21st Annual Pollstar Awards Winners List

There’s nothing like the Pollstar Concert Industry Awards, an annual affair where the folks that make it happen, including promoters, artist managers, booking agents and technical companies – are the stars of the evening. Add in an open bar and gourmet catering and you have a night to remember. That is, for everyone that can remember last night.

The winners are chosen by the folks that make the concert scene happen. It’s an insider’s look at which bands mattered in 2009, and which companies and individuals kept the concert biz a hummin’ throughout the year.

But before we begin, we’d like to thank this year’s awards host Kathleen Madigan for a job well done, as well as the folks at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live who graciously provided the venue for this year’s shindig.

Without any further delay, here are the winners of the 21st annual Pollstar Concert Industry Awards.

Major Tour of the Year:
U2

Music Festival of the Year:
Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival (Indio, CA)

International Music Festival of the Year:
Glastonbury Festival (U.K.)

Most Creative Stage Production:
U2

Most Creative Tour Package:
Bob Dylan / John Mellencamp / Willie Nelson

Best New Touring Artist:
Kings Of Leon

New Major Concert Venue:
The Joint at Hard Rock (Las Vegas)

Arena of the Year:
Madison Square Garden

Personal Manager of the Year:
Andy Mendelsohn (Kings Of Leon)

Bill Graham Award for Talent Buyer of the Year:
Jim Glancy (Bowery Presents)

Bobby Brooks Award for Agent of the Year:
Marc Geiger (WME Entertainment)

Booking Agency of the Year:
Creative Artists Agency

Boutique Booking Agency of the Year:
High Road Touring

Facility Executive of the Year:
Rena Wasserman (Greek Theatre, Los Angeles)

Independent Promoter of the Year:
Bill Silva (Bill Silva Presents)

International Arena of the Year:
O2 Arena (London)

International Promoter of the Year:
Barrie Marshall (Marshall Arts)

International Theatre of the Year:
Royal Albert Hall (London)

Lighting Company of the Year:
Upstaging

Major Outdoor Concert Venue of the Year:
Hollywood Bowl (Los Angeles)

Nightclub of the Year:
Club Nokia L.A. LIVE

Nightclub Talent Buyer of the Year:
Paul McGuigan (House Of Blues, Los Angeles / Las Vegas)

Red Rocks Award for Small Outdoor Venue:
Greek Theatre (Los Angeles)

Road Warrior of the Year:
Jake Berry (U2)

Sound Company of the Year:
Clair

Staging and Equipment Company of the Year:
Stageco

Talent Buyer of the Year:
John Valentino (AEG Live)

Theatre of the Year:
Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE

Third Coast Booking Agent of the Year:
Brian Hill (Paradigm)

Transportation Company of the Year:
Rock it Cargo

U.K. Booking Agent of the Year:
Emma Banks (CAA)

Video Company of the Year:
XL Video