MUSIC legends The Who are being awarded a Lifetime Achievement award for live music.

The band will be given the gong at the inaugural Vodafone Live Music Awards tonight.

Manchester's Take That, who played eight sold out dates in the city after a hugely successful reformation, have been nominated for three gongs.

The quartet are currently recording a new LP in London.

Nominees for the other titles include Coldplay, the Kaiser Chiefs, Muse and Razorlight for Live Act.

The Who

Take That, Pink Floyd, and Depeche Mode, as well as The Who, have been nominated for Best Live Return.

Foo Fighters, the Scissor Sisters, The Killers and U2 are up for International Live Act.

The Freddie Mercury Lifetime Achievement in Live Music award has been created to honour the contribution the late Queen singer made to live music.

The awards are being held at the Roundhouse in central London.

:: Vodafone Live Act

Coldplay
Kaiser Chiefs
Muse
Razorlight

:: International Live Act

Foo Fighters
Scissor Sisters
The Killers
U2

:: Tour of the Year

Arctic Monkeys
NME Awards Tour
Oasis
Take That

:: Vodafone Live Impact in 2006

Arctic Monkeys
Bob Geldof
Gorillaz
Muse

:: The Freddie Mercury Lifetime Achievement in Live Music

The Who

:: Best Live Return

Depeche Mode
Pink Floyd
Take That
The Who

:: Best Show Production

Gorillaz
Live 8
Take That
U2

:: Live Music DVD

Hard-Fi
Keane
Maximo Park
Razorlight

:: Live Music Venue

The Astoria, London
Barrowlands, Glasgow
Carling Academy, Brixton
Shepherds Bush Empire, London

:: C4 Festival of the Year 2006

Carling Weekend - Reading and Leeds
Isle of Wight Festival
T in the Park
V Festival.

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