2015 AIM nominees announced for Golden Welly Award for Best Independent Festival

The nominees have been announced for this year’s AIM Awards, including those voted for by DIY readers in the Golden Welly Award for Best Independent Festival.

Five festivals are in it to win it for the award - ArcTanGent, Barn on the Farm, Brainchild Festival, Pete the Monkey and Truck Festival. The winner will be announced at a ceremony in Clerkenwell on 8th September.

43 artists are in the running for awards this year. Wolf Alice are up for Independent Breakthrough of the Year and Independent Album of the Year with ‘My Love Is Cool’. Young Fathers, Father John Misty and Björk are also up for the latter.

Independent Track of the Year is between FKA twigs ‘ Two Weeks’, LA Priest’s ‘Oino’, Unknown Mortal Orchestra’s ‘Multi-Love’ and Major Lazer’s ‘Lean On’.

Epipath Records, Erased Tapes and Transgressive are amongst those nominated for Independent Label of the Year.

See the full list of nominees below.