Heritage Award
The Heritage Award is a ceremonial plaque installed in a public place to commemorate a link between a famous musician or music band and the location they performed their first live gig.[1][2] The UK-wide plaque is awarded and funded by PRS for Music.[3][4]
History
The Heritage Award was created in 2009 by PRS for Music in order to celebrate the first performances of the UK's leading bands.[3] The inaugural award is seen as a unique scheme to celebrate UK music venues which have played a pivotal role in launching the careers of some of the country's most iconic music acts.[5] The first Heritage Award was presented to the UK Britpop band Blur on 30 November 2009 by PRS for Music chairman Ellis Rich.[6]
Recipients of award
Date | Band | Location |
---|---|---|
30 November 2009 | Blur[7] | East Anglian Railway Museum, Essex |
3 December 2009 | Dire Straits[8] | Deptford, London |
25 February 2010 | Jethro Tull[9][10] | Holy Family Church, Blackpool |
23 March 2010 | Squeeze[11] | Dance Hall, Greenwich, London |
29 May 2010 | Elton John[12] | The Namaste Lounge, Watford |
3 June 2010 | Snow Patrol[13] | Duke of York Pub, Belfast |
21 September 2010 | Status Quo[14] | Welcome Inn, Eltham , London |
4 October 2011 | UB40[15] | Hare & Hounds Pub, Birmingham |
1 November 2011 | James[16] | Former site of the Hacienda, Manchester |
22 June 2012 | Soul II Soul[17] | Electric, Brixton, London |
19 September 2012 | Faithless[18] | JazzCafé, Camden, London |
3 October 2012 | Supergrass[19] | Jericho Tavern, Oxford |
6 March 2013 | Queen[20] | Imperial College, London |
13 November 2013 | Orbital[21] | The Garage, Highbury, London |
10 September 2014 | Spandau Ballet[22] | Former site of The Blitz Club, Soho, London |
4 May 2015 | Pulp[23] | The Leadmill, Sheffield |
References
- ↑ Plaque marks Jethro Tull's Blackpool church gig. BBC News (25 February 2010). Retrieved on 2010-09-29.
- ↑ Ashton, Robert. (23 March 2010) Squeeze that spot. Music Week. Retrieved on 2010-09-29.
- 1 2 PRS for Music launches Heritage Award. Prsformusic.com. Retrieved on 2010-09-29.
- ↑ Plaque-Life – Blur Given Inaugural PRS Music Heritage Award – News,Blur. Allgigs.co.uk. Retrieved on 2010-09-29.
- ↑ Blur honoured | M magazine: PRS for Music Members Magazine. M-magazine.co.uk (9 March 2010). Retrieved on 2010-09-29.
- ↑ Blur's first venue to be honoured. BBC News (25 November 2009). Retrieved on 2010-09-29.
- ↑ Blur honoured with railway museum plaque. Thisistotalessex.co.uk (25 November 2009). Retrieved on 2010-09-29.
- ↑ news : UK Music Heritage Plaque award. Markknopfler.com. Retrieved on 2010-09-29.
- ↑ Jethro Tull honoured | M magazine: PRS for Music Members Magazine. M-magazine.co.uk (9 March 2010). Retrieved on 2010-09-29.
- ↑ Music legend returns to Blackpool – Blackpool Today. Blackpoolgazette.co.uk. Retrieved on 2010-09-29.
- ↑ Squeeze honoured with Greenwich plaque. Greenwich.co.uk (24 March 2010). Retrieved on 2010-09-29.
- ↑ Ashton, Robert. (24 May 2010) Heritage Award for Elton John venue. Music Week. Retrieved on 2010-09-29.
- ↑ Snow Patrol return to pub where their story began – News, Music & Gigs. Belfasttelegraph.co.uk (4 June 2010). Retrieved on 2010-09-29.
- ↑ Status Quo to be Honoured with Plaque at Site of First Gig Newshopper.
- ↑ UB40 See Plaque Unveiled at Kings Heath Pub, The Hare and Hounds Birmingham Post (4 October 2011).
- ↑ James Given a PRS for Music Award Northern Noise.
- ↑ Soul II Soul Plaque Unveiled in Brixton Your Local Guardian. Retrieved on 2014-02-24.
- ↑ Plaque Honours Dance Act Faithless Who Still Consider Camden Town to be Centre of their Music Camden New Journal. Retrieved on 2014-02-24.
- ↑ Supergrass Plaque for Oxford Venue where band began BBC News Oxfordshire. Retrieved on 2014-02-24.
- ↑ Queen Honoured with PRS for Music heritage award Music Week. Retrieved on 2014-02-24.
- ↑ Plaque commemorates Orbital's first gig DJ Mag. Retrieved on 2014-02-24.
- ↑ Spandau Ballet handed PRS Heritage Award at The Blitz Club Digital Spy. Retrieved on 2014-09-16.
- ↑ "Pulp get PRS Music Heritage Award at Sheffield venue". BBC News. Retrieved 2016-08-15.
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