2003 in Irish music explained

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

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.

Unknown

Singles

Below is a list of notable singles released by Irish artists in Ireland in 2003.

Issue date Song title Artist Source Sales
__ February "Always and Forever"
7 March"Family Tree"
25 April"White Water Song" https://web.archive.org/web/20070629162541/http://www.irishmusiccentral.com/bellx1/discography_singles.html
11 July"Tongue"
12 September"Fake"
3 October"Saints and Sinners"
6 October"Snakes and Snakes" https://web.archive.org/web/20070629162541/http://www.irishmusiccentral.com/bellx1/discography_singles.html
5 December"The Lucky One"

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]

Award Winner(s)
Best Irish Male Mundy
Best Irish Female Carly Hennessy
Best Irish Band U2
Best Irish Album Skylarkin' (Mic Christopher)
Best New Irish Act The Thrills
Best Irish Pop Act Westlife
Best Irish Dance Act Luke Thomas
Best Live Performance Red Hot Chili Peppers (Lansdowne Road 2002)
Best Irish DJ Ian Dempsey
Hope for 2003 Rubyhorse
Best Folk/Traditional John Spillane
Best Country/Roots Artist Jerry Fish
Best International Male Eminem
Best International Female Avril Lavigne
Best International Band Coldplay
Best International Album By the Way (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Industry Award Phil Coulter
Lifetime Achievement Award Bob Geldof
Humanitarian Award Bono

References

  1. http://www.myrem.com/showthread.php?t=9285 Myrem.com
  2. Web site: Blur will play two Dublin concerts . 2003-09-01 . 2008-12-10 . . 2004-11-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20041103221138/http://www.rte.ie/arts/2003/0901/blur.html . live .
  3. News: Blur are back and they're coming to Oxegen. 2009-02-05. 2009-02-05. The Belfast Telegraph. 2009-02-14. https://archive.today/20090214045600/http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/blur-are-back-and-theyrsquore-coming-to-oxegen-14171388.html. live.
  4. Web site: Reformed Britpop stars Blur to play Oxegen 2009 . https://archive.today/20090207083937/http://www.herald.ie/breaking-news/national-news/entertainment/reformed-britpop-stars-blur-to-play-oxegen-2009-1628400.html . dead . 2009-02-07 . 2009-02-05 . 2009-02-05 . .
  5. Web site: Reformed Blur to headline Oxegen. 2009-02-05. 2009-02-05. . https://web.archive.org/web/20090206072336/http://www.rte.ie/arts/2009/0205/oxegen.html . 6 February 2009 . live.
  6. Web site: David Kitt's album set to blast charts. 2003-09-12. 2008-08-22. Hot Press. 2009-03-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20090308032952/http://www.hotpress.com/news/2679016.html. live.
  7. Web site: Thumped . 2008-03-17 . 2008-04-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080405234943/http://www.thumped.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=18861 . live .
  8. Web site: Meteor: Policy . 2007-08-12 . 2007-10-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071024180100/http://www.meteor.ie/misc/MIMA.html#2003 . dead .
  9. Web site: Meteor Ireland Music Awards Past Winners . https://web.archive.org/web/20090201113547/http://www.meteor.ie/about/music_awards/mima_winners/ . February 1, 2009 . . 1 February 2009.

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