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Festival Awards 2017

Best Major Festival

Like temporary cities, the largest festivals are a regular pilgrimage and a rite of passage for many. An affront to the adage that less is more, these behemoths certainly have quantity covered when it comes to capacity, stages, acts and practically every other conceivable aspect. This award recognises which one is of the highest quality, and is restricted to events with a capacity exceeding 40,000 per day.

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