Die Verleihung war bereits am 10.11.2010 aber nichts desto trotz darf sie hier nicht unerwähnt bleiben.

Denn John Paul Jones wurde der Outstanding Contribution Award - Preis für außergewöhnliche Leistungen verliehen, den er seinem Vater widmete, denn, wenn er seinen Rat befolgt hätte, nicht Bass sondern Saxophon gelernt hätte.

Nachdem er seinen Preis erhalten hatte, meinte er, dass es schwieriger sei, auf einer Bühne zu stehen und einen Preis entgegenzunehmen, als live Bass oder Piano zu spielen: “Things are alright if you’ve got a guitar in your hands or a bass, or you’re playing the piano. the hardest thing is actually being up there with only an award in your hand, stood there going, ‘Um, OK.’

Hier die weiteren Preisträger der Verleihung:

Best New Band (sponsored by Sonisphere): the Union

Album of the Year (sponsored by Mascot Label): Slash – ‘Slash’

Band of the Year (sponsored by Live Nation): AC/DC

Event of the Year: Journey’s ‘Don’t stop Believing’ goes Top 10

Reissue of the Year (sponsored by Alchemy: Rolling Stones – ‘Exile on Main St.’

DVD/Film of the Year (sponsored by Entertainment One: Oil City Confidential

Breakthrough (sponsored by Universal catalogue / Lost Tunes): Imelda may

Spirit of Prog (sponsored by mean Fiddler): Rick Wakeman

Childline Rocks Award (sponsored by Childline): Glenn Hughes

Marshall ’11′ Award (sponsored by Marshall): Michael Schenker

Innovator (sponsored by Fender): Killing Joke

Classic Songwriter (sponsored by Rock Radio): Roy Wood

Outstanding Contribution (sponsored by Monitor Audio): John Paul Jones

Metal Guru (sponsored by Kawasaki): Geezer Butler

Classic Album (sponsored by Eagle Vision): ‘Cheap Trick Live at Budokan’

VIP Award (sponsored by currencies.co.uk): John Jackson

Tommy Vance Inspiration (sponsored by Metropolis): Ronnie James Dio

Living Legend (sponsored by Marshall): Rush