Brit Awards 2009 Live – Part 3 – Take That, Iron Maiden, The Hoff, Elbow, Kanye
February 18, 2009 by Dave Parrack
21:01 – It’s Take That’s turn to take to the stage. And they clearly need no introduction, coming straight on after Kings of Leon finish their acceptance speech. They descend from the ceiling singing Greatest Day. They’re all wearing spectacles and look like geeks. Have I missed something?
21:06 – James Corden looks like a penguin in his suit, while Matthew Horne looks like he belongs in the 1980s. Nick Frost arrives on stage with very long, straggly hair to present the award for ‘British Live Act’. If Scouting for Girls win it, I swear I’ll scream. And the winner is… Iron Maiden. Really. Nice. How very old school. The band are on a world tour and accept the award via video.
21:10 – David Hasselhoff on stage to present the award for ‘British Group’. He rambles on in a bizarre fashion when we just want to hear the nominations. The Hoff drunk and rambling? Never. And the winner is… Elbow. Ooh, a surprise for me, although they have already won the Mercury Music Prize this year. A brilliant band finally getting the recognition they deserve.
21:14 – Kings of Leon performing live. Use Somebody is a cracking song and this is a cracking performance. Another awesome set which works for the group on show. I just wish they were a British group really.
21:18 – Elbow chatting to Fearne Cotton. Another highlight of the show. Then David Hasselhoff tries to pull Fearne and the whole thing just gets a little bit too creepy for my liking.
21:23 – The ‘Critics’ Choice Award’ won by Florence and The Machine. This is one of the awards we already knew the winner of. Florence thanks the whole of Ireland and Zane Lowe, Edith Bowman, and Rob DaBank. yeah, whatever.
21:26 – Gok Wan on stage to present the award for ‘International Male Solo Artist’. The man is obsessed with seeing people naked – the big perv. And the winner is… Kanye West. Surprise surprise, he isn’t there in person to collect his prize. What the hell is he wearing? A pink shirt and black bow tie combo… bizarre.
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