2019 WAS AN INCREDIBLE YEAR FOR LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AT THE WORLD’S 2ND BUSIEST VENUE WITH THE SSE HYDRO DELIVERING OVER 70 SHOWS + OPENING DOORS TO 1 MILLION FANS
FANS WILL CROWN THEIR TOP LIVE ACTS ACROSS MUSIC, SPORT, COMEDY & ENTERTAINMENT
FANS WILL ALSO HAVE THE CHANCE TO WIN TICKETS TO SHOWS AT THE SSE HYDRO IN 2020
PREVIOUS WINNERS INCLUDE THE SCRIPT, KEVIN BRIDGES, JESS GLYNNE, ANDY MURRAY & PAOLO NUTINI
The SSE Live Awards are calling on fans to vote for their favourite live events that took place at The SSE Hydro in 2019. Voting is now open at www.ssereward.com.
In what was an incredible year for live entertainment at the Scottish venue, 79 shows took place across music, comedy, sport and entertainment. Now in its fifth year, the SSE Live Awards offers fans a chance to crown a winner at both The SSE Hydro in Glasgow and The SSE Arena, Wembley in London.
Ranked as the second busiest venue in the world by Pollstar in 2019, the SSE-sponsored venue saw over 1 million visitors enter the venue in 2019 enjoying shows including WWE Live, Jack Whitehall, Russell Howard, Still Game Live, Country to Country, Marvel Universe Live, Fatboy Slim, Ariana Grande, George Ezra, Liam Gallagher, Post Malone, Rita Ora, Rod Stewart, Shawn Mendes, Little Mix, The 1975, Gerry Cinnamon, The Proclaimers, Take That, The Vamps, Twenty One Pilots and Westlife to name a few. See full list of voting options at www.ssereward.com
The previous UK-wide campaign garnered hundreds of thousands of votes across all venues with The Script, Jess Glynne, WWE Live and Andre Rieu crowned the 2018 winners for The SSE Hydro venue. Whilst at The SSE Arena, Wembley, Hollywood Vampires, Shreya Ghoshal, Michael McIntyre, FACEIT Major London and the Bohemian Rhapsody Film Premiere took the top spots last year.
This year’s awards will once again feature categories across Best Sporting Event, Best Comedy, Best Live Entertainment, Best Solo Artist, Best Group and brand new category Event of the Year.
Voting is open until February 3rd 2020 and anyone can cast their vote, not just SSE customers. With Twitter reviews ranging from ‘top class’ for Gerry Cinnamon, ‘roaring’ for Rita Ora and ‘immense’ for The Proclaimers, the SSE Live Awards offers fans the chance to shout about the show that made a big impact on their year.
Fans can vote for their favourite event at the venue in 2019 by visiting www.ssereward.com. The event that receives the most votes from fans in each category will be announced as the SSE Live Award winner in February 2020. Not only will fans have the chance to decide the SSE Live Awards winners, but they can also be in with the chance of winning tickets and VIP experiences at The SSE Hydro in 2020.
The SSE Live Awards is brought to you by proud venue title sponsor SSE and their exclusive customer benefit programme SSE Reward. Anyone can vote but if you’re an SSE customer you can register on SSE Reward and have access to purchase tickets up to 48 hours in advance of general sale. There are also exclusive ticketing offers and prizes only available to SSE Reward members. If you’re an SSE customer, you can register for free now at www.ssereward.com.
Colin Banks, Head of Sponsorship & Reward at SSE, said: “SSE is delighted to bring The SSE Live Awards back for the fifth year, following a huge year of shows at both The SSE Hydro and The SSE Arena, Wembley. It’s fantastic to see the high calibre of artists and shows gracing the stages of our sponsored venues and we’re sure fans will want to show their appreciation and back their acts with voting now open. We’re also thrilled to have created lots of memorable SSE Reward moments for customers in 2019, from sold-out miracle ticketing at the likes of Liam Gallagher’s huge Glasgow date, to bringing Rod Stewart’s biggest Scottish fan face to face with her hero at the presentation of his special SSE Live Award at the end of last year. SSE truly is the more rewarding energy company and we can’t wait to see who the fans will reward with their votes vote to top this year’s Live Award polls.”
