Honours[edit]
In 2011, The Guardian named Simon Moran as No 9 in the Music Power 100.[9] In the same year he was listed by the Evening Standard as one of London's 1000 most influential people in the Pop & Rock category.[10]
Simon Moran was also referenced as the "most influential music executive of the Noughties."[11]
In 2003, he was honoured at Music Manager Forum's (MMF) Roll of Honour, which took place at London's Park Lane Hilton hotel. He was named manager of the year and dedicated his award to Jo Strummer, whom he worked with for five years.[12]
Simon Moran and SJM Concerts won the Music Week award as best UK promoter in 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013 (it didn't run in 2012)
On 16 July 2013, Moran was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Music by his alma mater, the University of Sheffield.
Outside the music industry[edit]
In 2003, Moran bought rugby league club, Warrington Wolves. Since then, he has seen the team rise to upper tier of the Super League and win back-to-back Challenge Cup crowns in 2009 & 2010, the League Leader's Shield in 2011 and 2016 and the Challenge Cup in 2012 and 2019.[13] Moran led the team out at Wembley Stadium.