The Temper Trap and Oh Mercy were just two of the winners at the 7th annual EG Awards held in Melbourne last night (November 20).
Weddings Parties Anything, EG Awards Launch: Photo Ros O'Gorman
The EG Awards were hosted by Myf Warhurst and held at Melbourne’s Billboard nightclub.
The event featured performances from Van Walker, Liz Stringer, Angie Hart, Jess Cornelius from Teeth & Tongue, Mikelangelo and Emma Russack.
Weddings, Parties Anything played their final show at the ceremony and were inducted into the EG Hall of Fame.
“Where else can you find legendary band like “the Weddoes” playing on the same night with a great young singer like Courtney Bartnett,” said EG editor Martin Boulton. “The EGs are part of Melbourne’s music fabric because they combine the best local talent with a great night of celebration in one of the best cities in the world.”
The complete winners list for the EG Awards 2012 is:
Hall of Fame – Weddings Parties Anything
Best Album – Alpine ‘A Is For Alpine’
Best Song – Tame Impala ‘Elephant’
Best Band – The Temper Trap
Best Male – Tim Rogers
Best Female – Lanie Lane
Most Outstanding Achievement – Oh Mercy
Best New Talent – Bombay Royale
Best Tour – Jack White (Frontier Touring)
EG Hall of Fame (non-musician) – Ian Rumbold
Watch Alpine perform at Noise11.com
Lanie Lane performs at Noise11.com
