Oasis, Leicester punks and Ukraine techno: Abbey Road music photography awards 2026 – in pictures

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Fans astatine  Oasis’ 2025 circuit  successful  Buenos Aires

A enactment of winners and notable finalists successful the awards celebrating the creation of euphony photography, which saw 24,500 images submitted from 42 countries

Fans astatine Oasis’s 2025 circuit successful Buenos Aires, which won successful the euphony infinitesimal of the twelvemonth category. Photograph: Joshua Halling/Abbey Road euphony photography awards

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Techno rave, Kyiv, Ukraine, May, 2025

Emerging lensman of the twelvemonth victor – Dara Petrova

Petrova won this class for her images from a techno rave successful Kyiv, Ukraine, successful May 2025. ‘Techno raves person quotas of escaped tickets for subject unit and veterans and person go a spot for informal socialisation among the population,’ Petrova said. ‘It is simply a spot wherever subject unit tin socialise and civilians tin relieve stress’Photograph: Dara Petrova/Abbey Road euphony photography awards
Yungblud and his bassist, Silke Blansjaar, engulfed successful  fog performing successful  Luxembourg

Live euphony victor – Tom Pallant

An representation of Yungblud and his bassist, Silke Blansjaar, engulfed successful fog portion performing successful Luxembourg. Yungblud sent a video connection to Pallant congratulating him connected his win, saying: ‘You’re the champion determination is astatine the minute’Photograph: Tom Pallant/Abbey Road euphony photography awards
Members of assorted  punk bands successful  1979, taken successful  Castle Gardens Park, Leicester

50 years of punk victor – Wayne Large

Members of assorted punk bands successful 1979, including Crazyhead and Gaye Bykers connected Acid, pictured with Dolly and Harriet successful Castle Gardens, Leicester, a gathering spot for punks astatine the timePhotograph: Wayne Large/Abbey Road euphony photography awards
Audience astatine  Kartel amusement   July 2025

Underground scenes victor – AF Cortés

An assemblage changeable astatine a concealed amusement by hardcore punk set Kartel, connected abandoned bid tracks successful Brooklyn, July 2025Photograph: AF Cortés/Abbey Road euphony photography awards
My Chemical Romance fans readying themselves for the archetypal  amusement   of the Long Live The Black Parade circuit  successful  Seattle

Behind the scenes victor – Gabrielle Ravet

My Chemical Romance fans acceptable themselves for the archetypal amusement of the Long Live the Black Parade circuit successful SeattlePhotograph: Gabrielle Ravet/Abbey Road euphony photography awards
Liam with his limb  astir   member  Noel Gallagher of Oasis arsenic  they locomotion  connected  stage

Judge’s prime victor – Angus Jenner

Liam Gallagher with his limb astir member Noel, arsenic they locomotion connected signifier for the opening nighttime of Oasis’s reunion circuit successful CardiffPhotograph: Angus Jenner/Abbey Road euphony photography awards
Fans astatine  Oasis’ 2025 circuit  successful  Buenos Aires

Music infinitesimal of the twelvemonth victor – Joshua Halling

Oasis’s 2025 circuit reaches Buenos Aires, which Noel Gallagher singled retired arsenic the champion amusement of the full run, saying: ‘Those radical from that country, successful that stadium … they’re heaven-sent people’Photograph: Joshua Halling/Abbey Road euphony photography awards
British singer-songwriter Billie Marten connected  horseback during her archetypal  travel   to New Zealand

Portrait victor – Frances Carter

British singer-songwriter Billie Marten connected horseback during her archetypal travel to New Zealand. ‘We’d lone conscionable met astir an hr earlier this photograph was taken, but her calm beingness was truthful casual to link with,’ Carter saidPhotograph: Frances Carter/Abbey Road euphony photography awards
Glastonbury Festival, June 2025

Festivals victor – Giulia Spadafora

The assemblage astatine Glastonbury festival, taken astatine the Stone Circle opening ceremonial successful June 2025. Pop vocalist Raye, 1 of the judges, peculiarly liked this representation and said: ‘Art is subjective, it’s not logic, it’s not 1 positive 1 equals two. It’s astir seeing thing that moves you. This photograph moved me, it made maine privation to beryllium the miss connected the rock, her look somewhat sullen is specified a beauteous opposition to the remainder of the scene’Photograph: Giulia Spadafora/Abbey Road euphony photography awards
Warren Ellis with his 2  dogs

Portrait finalist – Manuel Vázquez

Warren Ellis of Dirty Three and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, with his dogs Larry and Piglet, astatine the Flask Tavern successful northbound LondonPhotograph: Manuel Vazquez/Abbey Road euphony photography awards
Fontaines DC

Live euphony finalist – Charlie Barclay Harris

Carlos O’Connell of Fontaines DC performing successful Ireland astatine the adjacent of their Romance tour. ‘Catching Carlos’s vigor from a spot that is usually wholly hidden from the nationalist felt incredibly special,’ Harris saidPhotograph: Charlie Barclay Harris/Abbey Road euphony photography awards
KiDi astatine  Leavers’ Party successful  the Park successful  Ghana

Emerging lensman of the twelvemonth finalist – Isaac Wheatley

Ghanaian vocalist KiDi astatine Leavers’ Party successful the Park successful Accra, GhanaPhotograph: Isaac Wheatley/Abbey Road euphony photography awards
The Killing Floors astatine  Echo Park Rising successful  Los Angeles

Festivals finalist – Ian Zandi

Rock’n’roll set the Killing Floors astatine Echo Park Rising, a escaped neighbourhood festival successful Los AngelesPhotograph: Ian Zandi/Abbey Road euphony photography awards
Private Function astatine  Gold Street

Underground scenes finalist – Suzanne Phoenix

Australian punk set Private Function playing a gig astatine a enactment connected Gold Street, Melbourne. ‘The location was soon to beryllium demolished, and Chris Penney screamed the neighbourhood down,’ Phoenix saidPhotograph: Suzanne Phoenix/Abbey Road euphony photography awards
Black Honey

Behind the scenes finalist – Sophie Buckley

Izzy Baxter Phillips of UK indie set Black Honey, captured earlier a July 2025 gig. ‘As she practised the caller acceptable earlier showtime, I softly took this photo, cautious not to disturb her,’ Buckley saidPhotograph: Sophie Buckley/Abbey Road euphony photography awards
Charli XCX successful  beforehand   of a burning Brat emblem  astatine  Glastonbury Festival

Music infinitesimal of the twelvemonth finalist – Jack Oliver

Charli xcx marks the extremity of her Brat epoch astatine Glastonbury festivalPhotograph: Jack Oliver

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