2003 in Irish music

A summary of the year 2003 in the Irish music industry.

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Summary

Bands formed

Bands disbanded

Bands reformed

Albums & EPs

Below is a list of notable albums & EPs released by Irish artists in Ireland in 2003.

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Singles

Below is a list of notable singles released by Irish artists in Ireland in 2003.
Issue dateSong titleArtistSourceSalesNotes
__ February"Always and Forever"JJ72
7 March"Family Tree"Paddy Casey
25 April"White Water Song"Bell X1
11 July"Tongue"Bell X1
12 September"Fake"The Frames
3 October"Saints and Sinners"Paddy Casey
6 October"Snakes and Snakes"Bell X1
5 December"The Lucky One"Paddy Casey

Date unknown

Festivals

Witnness 2003

Heineken Green Energy

Slane 2003

Music awards

2003 Meteor Awards

The 2003 Meteor Awards were hosted by comedian Dara Ó Briain on February ?, 2003.[8] Below are the winners:[9]

AwardWinner(s)
Best Irish MaleMundy
Best Irish FemaleCarly Hennessy
Best Irish BandU2
Best Irish AlbumSkylarkin' (Mic Christopher)
Best New Irish ActThe Thrills
Best Irish Pop ActWestlife
Best Irish Dance ActLuke Thomas
Best Live PerformanceRed Hot Chili Peppers (Lansdowne Road 2002)
Best Irish DJIan Dempsey
Hope for 2003Rubyhorse
Best Folk/TraditionalJohn Spillane
Best Country/Roots ArtistJerry Fish
Best International MaleEminem
Best International FemaleAvril Lavigne
Best International BandColdplay
Best International AlbumBy the Way (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Industry AwardPhil Coulter
Lifetime Achievement AwardBob Geldof
Humanitarian AwardBono

References

  1. Myrem.com.
  2. "Blur will play two Dublin concerts". RTÉ. 2003-09-01. Archived from the original on 2004-11-03. Retrieved 2008-12-10.
  3. "Blur are back and they're coming to Oxegen". The Belfast Telegraph. 2009-02-05. Archived from the original on 2009-02-14. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
  4. "Reformed Britpop stars Blur to play Oxegen 2009". Evening Herald. 2009-02-05. Archived from the original on 2009-02-07. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
  5. "Reformed Blur to headline Oxegen". RTÉ. 2009-02-05. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
  6. "David Kitt's album set to blast charts". Hot Press. 2003-09-12. Archived from the original on 2009-03-08. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
  7. "Thumped". Archived from the original on 2008-04-05. Retrieved 2008-03-17.
  8. "Meteor: Policy". Archived from the original on 2007-10-24. Retrieved 2007-08-12.
  9. "Meteor Ireland Music Awards Past Winners". Meteor. Archived from the original on February 1, 2009. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
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