So the Vodafone Live Music Awards came and went for another year, and another rip-roaring success they were too. Primal Scream were the big winners on the night, picking up the Best Live Act and Outstanding Contribution to Live Music awards.

With performances from them, Glasvegas, James Morrison, Will Young, Estelle, The Ting Tings, Bryn Christopher, The Automatic and Pussycat Dolls it was a feast of live music, while T4's Steve Jones and Juliette Lewis presented with aplomb and welcomed to the stage such luminaries as Keith Lemon, Holly Willoughby, Kelly Rowland and, best of all, only Baby flipping Spice Emma Bunton!

The full list of winners is as follows:

Best Live Act: Primal Scream
Best Male: Mark Ronson
Best Female: Kate Nash
Best Live Return: Spice Girls
Best International Act: Kings of Leon
Outstanding Contribution to Live Music: Primal Scream
XFM Live Breakthrough: The Ting Tings
4Music (Hooray!) Festival of the Year: T in the Park
Live & Unsigned Act: Kiddo360
Sony Ericsson Tour of the Year: Take That Arena Tour

And have a look at pictures of the stars arriving at the Carling Academy.

You'll be able to watch them on telly, with the awards premiering on 4Music on Friday September 19 at 9pm, then on Channel 4 on Saturday September 20 at 10am and 11:25pm.

The shortlist, in case you still want to know, was:

Best Live Act
The Verve
Kaiser Chiefs
Primal Scream
Muse

Best Male
Mark Ronson
Dizzee Rascal
Morrissey
Paul Weller

Best Female
Amy Winehouse
Duffy
Kate Nash
Estelle

Best International Act
Foo Fighters
Jay Z
N*E*R*D
Kings of Leon

Best Live Return
The Verve
Spice Girls
Led Zeppelin
James

XFM Live Breakthrough
The Ting Tings
Glasvegas
Foals
The Wombats

4Music Festival of the Year
Reading/Leeds
Glastonbury
T in the Park
Latitude

Sony Ericsson Tour of the Year
Take That Arena Tour
Sugababes Changes Tour
NME Awards Tour 2008
Girls Aloud Tangled Up Tour


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