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Luca Pasqualino recalls tripping while presenting at the 2009 NME Awards
Actor Luca Pasqualino remembers tripping at the 2009 NME Awards while presenting an award to MGMT.
The ceremony was held at Brixton Academy in London, where Pasqualino was 19 and nervous.
He said he managed to get back on his feet before the audience noticed.
Pasqualino had chosen to drink little because he was anxious about presenting.
The awards night also featured performances by Friendly Fires, White Lies and Elbow, among others.
His memory offers a glimpse of a lively night in the UK music scene.
Pasqualino’s series Rivals is due to return with its second season’s second part on Disney+ on November 11.
Luca Pasqualino recalls tripping while presenting an award to MGMT at the 2009 NME Awards.
He said he stumbled on the steps but managed to get back on his feet before the audience saw him.
Pasqualino was 19 and nervous about presenting, and said he had made a conscious effort not to drink too much.
The ceremony took place at Brixton Academy and included performances by Friendly Fires, White Lies and Elbow.
Pasqualino shared the memory in an interview with NME published on November 9, 2026.
- Who
- Luca Pasqualino, star of Skins and Rivals.
- What
- He recalled tripping while presenting MGMT with an award at the 2009 NME Awards.
- When
- At the 2009 NME Awards; he discussed the incident in an NME interview published November 9, 2026.
- Where
- Brixton Academy.
- Why
- Pasqualino said he was nervous about presenting the award. He did not state why he tripped.
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Pasqualino tripped while presenting MGMT with the Best New Band award at the NME Awards at Brixton Academy.
NME published Pasqualino’s recollection of the incident.
- Award
- Best New Band
- Recipient
- MGMT
- Venue
- Brixton Academy
- Event year
- 2009
- Interview publication date
- November 9, 2026
What people are saying
I was presenting an award to MGMT [for Best New Band] and I tripped up the steps
I think I just about managed to get onto my feet before the audience saw me
I had one drink but I was 19 and very nervous about presenting that award, so I made a conscious effort to not drink too much