Heavy Music Awards Returns for 2024 with Headline Sponsor Ticketmaster
The eighth edition of the UK’s leading awards for rock and metal will see the event return to the O2 Forum Kentish Town on Thursday 22 August 2024
Heavy Group is proud to announce the return of the Heavy Music Awards for an eighth year, once again shining a spotlight on the year’s best talent across the rock and metal landscape.
Taking place on Thursday 22 August 2024, the event returns to its spiritual home - the O2 Forum Kentish Town - to once again showcase a scene that continues to innovate and thrive. The London venue has played host to the HMAs on four previous occasions, most recently for the sold out HMAs in 2021 and 2022.
The Heavy Music Awards will once again feature live performances and awards presentations by established and emerging artists, with a strong focus on diversity and inclusion - an aspect that has become a signature of the event since its inception in 2017.
In recent years, the HMAs have hosted performances at the venue by the likes of Sleep Token, Beartooth, Nova Twins, Holding Absence, Loathe and Static Dress. The HMA24 line-up of performers and presenters will be announced closer to the event.
As in previous years, an industry panel of over 1,000 individuals will nominate their favourites to generate the finalists, with the public voting to decide the winners in each category. In 2023, the HMAs received over 1 million votes.
Holding Absence at HMA22 | Photo by Dev Place
Ticketmaster levels up for 2024
Having partnered with the HMAs for several years at category level, this year sees the world’s biggest ticketing company Ticketmaster stepping up to become Headline Sponsor for the first time.
The HMAs will once again use Ticketmaster’s Universe platform exclusively.
Andrew Parsons, Managing Director Ticketmaster UK, said: “We’re honoured to be the Heavy Music Awards exclusive ticket agent. We've been massive fans for years, and now we're amping it up as the main sponsor. The scene is on fire right now - and Ticketmaster is there to support, selling tickets for Rock, Metal, and Alternative gigs, filling up stadiums, arenas, academies, festival grounds, and those iconic dive bars.”
Heavy Music Awards co-founder Andy Pritchard said, “Ticketmaster have been a fantastic supporter of the HMAs for several years, and have obviously played a huge role in the development of live music across the world for a long time. We could not be more proud to welcome them as our Headline Sponsor for the first time, and we’re sure this will allow us to promote our incredible finalists and winners to an even bigger audience. We can’t wait to get started on this exciting partnership.”
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