Wagons, Gotye lead the 2011 EGaward winners

Fri 25th Nov, 2011 in Local News

Outlaw country posse Wagons have taken home the two big prizes at the EG Awards in Melbourne, winning Best Band and Best Album for Rumble, Shake and Tumble

More than 81,000 votes were cast in the poll conducted by the The Age’s entertainment guide, which (according to The Age ) makes it the largest public voted music poll in Australia.

Other winners on the night included Gotye (Best Male Artist, Best Song, and Outstanding Achievement), Royal Headache (Best New Talent), Clare Bowditch (Best Female Artist), Dave Graney & the Lurid Yellow Mist (Best Victorian Band) and Blondie & the Pretenders (Best Tour).

Hoodoo Gurus were inducted into the Steve Waldon Hall of Fame, alongside long-time Triple R presenter Stephen “The Ghost” Walker. The Gurus and Walker join previous inductees Paul Kelly, TISM, Painters & Dockers, Kim Salmon and Died Pretty in the Hall of Fame.

The Age 2011 EG Awards Winners:

Inductees into the Steve Waldon Hall of Fame:
Hoodoo Gurus, Stephen “The Ghost” Walker

Best New Talent:
Royal Headache

Best Band:
Wagons

Best Female Artist:
Clare Bowditch

Best Male Artist:
Gotye

Best Album:
Wagons – Rumble, Shake & Tumble

Best Song:
Somebody That I Used to Know by Gotye (feat. Kimbra)

Best Victorian Band:
Dave Graney & the Lurid Yellow Mist

Best Tour:
Blondie and the Pretenders

Most Outstanding Achievement:
Gotye