18th Pollstar Concert Industry Awards
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Awards Categories and Winners
Congratulations to all the Pollstar Awards nominees and award winners! The Awards were announced February 8 at the Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal Citywalk in Los Angeles.

Click images for photos suitable for printing. Photos taken by Jason Squires, Jeffrey Mayer and John Shearer, except where noted.


1. MAJOR TOUR OF THE YEAR

     Tim McGraw / Faith Hill


2. MOST CREATIVE TOUR PACKAGE

      Def Leppard / Journey

AP Photo
3. MOST CREATIVE STAGE PRODUCTION

      Madonna

Chris McKay
4. BEST NEW TOURING ARTIST

      Panic! At The Disco

Paul Tollett
5. MUSIC FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR

      Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival (Indio, CA)


6. INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR

      Reading / Leeds Festival (UK)

Michael Yerke, Shirley Jones, Michael Lucero & Peter Marshall
7. NIGHTCLUB OF THE YEAR

      House of Blues (Chicago, IL)


8. THEATRE OF THE YEAR

      Gibson Amphitheatre (Universal City, CA)

June Kuramoto (Hiroshima), Larry Wilson & Dan Kuramoto (Hiroshima)
9. BEST NEW MAJOR CONCERT VENUE

      John Paul Jones Arena (Charlottesville, VA)


10. RED ROCKS AWARD / BEST SMALL OUTDOOR VENUE

      Greek Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)

Johanna Rees & Arvind Manacha
11. BEST MAJOR OUTDOOR CONCERT VENUE

      Hollywood Bowl (Los Angeles, CA)


12. ARENA OF THE YEAR

      Madison Square Garden Arena (New York, NY)

David Elliott
13. INTERNATIONAL THEATRE OF THE YEAR

      Royal Albert Hall (London, UK)


14. INTERNATIONAL ARENA OF THE YEAR

      Wembley Arena (London, UK)

Vicki Lawrence, Gary Siegel & Dr. Drew
15. NIGHTCLUB TALENT BUYER OF THE YEAR

      Greg Siegel (TheWiltern, Avalon, CA)


16. INDEPENDENT PROMOTER OF THE YEAR

      Arny Granat & Jerry Mickelson (Jam Productions)


17. TALENT BUYER OF THE YEAR

    Susan Rosenbluth (AEG Live / Concerts West)



18. FACILITY EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR

      Marilyn Hauser (Palace of Auburn Hills, MI)


19. BILL GRAHAM AWARD / PROMOTER OF THE YEAR

      Brian O’Connell (Live Nation)


20. INTERNATIONAL PROMOTER OF THE YEAR

     Phil Bowdery (Live Nation UK)


21. BOOKING AGENCY OF THE YEAR

      Creative Artists Agency

Heather Kolker, Steve Ferguson, Marty Diamond, Larry Webman & Jonathan Adelman
22. BOUTIQUE BOOKING AGENCY OF THE YEAR

      Little Big Man Booking / Paradigm


23. UK BOOKING AGENT OF THE YEAR

      Neil Warnock (The Agency Group)


24. THIRD COAST AGENT OF THE YEAR

      Brian Hill (Monterey Peninsula Artists / Paradigm)


25. BOBBY BROOKS AWARD / AGENT OF THE YEAR

      Marc Geiger (William Morris Agency)


26. PERSONAL MANAGER OF THE YEAR

      Bob McLynn (Fall Out Boy, Panic! At The Disco)

Maxine Nightingale, Harlan Frey & Thomas Dolby
27. ARTIST DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR

      Harlan Frey (Roadrunner)


28. ROAD WARRIOR OF THE YEAR

      Dale “Opie” Skjerseth (Rolling Stones)

Robin Shaw & Channon DiCarlo
29. LIGHTING COMPANY OF THE YEAR

      Upstaging

ML Procise III, Ralph Mastrangelo
30. SOUND COMPANY OF THE YEAR

      Clair Brothers / Showco

Clive Forrester & Bob Hughes
31. STAGING / EQUIPMENT COMPANY OF THE YEAR

      All Access Staging & Productions

Narada Michael Walden, Joe Ryan, David Bernstein & Lee Merriweather
32. TRANSPORTATION COMPANY OF THE YEAR

      Rock-It Cargo

Eric Foster, Danny O'Bryen, Susan Tedeschi, Mark Haney & Kip Winger
33. VIDEO COMPANY OF THE YEAR

      Screenworks