The Classic Rock Roll Of Honour ceremony in London saw the Foo Fighters walk home with the 'Band of the Year' award.
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The Who won the 'Classic Album' gong for their timeless LP Quadrophenia, with Pete Townshend describing the set as "the best music I've ever written".
The night's big award went to guitarist Jeff Beck, who was named a 'Living Legend' and was presented the gong by Queen's Roger Taylor.
Previous winners of the award include Ozzy Osbourne, Alice Cooper and Iggy Pop.
The ceremony was held at Camden's Roundhouse and was hosted by Kiss frontman Gene Simmons.
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The full list of Classic Rock Award winners is as follows:
Film/DVD Award - Lemmy, Lemmy
Classic Songwriter - Manic Street Preachers
Classic Album Award - The Who: Quadrophenia
Event Of The Year - Roger Waters, 'The Wall Live Tour'
Band Of The Year - Foo Fighters
Innovator Award - Deep Purple
Metal Guru Award - The Scorpions
Album Of The Year - Michael Monroe: Sensory Overdrive
Reissue Of The Year - Queen (for five repackaged albums)
Outstanding Contribution - Bob Ezrin
Living Legend Award - Jeff Beck
Watch the music video for the Foo Fighters' 2011 hit 'Rope' below:
