2005 Meteor Awards
| 2005 Meteor Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 24 February 2005 |
| Location | Point Theatre |
| Country | Ireland |
| Presented by | Ed Byrne |
| Most awards | |
| Most nominations |
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| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | RTÉ Two |
The 2005 Meteor Music Awards was hosted by comedian Ed Byrne at the Point Theatre on Thursday 24 February 2005. It was the fifth edition of Ireland's national music awards. A total of sixteen awards were presented at the ceremony, with the public eligible to vote in five categories. Snow Patrol won two awards (Best Irish Band and Best Irish Album for Final Straw), whilst Franz Ferdinand also picked up two awards (Best International Band and Best International Album for Franz Ferdinand). Paddy Casey and Juliet Turner were named Best Irish Male and Best Irish Female. The Chalets won Best New Band.[1]
Performances
[edit | edit source]There were performances on the night from Declan O'Rourke, Westlife, Snow Patrol, Aslan, The Thrills, Bell X1, Brian McFadden and Delta Goodrem, and The Devlins.[2]
Nominations
[edit | edit source]The nominations were announced on 11 January 2005.[3]
Public voting categories
[edit | edit source]Best Irish Band
[edit | edit source]Best Irish Male
[edit | edit source]Best Irish Female
[edit | edit source]Best Irish Pop Act
[edit | edit source]Best Irish DJ
[edit | edit source]- Alison Curtis – Today FM
- Ray D'Arcy – Today FM
- Ian Dempsey – Today FM
- Tom Dunne – Today FM
- Dave Fanning – RTÉ 2fm
- Jenny Huston – RTÉ 2fm
- Ryan Tubridy – RTÉ 2fm
Non-public voting categories
[edit | edit source]Best Irish Album
[edit | edit source]- Burn the Maps – The Frames
- Deep Inside the Sound of Sadness – Blink
- Final Straw – Snow Patrol
- Let's Bottle Bohemia – The Thrills
- Raining Down Arrows – Mundy
- Since Kyabram – Declan O'Rourke
Best Folk/Traditional
[edit | edit source]- Kíla
- Mary McPartlan
- George Murphy
- Declan O'Rourke
- Planxty
- Pauline Scanlon
Best International Male
[edit | edit source]Best International Female
[edit | edit source]Best International Album
[edit | edit source]- Aha Shake Heartbreak – Kings of Leon
- American Idiot – Green Day
- Hopes and Fears – Keane
- Hot Fuss – The Killers
- Scissor Sisters – Scissor Sisters
- Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand
Best International Group
[edit | edit source]Best Live Performance Visiting Act
[edit | edit source]- Franz Ferdinand
- The Killers
- Madonna
- Metallica
- Pixies
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
Hope for 2005
[edit | edit source]Lifetime Achievement Award
[edit | edit source]Humanitarian Award
[edit | edit source]Industry Award
[edit | edit source]Multiple nominations
[edit | edit source]Despite receiving three nominations, Declan O'Rourke did not take home an award on the night. Franz Ferdinand and Snow Patrol were multiple award winners in two categories.
- 3 – Franz Ferdinand
- 3 – The Killers
- 3 – Declan O'Rourke
- 2 – Blink
- 2 – The Frames
- 2 – Keane
- 2 – Mundy
- 2 – Scissor Sisters
- 2 – Snow Patrol
- 2 – The Thrills
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official site
- MCD Promotions
- List of winners through the years Archived 2007-10-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Photos