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This is a summary of the year 2006 in the Irish music industry.
A total of 180 Irish albums were released in 2006.
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The 11th Heineken Green Energy Festival at Dublin Castle was headlined by Snow Patrol who played on April 29. [29] Richard Hawley also played that day. The 2006 event also saw Ian Brown and Republic of Loose on April 30 whilst Kaiser Chiefs and Graham Coxon finished off the festival on May 1. [30] With many other acts playing around the city during the weekend as part of the "gig trail/fringe" (i.e. the other music venues around the city), Dublin once again became an international music centre for the duration of the festival. [31]
Bud Rising Spring, Bud Rising Summer and Bud Rising Winter took place in 2006 and as ever both were spread across a vast variety of venues.
The 2006 Meteor Awards were held on February 2, 2006. Below are the winners: [35]
Award | Winner(s) |
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Best Irish Male | Damien Dempsey |
Best Irish Female | Gemma Hayes |
Best Irish Band | U2 |
Best Irish Album | How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (U2) |
Best New Irish Act | Humanzi |
Best Irish Pop Act | Westlife |
Best Live Performance | U2 (Croke Park 2005) |
Best Irish DJ | Ray D'Arcy |
Hope for 2006 | Laura Izibor |
Best Folk/Traditional | John Spillane |
Best International Male | Kanye West |
Best International Female | Gwen Stefani |
Best International Band | Kaiser Chiefs |
Best International Album | Employment (Kaiser Chiefs) |
Industry Award | Bill Whelan |
Lifetime Achievement Award | The Pogues |
Humanitarian Award | Father Peter McVerry |
The Choice Music Prize for Irish Album of the Year 2005 was awarded at Vicar Street to Julie Feeney for her album 13 Songs on February 28, 2006.