2005 in Irish music

This is an, as yet, incomplete summary of the year 2005 in the Irish music industry.

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Summary

January

February

March

June

July

  • July marked the 20th anniversary of Live Aid, an event which Bob Geldof had played a significant role in organising. In an attempt to highlight the growing need to cancel Third World debt, Geldof, Bono, Elton John and many others in the music industry campaigned for justice in the build-up to the G8 Conference and Summit in Scotland, leading to the organisation of Live 8 on 2 July. The event, which was only announced by Geldof on 30 May was on a much larger scale than Live Aid, with 10 simultaneous concerts in 9 different countries broadcast live around the world. However, unlike its predecessor, its main aim was to highlight inequalities as opposed to raising money. U2 opened the Hyde Park concert with their rendition of "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" alongside Paul McCartney. Snow Patrol performed later.[10]
  • Oasis played a sold-out show in Marlay Park, Dublin on Saturday 16 or Sunday 17 July .[11]

August

Bands formed

Bands disbanded

Bands reformed

Albums & EPs

Below is a list of notable albums & EPs released by Irish artists in Ireland in 2005.

Singles

Below is a list of notable singles released by Irish artists in Ireland in 2005.
Issue dateSong titleArtistSourceSalesNotes
28 January"Sideways Down"The Frames
7 February"Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own"U2
6 June"City of Blinding Lights"U2
17 June"Unplayed Piano"Damien Rice feat. Lisa Hannigan
__ June"She's Gone"JJ72
__ August"Coming Home"JJ72
30 September"Bigger Than Me"Bell X1
11 October"All Because of You"U2
24 October"Freewheel"Duke Special
__ November"Original of the Species"U2
7 November"Fix The Cracks"Humanzi

Date unknown

Festivals

Oxegen 2005

Electric Picnic 2006

Heineken Green Energy

Bud Rising

Live at the Marquee

Slane 2006

  • Slane 2005 was cancelled following the failure of headline act Eminem to co-operate with the organisers. His support act was due to have been 50 Cent.

Music awards

2005 Meteor Awards

The 2005 Meteor Awards were held on ???, 2005. Below are the winners:[16]

AwardWinner(s)
Best Irish MalePaddy Casey
Best Irish FemaleJuliet Turner
Best Irish BandSnow Patrol
Best Irish AlbumFinal Straw (Snow Patrol)
Best New Irish ActThe Chalets
Best Irish Pop ActWestlife
Best Live PerformanceThe Killers (Oxegen 2004???)
Best Irish DJRay D'Arcy
Hope for 2005Angel of Mons
Best Folk/TraditionalPlanxty
Best International MaleMorrissey
Best International FemalePJ Harvey
Best International BandFranz Ferdinand
Best International Album ?
Industry AwardJohn Hughes
Lifetime Achievement AwardAslan
Humanitarian AwardAdi Roche

Choice Music Prize

The Choice Music Prize did not exist this year.

See also

References

  1. "Ian Brown joins line-up for OXEGEN". RTÉ. 2005-01-04. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
  2. "Killers are added to OXEGEN's bill". RTÉ. 2005-02-08. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
  3. "Keane join line-up for OXEGEN 2005". RTÉ. 2005-02-10. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
  4. "The Frames added to OXEGEN line-up". RTÉ. 2005-02-14. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
  5. "Green Day confirmed for festival". BreakingNews.ie. 2005-03-03. Archived from the original on 2009-02-03. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
  6. "Tickets for Oxegen on sale today". BreakingNews.ie. 2005-03-04. Archived from the original on 2009-02-03. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
  7. "June 22: Marlay Park, Dublin :: COLDPLAY :: COLDPLAYING.COM". Archived from the original on 2010-01-13. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
  8. Tour 2005Easy to Please Archived 2007-11-03 at the Wayback Machine
  9. "U2 Vertigo Tour 2nd leg: Europe - U2 on tour".
  10. "LIVE 8 Concerts – Live 8". www.live8live.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  11. "Oasis will play Dublin in December". RTÉ. 2005-07-18. Retrieved 2008-01-03.
  12. "Mainline - News". Archived from the original on 2007-11-17. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
  13. "Radio X".
  14. "Envelope are no more - Irish news - News - muse". Archived from the original on 2007-11-19. Retrieved 2007-12-09.
  15. "Xfm Uploaded". Archived from the original on 2007-11-20. Retrieved 2008-03-17.
  16. "Meteor Ireland Music Awards Past Winners" Archived 2009-02-01 at the Wayback Machine. Meteor. Accessed 1 February 2009.
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