Foo Fighters and Manic Street Preachers honoured at Classic Rock Award

The ceremony, which was hosted by Kiss bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons, saw Foo Fighters walk away with the Band Of The Year award and Manic Street Preachers presented with the Classic Songwriter award.

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Classic Rock magazine held their Roll Of Honour awards ceremony at London’s Roundhouse last night.

The ceremony, which was hosted by Kiss bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons, saw Foo Fighters walk away with the Band Of The Year award and Manic Street Preachers presented with the Classic Songwriter award. While Grammy award-winning guitarist Jeff Beck, who received the Living Legend Award, closed the show with a live set featuring guest vocals from Joss Stone and Pretenders frontwoman Chrissie Hynde.

The full list of winners is as follows:

Classic Songwriter – Manic Street Preachers
Classic Album Award – The Who, ‘Quadrophenia’
Event Of The Year – Roger Waters, The Wall Live Tour
Band Of The Year – Foo Fighters
Innovator Award – Deep Purple
Outstanding Contribution – Bob Ezrin
Metal Guru Award – The Scorpions
Album Of The Year – Michael Monroe, ‘Sensory Overdrive’
Reissue Of The Year – Queen (for their series of repackaged albums)
Film / DVD Award – Lemmy, ‘Lemmy: The Movie’
Best New Band – Vintage Trouble
Breakthrough Award – Black Country Communion
Spirit Of Prog Award – Jethro Tull
The Tommy Vance Inspiration Award – Steve Marriott
The VIP Award – Baron Wolman
Living Legend Award – Jeff Beck

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