Brit Awards 2025: 32 Most Outrageous And Memorable Moments

The Brit Awards at the moment are extensively famend as being one of the crucial chaotic awards reveals going – because of the on-stage blunders, political statements and jaw-dropping superstar feuds which have performed out through the ceremony over the past 40 years.

Forward of this yr’s occasion, we’ve rounded up the nice, the unhealthy and, certainly, the ugly for you, and hand-picked 32 of probably the most memorable Brits moments ever.

All we are able to say now’s, roll on Saturday evening’s ceremony…

Finest British Album is the class each UK artist needs to win on the Brits, so it’s comprehensible that Adele would wish to absorb the second when 21 was given the accolade.

Sadly for host James Corden, it appeared as if her acceptance speech was going to overrun into Blur’s efficiency again in 2012, so he clumsily stepped in to try to wrap issues up.

As James tried to rush her alongside, the annoyed singer wound up flipping the chicken in the direction of the cameras earlier than leaving the stage.

Michael Jackson carried out on the Brits simply as soon as in his lifetime, and given what occurred in 1996, it’s hardly a shock he by no means got here again.

Whereas the singer was performing Earth Music, Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker made his approach onto the stage, strolling round wiggling his bum and cheekily lifting his prime, earlier than being eliminated by safety. He later claimed he’d been upset by the pop icon’s option to make himself seem Christ-like through the efficiency.

After the present, Jarvis was arrested – and subsequently launched with out cost – after being accused of wounding three of the kids on stage. Drama!

It’s now been greater than 30 years since this occurred, and we’re nonetheless puzzled as to precisely who thought that teaming up two fully unrelated non-presenters to entrance certainly one of Britain’s largest stay TV occasions was a good suggestion.

The excruciating night was dogged with visitor mix-ups, autocue fails and jokes that went down like lead balloons. So all in all, not an excellent evening. That being mentioned, we’re nonetheless speaking about it nearly 40 years later, which has received to depend for one thing, proper?

They’d already been swapping infinite insults within the press for ages, however issues between Robbie Williams and Liam Gallagher got here to a head on the Brits in 2000.

Our favorite a part of this video is correct on the finish, when the late Caroline Aherne muses that her “cash can be on Liam”…

Talking of Caroline Aherne, she was readily available to current Finest British Single as her Mrs Merton alter-ego again in 1997, and delivered a very iconic one-liner.

After ribbing presenter Ben Elton, she then declared: “Charlie, wherever you might be, are you able to make your self recognized? They’re all asking for you backstage. Within the bathrooms, it’s Charlie, Charlie, Charlie… you’d assume they’d have sufficient to do with being pop stars.”

“In order that’s pretty,” she added. Good stuff.

In a transfer that appears more bizarre with yearly that passes, David Bowie selected the then-leader of the opposition Tony Blair to welcome him to the stage, when he was awarded the Excellent Contribution title in 1996.

Largely impressed by the success of The Darkness, Cat Deeley opened the Brits in 2004 with a daring declaration in regards to the return of rock music and the way Brits bosses had lifted the alcohol ban in place for the last few years (therefore the champagne bottle).

Nevertheless, the evening was hardly a rock-heavy event, with performers on the evening together with 50 Cent, Missy Elliott and… Dido.

After 10 years within the business, Little Combine lastly bagged their first win within the Finest British Group class, turning into the primary ever woman group to realize the accolade.

Celebrating their win, the band – two of whom have been pregnant on the time – gave a shout-out to the teams who paved the way in which for them, together with the Spice Ladies, All Saints and Ladies Aloud. In addition they paid tribute to former bandmate Jesy Nelson, who had stop Little Combine six months earlier.

Everyone knows this second actually belonged to the late, nice Sarah Harding, who summed up Ladies Aloud followers in every single place’s emotions when she declared: “It’s about time!”

On the 2015 Brits, the rapper as soon as generally known as Kanye West took the chance to debut a brand new observe, All Day.

Sadly for viewers at residence, most of it was muted fully by ITV’s censors resulting from Ye’s repeated use of the N-word (although the censorship didn’t cease some viewers from complaining regardless).

It’s truly develop into one thing of an unofficial Brits custom for the sound to mysteriously reduce out yearly every time Lewis Capaldi has one thing to say on stage.

Accepting his first ever Brit with a Purple Stripe in his hand in 2020, censors needed to act quick in the course of Lewis’ acceptance speech, when he declared: “Thanks very fucking a lot.”

The next yr, Lewis returned to the Brits, just for the very same factor to finish up occurring.

The legend goes that Geri Halliwell and her sister made her notorious Union Jack gown with a tea-towel, including a peace signal on the again in order to not offend anybody.

Years later, the enduring garment went on to promote for a record-breaking £41,320 at an public sale.

Let’s be sincere, typically crimson carpet protection of the Brit Awards can verge on being slightly dry. As a rule, the celebs are on their finest behaviour, saving their extra raucous antics for the notorious after-parties.

So we have been glad when Lizzo made her Brits debut in 2019 (proper earlier than her mainstream breakthrough), chatting candidly backstage to Marvin Humes, which ended within the really iconic line: “From his lips to my p***y.”

You’ll be able to at all times depend on Lizzo to carry the occasion.

Neither she nor Harry Kinds even took residence awards in 2020, however they have been nonetheless the true winners on the evening because of this chaotic – and tequila-assisted – scene.

It’s arduous to decide on a favorite second of this compilation, simply watch and revel in.

By the tip of the 2018 ceremony, the evening already belonged to Stormzy, who had picked up Finest British Male in addition to the highest award of the evening, Finest British Album.

It was becoming, then, that he must also shut the present, placing on an elaborate efficiency of Blinded By Your Grace, pt. 2. It was what got here subsequent that grabbed headlines, although, as he launched right into a freestyle rap calling out Theresa Could’s authorities for his or her response to the Grenfell tragedy, in addition to highlighting injustice and institutional racism.

As if that wasn’t sufficient, off got here the t-shirt and on got here the rain, for an lively run of Large For Your Boots. Unbelievable stuff, which even gained reward from then-Labour chief Jeremy Corbyn.

After her second Finest British Feminine win in 2021 – the primary Brits to happen after the pandemic – Dua Lipa introduced she’d be sharing her win with nurse Dame Elizabeth Anionwu, the emeritus professor of nursing on the College of West London.

Turning her consideration to the various frontline employees in attendance on the evening, Dua mentioned: “It’s all excellent to clap for them however we have to pay them.

“I feel what we must always do is we must always all give a large, large spherical of applause and provides Boris [Johnson, who was then prime minister] a message that all of us assist a good pay rise for our entrance line.”

Admittedly, Joss Stone had been off the scene for a short while by the point she hit the stage to current Finest British Male on the 2007 Brits, however final time we checked, she was from Devon, not the East Coast of America?

The singer created a stir not only for her accent, but additionally her “tribute” to Robbie Williams, who she’d carried out with years earlier, in addition to her joke about Russell Model’s previous rehab stint.

She’d been (surprisingly) on her finest behaviour all evening, however Sharon Osbourne misplaced her endurance when Vic Reeves struggled with the autocue whereas presenting the largest award of the evening.

Regardless of being blasted as a “pisshead” and a “drunk bastard”, Vic later insisted he hadn’t been ingesting.

As if that wasn’t sufficient, the Arctic Monkeys went on to hit out on the Brits college of their acceptance speech instantly afterwards, although this was reduce from the ultimate broadcast.

Your dad’s favorite slapstick comedian Peter Kay would possibly appear to be an unlikely option to host the Brits, however he truly wound up being accountable for one of many ceremony’s most rock ‘n’ roll moments of the twenty first century.

When Liam Gallagher defiantly threw his Brit into the gang – having already snubbed brother Noel in his acceptance speech – the Phoenix Nights star put him down with a easy “what a knobhead”.

Not the wittiest of traces, admittedly, however efficient all the identical.

Proving that politics and pop aren’t at all times the most effective companions, when then Labour Cupboard Minister attended the 1998 bash, Tubthumping rock band Chumbawamba thought they’d let him know precisely how they felt about him getting an invitation by throwing a bucket of iced water over the MP.

Regardless of the actual fact the document label apologised, the band have been unrepentant, saying: “If John Prescott has the nerve to show up at occasions just like the Brit Awards in a useless try to make Labour appear cool and stylish, then he deserves all we are able to throw at him.”

When Arctic Monkeys gained Finest Album in 2014, frontman Alex Turner left us all baffled along with his odd “that rock and roll, eh?” acceptable speech.

This led to him telling Brits bosses, “bill me for the microphone,” earlier than dropping it on the ground and strolling off.

First off, underdogs Belle and Sebastian had launched a complete of three albums after they have been introduced because the winners of Finest British Newcomer in 1999, beating precise newcomers Steps, who had been closely tipped for the award.

Their complicated victory led the nationwide press to accuse them of rigging the vote of their favour by encouraging college college students to vote on-line (which was nonetheless a reasonably radical thought in 1999), although they insisted on the time this was not the case.

That very same yr Robbie took on Liam Gallagher, Ronnie Wooden was presenting Finest Soundtrack when all of the sudden he was interrupted by confused DJ (and future Superstar Large Brother walker) Brandon Block, who had been jokingly knowledgeable by his associates that he’d gained an award.

After Ronnie known as him a “c***” for interrupting, the 2 squared up, drinks have been thrown and safety have been known as.

It was all tremendous awks, to be sincere.

The Finest British Artist class was launched in 2022, changing the gendered Finest British Male and Finest British Feminine classes in a transfer in the direction of inclusivity.

Whereas its inaugural outing noticed Adele taking residence the award, its second yr raised eyebrows after not a single girl was nominated.

Brits organisers later issued an announcement saying: “We acknowledge and share within the disappointment that, not like final yr, no ladies are represented within the [Artist Of The Year] shortlist.

“There could also be quite a few causes for this, however a key issue is that, sadly, there have been comparatively few commercially profitable releases by ladies in 2022 in comparison with these by males, which implies that, of the 71 eligible artists on the longlist, solely 12 (17%) are ladies.

“We recognise this factors to wider points across the illustration of ladies in music that should even be addressed.”

Regardless of the mannequin’s sudden look – and her eye-catching outfit – the boys barely broke a sweat. Such execs.

In 2013, the Brits confronted a backlash for the introduction of the International Success award, which some urged was only a ploy to provide One Course a prize on the evening.

A yr later, they gained in the identical class for a second time, although most of their acceptance speech was performed as a four-piece, as Harry Kinds was preoccupied within the toilet on the time.

After being swung round by Alexander McQueen, Finest Worldwide Feminine winner Björk advised the gang: “I’m… grate…ful… grape… fruit.”

After Erasure gained Finest British Group, frontman Andy Bell kissed presenter Boy George on the cheek, a delicate transfer by at present’s requirements, however one which he claimed was a deliberate motion in opposition to Part 28, which had been launched by Margaret Thatcher’s authorities the earlier yr.

Within the 2010s, the Brit Awards performed it secure with its hosts, which ranged from James Corden to Ant and Dec, lastly ending up with Dermot O’Leary and Emma Willis.

We’ll admit we didn’t precisely have excessive hopes when Jack Whitehall was introduced, however after a decade of chumminess, it was so refreshing to have a number who would poke enjoyable on the well-known nominees, whereas efficiently managing to not cross the road into nastiness.

Bey and Jay weren’t even on the Brits in 2019, however they nonetheless managed to steal the present fully with this video message, through which they made a delicate present of solidarity with the Duchess of Sussex.

After being unintentionally pulled down some steps resulting from a cape-related wardrobe malfunction, the entire nation held its collective breath as Madonna dusted herself off and, within the phrases of her track Dwelling For Love, “picked up my crown, put it again on my head” and “carried on”.

The 2025 Brit Awards will happen on Saturday 1 March at 8pm on ITV1.