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]
| 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 |
Performances edit
There were performances on the night from Westlife, Snow Patrol, Aslan, The Thrills, Bell X1, Brian McFadden and Delta Goodrem, and The Devlins.[2]
Nominations edit
The nominations were announced on 11 January 2005.[3]
Public voting categories edit
Best Irish Band edit
Best Irish Male edit
Best Irish Female edit
Best Irish Pop Act edit
Best Irish DJ edit
- 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
Best Irish Album edit
- 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
- Kíla
- Mary McPartlan
- George Murphy
- Declan O'Rourke
- Planxty
- Pauline Scanlon
Best International Male edit
Best International Female edit
Best International Album edit
- 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
Best Live Performance Visiting Act edit
- Franz Ferdinand
- The Killers
- Madonna
- Metallica
- Pixies
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
Hope for 2005 edit
Lifetime Achievement Award edit
Humanitarian Award edit
Industry Award edit
Multiple nominations edit
Despite receiving three nominations, Declan O'Rourke won nothing. 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
References edit
- ^ "Snow Patrol win two gongs at Meteor Music Awards". BreakingNews.ie. 2005-02-25. Archived from the original on 2009-03-07. Retrieved 2007-12-16.
- ^ "2005 Meteors". iMDb. 2005-02-24. Retrieved 2007-12-16.
- ^ "Meteor Music Awards nominations announced". RTÉ. 2005-01-11. Archived from the original on 3 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
External links edit
- Official site
- MCD Promotions
- List of winners through the years Archived 2007-10-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Photos