Don't know if this has come up elsewhere but if, like me, you were wondering what the band had to do with the Q Awards, it's because they received the Innovation in Sound award this year
http://tinyurl.com/yh2dm49
http://tinyurl.com/yhg3up8
Previous recipients are a bit of a mixed bag (via wiki)
2009: Sonic Youth
2008: Massive Attack
2007: Sigur Rós
2006: The Edge
2005: The Prodigy
2004: The Human League
2003: Muse