Shockwaves NME Award are an annual music awards show, founded by the music magazine, Shockwaves NME (New Musical Express).Shockwaves NME first awards show was held in 1953 as the NME Poll Winners Concerts, shortly after the founding of the magazine.Shockwaves NME awards began as the NME Poll Winners Concert and awards ceremonies in the 1953. Shockwaves NME Award continued through the 1960s, where concerts were filmed and broadcast on ITV. Shockwaves NME Award Beatles and The Rolling Stones were most commonly featured.Shockwaves NME awards began again in 1994 as the NME Brat Awards an punning alternative to the Brit Awards.In 2002, Shockwaves NME Award reflected the NME's support for the "New Rock Revolution" Garage Rock revival, with The Strokes winning three awards (Best New Act, Best Album, and Band of the Year).After the 2002 awards an article on reported that the winners of the Shockwaves NME Award "were almost interchangeable" with the winners of the Brit awards and criticised then editor Ben Knowles for what they saw as a hypocritical attack on the commercial nature of the Brit Awards. Buy & Sell Shockwaves NME Award Shows Tickets through YourTicketMarket.com. One stop shop to catch your favourite event Shockwaves NME Award Tickets. Fast and Secure!