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2010 ARIAs Loves Aussie Rock Post by: Dan The Internut 7 November, 2010 - 7:46 PM
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Powderfinger gave their last ever TV performance, INXS played with a new singer and temperamental pop star Sia told Independent MP Bob Katter to stick her award "up his bum". These ARIA Awards were not without their headlines.
15-time ARIA award winners Powderfinger opened the show and rocked a packed Sydney Opera House forecourt with a thundering version of "Burn Your Name" before winning two prizes, for Most Popular Aussie Band, as well as Most Popular Album for Golden Rule.
"We're stoked," said Ian Haug upon receiving their second award. Then the rest of the band chipped in to thank everyone involved in their 21-year career, which of course is coming to end this year.
This year's ceremony was all outdoors with the pomp and ceremony of previous ARIAs replaced with a more informal, festival party atmosphere.
Most of the awards were given out earlier this week including Crowded House winning Best Adult Contemporary Album for their album Intriguer.
This left tonight to be about the top of the pops and special one-off performances including INXS performing "Just Keep Walking" with the Best Male Artist Dan Sultan on vocals.
Other big winners included Temper Trap who took out two awards including Best Group.
They weren’t personally on hand at the ceremony to accept the awards but thanked fans via a prerecorded message from a mate's place while they were babysitting surrounded by kids toys.
However, not to end on a sour note but we need to pull the organisers up on their tribute, or lack thereof, to Models singer James Freud who passed away suddenly last week. Hardly anything was said, which was a real shame.
2010 ARIA Winners
Album of the Year: Angus & Julia Stone, Down The Way
Single of the Year: Angus & Julia Stone, "Big Jet Plane"
Best Group: Temper Trap
Best Female Artist: Washington
Best Male Artist: Dan Sultan
Best Rock Album: Birds Of Tokyo, Birds Of Tokyo
Best Pop Release: Sia, We Are Born
Best Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Album: Parkway Drive, Deep Blue
Best Adult Contemporary Album: Crowded House, Intriguer
Most Popular Australian Band: Powderfinger
Most Popular Australian Single: Temper Trap, "Sweet Disposition"
Most Popular Australian Album: Powderfinger, Golden Rule
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