National Live Music Awards of 2016

The National Live Music Awards of 2016 are the inaugural National Live Music Awards. The event took place on 29 November 2016.

National Live Music Awards of 2016
Date	29 November 2016 (2016-11-29)
Venue	The Basement, Sydney, Australia
Most awards	Ngaiire (3)

Award director, Larry Heath said: "Artists like Ngaiire are the beating heart of the contemporary live music scene in Australia and to be able to recognise her for that, alongside dozens of other winners around the country, is what these awards were designed for. I look forward to seeing the event evolve and develop in the years to come and continuing to spread our love for live music around the country, solidifying our place both locally and internationally one of the healthiest live music scenes in the world." The awards took place across 8 venues all around Australia, encompassing and representing every State and Territory, making the National Live Music Awards an industry first.

National awards

Nominations and wins below.

Live Act of the Year

Artist	Result
Gang of Youths	Nominated
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard	Nominated
Tame Impala	Nominated
The Smith Street Band	Won
Violent Soho	Nominated

Live Voice of the Year

Artist	Result
David Le'aupepe (Gang of Youths)	Nominated
Georgia Maq (Camp Cope)	Nominated
Montaigne	Nominated
Ngaiire	Won
Paul Dempsey	Nominated

The Heatseeker Award

Artist	Result
Alex Lahey	Nominated
Camp Cope	Won
Julia Jacklin	Nominated
Methyl Ethel	Nominated
Sampa The Great	Nominated

• The Heatseeker Award recognises a rising star on the Australian live circuit, who have gone from unknown to selling out rooms around the country over the last 12 months.

Live Bassist of the Year

Artist	Result
Donny Benét (Jack Ladder & The Dreamlanders)	Won
Jonathan Zwartz	Nominated
Kelly-Dawn Hellmrich (Camp Cope)	Nominated
Ross McHenry (Shaolin Afronauts)	Nominated
Tom Tilley (Client Liaison)	Nominated

Live Drummer of the Year

Artist	Result
Benjamin Masters (Tapestry)	Nominated
Laurence Pike (PVT)	Nominated
Paris Jeffree (The Avalanches, Colorstarr)	Nominated
Simon Ridley (DZ Deathrays)	Won
Steve Judd (Karnivool, The Veronicas)	Nominated

Live Guitarist of the Year

Artist	Result
Gareth Liddiard	Won
Gideon Bensen	Nominated
Harts	Nominated
Kirin J. Callinan	Nominated
Oscar Dawson	Nominated

Live Instrumentalist of the Year

Artist	Result
Happy Axe (Emma Kelly)	Nominated
Johann Beardraven (The Beards)	Won
Lachy Doley	Nominated
Sophie Hutchings	Nominated
Tara John (Joni In The Moon)	Nominated

Live Electronic Act (or DJ) of the Year

Artist	Result
Alison Wonderland	Nominated
Flume	Won
Rüfüs Du Sol	Nominated
Safia	Nominated
Slumberjack	Nominated

Live Hard Rock Act of the Year

Artist	Result
DZ Deathrays	Nominated
High Tension	Nominated
Northlane	Nominated
Totally Unicorn	Nominated
Violent Soho	Won

Live Hip Hop Act of the Year

Artist	Result
A.B. Original	Nominated
L-FRESH the Lion	Nominated
Remi	Nominated
Sampa The Great	Nominated
Tkay Maidza	Won

Live R&B or Soul Act of the Year

Artist	Result
Hiatus Kaiyote	Nominated
Mojo Juju	Nominated
Ngaiire	Won
Odette Mercy & Her Soul Atomics	Nominated
Sampa The Great	Nominated

Live Roots Act of the Year

Artist	Result
All Our Exes Live in Texas	Nominated
Kim Churchill	Nominated
Ruby Boots	Nominated
Tash Sultana	Won
The Pierce Brothers	Nominated

Best Live Music Festival or Event

Festival or Event	Result
Bluesfest, Byron Bay	Nominated
Dark Mofo, Tasmania	Won
Falls Music & Arts Festival	Nominated
St Jerome's Laneway Festival	Nominated
Splendour in the Grass	Nominated

International Live Achievement (Group)

Group	Result
Boy & Bear	Nominated
Holy Holy	Nominated
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard	Nominated
Rüfüs Du Sol	Nominated
Tame Impala	Won

International Live Achievement (Solo)

Group	Result
Courtney Barnett	Won
Meg Mac	Nominated
Tkay Maidza	Nominated
Troye Sivan	Nominated
Vance Joy	Nominated

Industry Achievement

Group	Result
Danny Rogers (Laneway Festival / Lunatic Entertainment)	Nominated
Evelyn Morris (LISTEN)	Nominated
Damian Cunningham & John Wardle (Live Music Office)	Nominated
Sounds Australia	Won
Jaddan Comerford (UNIFIED)	Nominated

State and Territory awards

• Note: Wins only.

ACT Awards
Award	Winner
Live Act of the Year	Glitoris
Live Voice of the Year	Citizen Kay
Live Venue of the Year	The Phoenix
Live Event of the Year	Groovin' The Moo

Northern Territory Awards
Award	Winner
Live Act of the Year	Apakatjah & Tapestry
Live Voice of the Year	Colin Lillie
Live Venue of the Year	Epilogue Rooftop
Live Event of the Year	Wide Open Space Festival

• NT Live Act of the Year was a tie.

NSW Awards
Award	Winner
Live Act of the Year	Gang of Youths
Live Voice of the Year	Ngaiire
Live Venue of the Year	Newtown Social Club
Live Event of the Year	King Street Crawl
All Ages Achievement	Black Wire Records

Queensland Awards
Award	Winner
Live Act of the Year	Violent Soho
Live Voice of the Year	MKO
Live Venue of the Year	The Triffid
Live Event of the Year	BIGSOUND

South Australian Awards
Award	Winner
Live Act of the Year	Bad//Dreems
Live Voice of the Year	Naomi Keyte
Live Venue of the Year	The Grace Emily Hotel
Live Event of the Year	WOMADelaide

Tasmanian Awards
Award	Winner
Live Act of the Year	Luca Brasi
Live Voice of the Year	Jed Appleton
Live Venue of the Year	The Republic Bar
Live Event of the Year	Dark Mofo

Victorian Awards
Award	Winner
Live Act of the Year	King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
Live Voice of the Year	Paul Dempsey
Live Venue of the Year	The Corner Hotel, Richmond
Live Event of the Year	St. Jerome's Laneway Festival

West Australian Awards
Award	Winner
Live Act of the Year	Methyl Ethel
Live Voice of the Year	Keira Owen
Live Venue of the Year	Mojos
Live Event of the Year	St Jerome's Laneway Festival