VO5 NME AWARDS 2018 TO TAKE PLACE ON 14 FEBRUARY AT LONDON’S O2 ACADEMY BRIXTON
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2 November 2017: Today, NME announces the return of the iconic VO5 NME Awards, with the date and venue for the ceremony confirmed. The 2018 season will kick-off in style with a special launch party featuring Nothing But Thieves at Tape London on 16 November. The VO5 NME Awards 2018 – the most rock’n’roll night in the music calendar – will descend on London’s O2 Academy Brixton on 14 February.
Fresh from selling out UK venues including London’s Roundhouse and Manchester’s Albert Hall, the Southend-on-Sea five-piece will take to the stage at Tape London to perform an intimate set. The band will also cast the first ballot at the party to launch public voting for the infamous ceremony, which will see music heavyweights battle it out for hotly contested categories including ‘Best British Band’ ‘Best New Artist’, ‘Best Album’ and ‘Best Track’.
Nothing But Thieves say: “Cheers to NME for inviting us to play their awards party. It’s amazing to be asked to play at such an institution for music. We promise to be at least half as good and twice as drunk as Biffy were last year.”
Mike Williams, NME editor-in-chief, adds: “NME Awards season is upon us again, and we’re kicking it all off with one of the year’s big breakthrough successes, Nothing But Thieves. This year has been huge for the band, capped off with two shows at the Roundhouse in November, so we’re thrilled that they’re playing this intimate gig for us. Voting for the VO5 NME Awards 2018 opens that night, and we’ve got some very exciting announcements to come very soon, so stay tuned and make your voice heard.”
Fans can win tickets to the exclusive launch party via nme.com/win.
VO5, the UK’s leading styling brand*, is joining the legendary NME Awards for a second year as headline sponsor. The ultimate night in the music calendar, highlights from the VO5 NME Awards 2017 include Pet Shop Boys collecting the illustrious Godlike Genius Award, bringing the ceremony to a close with an electric career-spanning set; a blistering performance from Godfather of Grime Wiley, who took to the stage after picking up the Outstanding Contribution to Music prize; and a special performance from indie supergroup Bands 4 Refugees – formed of Charli XCX, Olly Alexander, Pixie Geldof, plus members of Peace, Black Honey, Circa Waves and Slaves – in support of Help Refugees.
For more information on NME and the VO5 NME Awards 2018 please visit:
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NOTES TO EDITORS
About NME
NME is one of the UK’s most famous and influential youth brands, turning young people on to the music and culture that will change their lives since 1952.
Initially a weekly newspaper, NME now reaches 10 million people via the website, and another 150 million via social and offsite distribution, video channels, live events and the free weekly magazine.
NME is celebrated for talking about music and being experts in the field, but that’s only on part of the story. Whether it’s film, TV, food, politics, career development, social issues or Pokemon, if the NME audience is into it, NME is all over it.
From #lifehacks to Eats & Beats to the world renowned NME Awards, NME has a growing portfolio of channels, events and franchises that help us deliver timely and relevant content to the NME audience and connect commercial partners with this switched on and savvy generation.
About the NME Awards:
Dating back to 1953 (a year after the launch of NME), the NME Awards has remained one of the most important and prestigious events for British music fans. Some of the biggest names in rock ‘n’ roll history have performed at the NME Awards, including: Ronnie Scott (’53), The Beatles (’63/’64), Rolling Stones (’66), The Who (’66), Noel Gallagher (’03), New Order (’05), Ian Brown (’06), The Cure (’09), Dave Grohl (’11), Johnny Marr (’13), Blondie (’14), Suede (’15), Coldplay (’16) and Pet Shop Boys (’17).
About VO5:
Heads Up: At VO5 we believe hair shouldn’t be dull, life shouldn’t be boring and you should never restrict your self-expression. We encourage our stylers to have their hair in constant beta mode, to experiment, fail and learn but never leave it as it is. We want to create a world of hair play!
As the UK’s number one styling brand*, VO5 brings you a full array of trusted high quality products, which allow you to create, experiment and play with your style.
*Based on Nielsen ScanTrack (Total UK, excluding NI) data for Hair Styling, 52-weeks to 22nd April 2017 (Copyright © 2017, The Nielsen Company)