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.
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Singles
Below is a list of notable singles released by Irish artists in Ireland in 2003.
Date unknown
Festivals
Witnness 2003
- Witnness 2003 was the fourth and final Witnness festival to take place. It took place in a new venue, Punchestown Racecourse in County Kildare on Saturday July 12 and Sunday July 13. Acts to appear included Coldplay, Damien Rice, The Frames, The Cardigans, The Walls, The Streets, David Gray, Manic Street Preachers, Super Furry Animals, The Polyphonic Spree, Röyksopp, The Coral, Gemma Hayes, Mogwai, The Thrills, The Rapture, OK Go, Turn, Berkeley, Fionn Regan, Paddy Casey, Snow Patrol and Bell X1. The White Stripes scheduled appearance was cancelled due to frontman Jack White suffering a broken hand. The Flaming Lips were stepped up the bill to replace The White Stripes and delivered a well-received set which included a version of White Stripes' single "Seven Nation Army". https://web.archive.org/web/20070708124826/http://www.virtualfestivals.com/festivals/event/193
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]
References
- http://www.myrem.com/showthread.php?t=9285 Myrem.com
- 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 .
- 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.
- 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 . .
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 .
- 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 .
- 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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