2014 Michael Eavis CBE MIT Award 262 images Created 3 Nov 2014
Michael Eavis CBE, creator of the much-loved and world-famous Glastonbury Festival, was this evening honoured with the 23rd Music Industry Trusts Award (MITS). The award, presented by Lars Ulrich (Metallica), was in recognition of Michael Eavis’s outstanding contribution to the UK’s live music industry and his many charitable causes.
The evening was hosted by Glastonbury regular Jo Whiley, and guests were treated to live performances from Rudimental, Nick Mulvey. Tributes to Michael Eavis were paid by Coldplay, the Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Lily Allen, Ellie Goulding, Kasabian, and Dolly Parton, among others.
Over 1200 guests attended this charity event, which supports Nordoff Robbins and The BRIT Performing Arts & Technology School. The Music Industry Trusts Award is sponsored by Spotify, PPL, Ingenious Media, and Live Nation.
Michael Eavis, reflecting on his journey, said: “After crawling through a hole in the hedge to take a peep at Freddie Bannister‘s Bath Blues Festival in 1970, I can’t believe that 44 years of semi-controlled chaos has led to me receiving this prestigious award. Thank you all so much.”
The event was a heartfelt celebration of Eavis’s remarkable contributions to the live music scene and his unwavering dedication to philanthropy.
The evening was hosted by Glastonbury regular Jo Whiley, and guests were treated to live performances from Rudimental, Nick Mulvey. Tributes to Michael Eavis were paid by Coldplay, the Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Lily Allen, Ellie Goulding, Kasabian, and Dolly Parton, among others.
Over 1200 guests attended this charity event, which supports Nordoff Robbins and The BRIT Performing Arts & Technology School. The Music Industry Trusts Award is sponsored by Spotify, PPL, Ingenious Media, and Live Nation.
Michael Eavis, reflecting on his journey, said: “After crawling through a hole in the hedge to take a peep at Freddie Bannister‘s Bath Blues Festival in 1970, I can’t believe that 44 years of semi-controlled chaos has led to me receiving this prestigious award. Thank you all so much.”
The event was a heartfelt celebration of Eavis’s remarkable contributions to the live music scene and his unwavering dedication to philanthropy.
