on deposits so you can see all of the above without it costing you a penny! 😍
Apply now to join us this summer and get your place confirmed later today, so you can start planning your music festival-filled summer straightaway! 🎶
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