A POPULAR Herefordshire music festival that had its last hurrah this summer has been nominated for two national awards.

Nozstock has been shortlisted in two categories at the UK Festival Awards, with the title of the Best Small Festival and the Grassroots Festival award up for grabs.

The festival has asked fans and loyal festivalgoers from over the years to support them by casting their vote for the family-run event before the closing date of October 18.

The legendary festival was held in Rowen Paddocks near Bromyard and saw over 90,000 festival goers and 9000 acts descend on the hidden valley over 26 years.

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Nozstock broke the news of its final festival to fans earlier this year, with a statement on their website saying: “to all of our loyal Nozstockers. Thank you for supporting us for 26 years and taking a chance on a DnB-loving farmer.

There were tears, there was laughter, there was dancing, but mostly a lifetime of memories we will always treasure.”

The statement teased that fans could see something from the creators in the future, adding that when “one door closes, another opens” and that although Nozstock was over, the community “will be together again” and festivalgoers should stay tuned.

The infamous festival originally started as a small barbeque of family and friends, with the event later receiving its name in 1999, a nod to the family name, and cleverly, the famous Woodstock festival.