Waterford's All Together Now has been named Best Music Festival of the Year at the IMRO Live Music Venue of the Year Awards.
Also grabbing an accolade for IMRO Small Live Music Festival 2018 was the Wexford Spiegeltent Festival.
The IMRO Outstanding Contribution to Live Music accolade was awarded this year to Joe Clarke, co-founder of CWB, a music-focused management and production company with offices in Dublin and a residential production studio in Birdhill, Co. Tipperary.
Paddy McKenna hosted the awards, now in its eleventh year, at the Irish Music Rights Organisation Headquarters in Dublin.
Of the annual awards voted by over 12,500 IMRO members Victor Finn, IMRO Chief Executive said “We’re privileged in Ireland to have such a vibrant and eclectic live music scene, which is the backbone of the music industry as a whole.
"We feel it is vital to acknowledge the venues and festivals who support live music from a musician’s first performance right through to internationally known headline artists on main stages. It is these venues and festivals across the country that allow music creators to continue making music and bring it to new audiences.”
Other winners in the regional categories include
Dublin – The Sugar Club, Dublin
Rest of Leinster – The Spirit Store, Dundalk, Co. Louth
Connacht – Monroe’s, Galway
Munster – Live at St Luke’s, Cork
Ulster – An Grianán Theatre, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
Live music venues and festivals play a vital role in the music industry in Ireland, giving international and homegrown artists a platform to engage with fans and build new audiences. They also play a central role in urban and rural communities across the country, providing a social gathering space for varied audiences, and contributing hugely to the domestic economy.
IMRO Live Music Venue of the Year 2018 Winners
IMRO National Live Venue of the Year 2018 – The Sugar Club, Dublin
IMRO Dublin Live Music Venue of the Year 2018 – The Sugar Club, Dublin
IMRO Rest of Leinster Live Music Venue of the Year 2018 – The Spirit Store, Dundalk, Co. Louth
IMRO Connacht Live Music Venue of the Year 2018 – Monroe’s, Galway
IMRO Munster Live Music Venue of the Year 2018 – Live at St Luke’s, Cork
IMRO Ulster Live Music Venue of the Year 2018 – An Grianán Theatre, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
IMRO Music Festival of the Year 2018 – All Together Now, Waterford
IMRO Small Music Festival of the Year 2018 – Wexford Spiegeltent Festival
IMRO Tech Crew of the Year Award 2018 – Olympia Theatre, Dublin
Hot Press Live Venue of the Year for 2018 – Mike the Pies, Listowel with special Hot Press commendations going to Live at St Luke’s, Cork and The Chasin’ Bull, Bundoran.
