2004 in Irish music

This is a summary of the year 2004 in the Irish music industry.

Summary

March

June

July

August

November

December

Bands formed

Bands disbanded

Bands reformed

Albums & EPs

Below is a list of notable albums & EPs released by Irish artists in Ireland in 2004.
This list of songs or music-related items is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

Unknown

Singles

Below is a list of notable singles released by Irish artists in Ireland in 2004.
This list of songs or music-related items is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
Issue date Song title Artist Source Sales Notes
24 February "Clones" Ash
22 March "Come Home Billy Bird" The Divine Comedy
12 April "Chocolate" Snow Patrol
3 May "Orpheus" Ash
14 June "Absent Friends" The Divine Comedy
19 June "Starcrossed" Ash
20 August "Finally" The Frames
25 October "How to Be Dead" Snow Patrol
8 November "Vertigo" U2
__ December "Renegade Cavalcade" Ash

Date unknown

Festivals

Oxegen 2004

Electric Picnic 2004

Heineken Green Energy

Slane 2004

Music awards

2004 Meteor Awards

The 2004 Meteor Awards were held on ???, 2004. Below are the winners:[11]

Award Winner(s)
Best Irish Male Paddy Casey
Best Irish Female Cara Dillon
Best Irish Band The Frames
Best Irish Album So Much for the City (The Thrills)
Best New Irish Act Future Kings of Spain
Best Irish Pop Act Westlife
Best Live Performance Red Hot Chili Peppers (Slane 2003)
Best Irish DJ Ryan Tubridy
Hope for 2004 Republic of Loose
Best Folk/Traditional Damien Dempsey
Best International Male Justin Timberlake
Best International Female Beyoncé Knowles
Best International Band The Darkness
Best International Album Elephant (The White Stripes)
Industry Award Dave Fanning
Lifetime Achievement Award The Dubliners
Humanitarian Award Stanislaus Kennedy (Sister Stan)

Choice Music Prize

The Choice Music Prize did not exist this year.

References

  1. "Bowie & Darkness Punchestown-bound". RTÉ. 2004-02-19. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
  2. 1 2 "Dido announces Dublin date". Hot Press. 2004-06-02. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
  3. "Groove Armada confirmed for Phoenix Park bill". Hot Press. 2004-04-16. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
  4. "Chilis break Irish concerts record". RTÉ. 2004-06-04. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
  5. "The White Stripes for Dublin & Belfast". Hot Press. 2004-06-12. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
  6. "The Darkness replace Bowie at OXEGEN". RTÉ. 2004-06-30. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
  7. "New York Dolls to support the White Stripes". Hot Press. 2004-06-17. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
  8. "Foo Fighters to headline OXEGEN 2005". RTÉ. 2004-12-01. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
  9. "Foo Fighters to headline Oxegen". BreakingNews.ie. 2005-12-01. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
  10. "Prodigy announce OXEGEN appearance". RTÉ. 2004-12-10. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
  11. "Meteor Ireland Music Awards Past Winners". Meteor. Accessed 1 February 2009.

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