2004 in Irish music

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

List of years in Irish music

Summary

March

  • Tickets for Oxegen 2004, the festival that would in years to come be a worthy successor to Witnness, went on sale on Friday 5 March. One-day tickets cost €59.50, two-day tickets were priced at €110.00 whilst a two-day ticket with camping included cost €130.00.[1]

June

July

August

November

  • 19 November saw the Irish release of the internationally anticipated eleventh studio album by U2. How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb debuted at #1 in 34 countries and worldwide sales as of 2006 number close to 10 million copies sold. The album was preceded by the lead single "Vertigo", released for radio airplay on 24 September, when it received extensive airplay and topped the charts in several countries when it was released on 8 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 dateSong titleArtistSourceSalesNotes
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]

AwardWinner(s)
Best Irish MalePaddy Casey
Best Irish FemaleCara Dillon
Best Irish BandThe Frames
Best Irish AlbumSo Much for the City (The Thrills)
Best New Irish ActFuture Kings of Spain
Best Irish Pop ActWestlife
Best Live PerformanceRed Hot Chili Peppers (Slane 2003)
Best Irish DJRyan Tubridy
Hope for 2004Republic of Loose
Best Folk/TraditionalDamien Dempsey
Best International MaleJustin Timberlake
Best International FemaleBeyoncé Knowles
Best International BandThe Darkness
Best International AlbumElephant (The White Stripes)
Industry AwardDave Fanning
Lifetime Achievement AwardThe Dubliners
Humanitarian AwardStanislaus 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. "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. Archived from the original on 2007-06-22. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
  10. "Prodigy announce OXEGEN appearance". RTÉ. 2004-12-10. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
  11. "Meteor Ireland Music Awards Past Winners" Archived 2009-02-01 at the Wayback Machine. Meteor. Accessed 1 February 2009.
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