Take That beat Pink Floyd and The Who to win best live return

The group, whose tour sold half a million tickets, won best live return at the Vodafone Live Music Awards.

Razorlight, Muse, U2 and The Who were among the night's other winners.

But the biggest reception was reserved for Take That, who release a new single and album next month and hinted they would go back on the road in 2007.

"We hope to see you again soon back on tour, maybe next year," Mark Owen told fans.

Razorlight were the only act to pick up two awards

The former boy band beat fellow nominees Pink Floyd, The Who and Depeche Mode to the best live return prize.

Owen said the quartet, whose comeback did not include former Take That star Robbie Williams, were originally unsure about how fans would react.

"We were worried about how it would sell initially," he said. "Six to seven dates was the initial proposal to us, and even then we had reservations because it had been a long time."

They went on to play more than 30 sold-out shows, with Gary Barlow describing the response as "fascinating".

"It's not often that a band, after 10 years, comes back," he said. "Our tour was bigger than any of the tours we've done. We've been amazed by that."

Many people had told them it reminded them of their youth, he said.

Live favourites Maximo Park gave an energetic performance

"And if there's a bit of nostalgia in there, then great. What we want to do with the record, though, is bring it up-to-date."

Razorlight, who are currently number one in the UK singles chart, won the live impact gong and best live music DVD.

The band's guitarist Bjorn Agren said chemistry was the key to a great live performance.

"There's a technical matter of being able to play really well together, and there's a kind of mind-reading that goes into it," he told the BBC News website.

Muse were named best live act, U2 won best international live act and The Who received a lifetime achievement honour.

If you're not a team player, don't get on the bus Fatty, winner of best roadie

But none of those three global acts were at the ceremony at London's Camden Roundhouse on Wednesday.

The show also included an award for best roadie, which went to Primal Scream's faithful crew member "Fatty".

"I'm the butler of rock'n'roll - I care for everyone," he said. "You look after every single person the same.

"It doesn't matter who you work for, you're a team. If you're not a team player, don't get on the bus."