A series of venues, festivals and music businesses have been shortlisted for the upcoming Outstanding Attitude Awards, celebrating “the best and most innovative” live music access provision for disabled audiences.

Organised and hosted by music charity Attitude is Everything, the ten-category shortlist includes awards for tech innovation, customer service, accessible infrastructure and accessible ticketing.

Nominees range from outdoor events, arenas and brands – including BST Hyde Park, Download Festival, Motorpoint Arena Cardiff and Ticketmaster – through to acclaimed independent festivals and venues such as Deer Shed Festival, Roundhouse, Band on the Wall and Brudenell Social Club, as well as business specialists like Vehicles for Change, GigLoo, the Nimbus Access Card and The Ticket Factory.

A DIY Access Award has been named in honour of the late Nigel McCune, one of Attitude is Everything’s first trustees and board officers. After being judged by a panel of fans and industry experts, winners for each category will be announced at an all-access ceremony taking place on March 12 at Islington Assembly Hall, one of more than 160 venues and festivals signed up to Attitude is Everything’s Charter of Best Practice.

The awards are an important component of Attitude is Everything’s Breaking the Sound Barriers programme, which is funded by Paul Hamlyn Foundation’s Arts Access and Participation: More and Better fund. The event is also supported by Arts Council England Sector Support Organisation funding.

Suzanne Bull MBE, CEO of Attitude is Everything, said: “This is such an awesome shortlist, and I would like to congratulate all of the nominees. There can’t be many awards shows that cover nominations from live music’s biggest and most recognised global brands next to those from outdoor toilet specialists and tiny local venues.

“That’s what makes the Outstanding Attitude Awards so special. It highlights how, regardless of size, scale and budget, everyone has the capacity to tear down barriers and make music more inclusive. The only limit is our imagination, and that’s what we’ll be celebrating on the 12^th of March.”

The full shortlist can be found here.