The nominees have been revealed for the Grassroots Venue: Spirit Of The Scene honour at next month's Music Week Awards.
In association with the Music Venue Trust, Jack Daniels and Whitelight, this new award will recognise the achievements of grassroots venues, as they struggle to survive in an increasingly competitive marketplace. Venues must have a capacity of less than 500 to qualify.
The shortlist is as follows:
Broadcast, Glasgow
Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
The Joiners, Southampton
The Lexington, London
Oh Yeah Music Centre, Belfast
The Sugarmill, Stoke
The 2017 Music Week Awards take place at London's Grosvenor House on Wednesday, April 5. The nominees for the other live categories are:
LIVE MUSIC AGENT (INDIVIDUAL)
Natasha Bent (Coda)
Mike Deane (Earth Agency)
Jules De Lattre (UTA)
Lucy Dickins (ITB)
Geoff Meall (UTA)
Steve Strange (X-ray)
LIVE MUSIC PROMOTER (COMPANY)
AEG Presents
Communion
DHP Family
Kilimanjaro Live
Live Nation
SJM Concerts
TICKETING COMPANY
Dice
Ents24
Eventbrite
Gigantic
Songkick
Ticketmaster/Ticketweb
Twickets
FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR
Bestival
Boardmasters
British Summer Time Hyde Park
Creamfields
Glastonbury Festival
Isle Of Wight Festival
