- 2007 in Irish music
This is a summary of the year 2007 in the Irish music industry.
Summary
January
* Changes to the Irish chart rules, which allow for downloads to be taken into account in formulating the music charts came into force at the beginning of January. This sparked an unpredictable trend in old songs returning to the charts (for example "
Bohemian Rhapsody " which returned to the charts for a week in February). Radio DJs (includingToday FM 'sRay Foley [http://rayfoleyshow.blogspot.com/2007/01/chart-attack.html] ) were able to use their influence by requesting that the public download specific songs allowing them to return to the charts.
* On TuesdayJanuary 2 , while being interviewed byJo Whiley onBBC Radio One ,Bono spoke of his desire to reinventU2 's sound for their next album due to be released at the end of the year. [http://www.rte.ie/arts/2007/0102/u2.html]
* Hot Press announced their "Out A Tout campaign", following revelations that a number of touts selling on tickets for anArcade Fire gig inDublin 'sOlympia Theatre at inflated prices. Tickets for the gig sold out inside ten minutes but 24 hours later turned up oneBay for €250 (increasing to €350 48 hours later). Concert promoter MCD urged the Government to act on closing down online touts and pointed an accusing finger at “media outlets who carry advertisements on behalf of ticket touts.”Peter Aiken ofAiken Promotions proffered: “…these professional American-style ‘brokers’ could be shut down overnight. The same goes for the guys you see selling tickets outside venues, ours included.” [http://www.hotpress.com/news/2906391.html]February
* On
February 1 ,Snow Patrol dominated theMeteor Music Awards , where they collected four awards. Legendary 2fm DJ,Larry Gogan won a Meteor Award for his Outstanding Contribution to Music. [http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/breaking/2007/0201/breaking89.htm]
* Meanwhile, head of 2fm,John Clarke , announced the latest in a spate of reschedules for the station, which would see Gogan move from weekday afternoons to a new shoe on Saturdays and Sundays,Rick O'Shea move to Gogan's earlier afternoon slot and Colm and JimJim and their "Strawberry Alarm Clock" being poached fromFM104 . The changes would come into play onMarch 5 .
* OnFebruary 19 ,Aerosmith announced that they would be playingMarlay Park inDublin on TuesdayJune 26 as part of their European tour. [http://www.aeroforceone.com/index.cfm/pk/view/cd/NAA/cdid/819135/pid/302766] This follows announcements thatThe Who will also playMarlay Park andArctic Monkeys and Bell X1 would be playingMalahide Castle in June.
* On ThursdayFebruary 22 , tickets forArctic Monkeys performance atMalahide Castle in June went on sale at 9 a.m. [http://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/others2007/malahide/]
* On ThursdayFebruary 22 ,Paul Noonan of Bell X1 was guest presenter onToday FM 's "Pet Sounds" between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.
* Also on ThursdayFebruary 22 , the Oxegen 2007 line-up was officially announced. Amongst the first acts announced wereSnow Patrol , Muse,Arcade Fire ,Daft Punk ,Bloc Party ,The Fratellis ,Kings of Leon ,Cansei de Ser Sexy , Interpol andAmy Winehouse . The festival was officially launched onFebruary 27 , with the announcement that The Killers would be headlining the Main Stage on the Sunday night. [http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music-gigs/news/article2316085.ece] [http://www.rte.ie/arts/2007/0228/oxegen.html]
* Also onFebruary 27 , the death was announced of legendary Irish music promoter Jim Aiken, the founder ofAiken Promotions . He was best known for the recent series of concerts in the grounds ofStormont inBelfast and for travelling the world to encourage bands and singers to come toNorthern Ireland at the height ofthe Troubles . He was also revered for closely associating with stars such asElton John ,Cliff Richard ,Luciano Pavarotti andGarth Brooks . [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/6402753.stm]
* TheChoice Music Prize for the Irish Album of the Year 2006 was awarded atVicar Street to The Divine Comedy for the album "Victory for the Comic Muse " onFebruary 28 2007 . [http://www.rte.ie/arts/2007/0301/choicemusicprize.html]March
* Tickets for Oxegen 2007 went on general sale on
March 3 at 8 a.m. and sold out within an hour and a half.
* March also saw the announcement of anotherMarlay Park gig for the summer.Foo Fighters played Marlay Park on WednesdayAugust 22 as part of theBud Rising concert series. [http://www.budrising.ie/foo_fighters.htm]
* OnMarch 22 ,The Rolling Stones confirmed they would be headlining Slane 2007 onAugust 18 . Tickets went on sale on FridayMarch 30 . [http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/breaking/2007/0322/breaking64.htm]
* Tickets for The Garden Party went on sale on SaturdayMarch 24 at 9 a.m. [http://www.ticketmaster.ie/promo/63wwhg] The festival took place atBallinlough Castle inAthboy ,County Meath on SaturdayJune 9 and was headlined byPet Shop Boys .
* On ThursdayMarch 29 ,Bono was presented with an honorary knighthood by the British ambassador to Ireland in recognition of his services to the music industry and for his humanitarian work. [http://www.rte.ie/arts/2007/0329/bono.html]April
* On Monday
April 2 , Electric Picnic 2007 was officially launched with the first acts to be confirmed includingBeastie Boys ,Björk , Iggy andThe Stooges ,Sonic Youth ,Jarvis Cocker ,The Go! Team ,LCD Soundsystem ,Primal Scream ,Clap Your Hands Say Yeah ,The Undertones ,Modest Mouse ,The Magic Numbers ,Damien Dempsey ,The Jesus and Mary Chain andThe Good, the Bad and the Queen . [http://www.rte.ie/arts/2007/0402/electricpicnic.html]
* Also onApril 2 , 18 more acts were announced for the Oxegen 2007 festival. These includedQueens of the Stone Age , Bright Eyes,Ocean Colour Scene andAvril Lavigne . [http://www.oxegen.ie/news.php?i=5]
* Tickets for Electric Picnic 2007 went on sale on TuesdayApril 3 .
* On FridayApril 13 ,Nine Inch Nails were confirmed as the main support act toFoo Fighters for theirMarlay Park concert onAugust 22 2007 .
* On the same day,The Police confirmed they would be playing a concert inCroke Park on SaturdayOctober 6 2007 as part of their first European Tour since their reformation. [http://www.rte.ie/arts/2007/0413/thepolice.html] [http://www.breakingnews.ie/entertainment/?jp=MHAUGBKFQLSN] Tickets went on sale on FridayApril 20 and sold out within 90 minutes. [http://www.unison.ie/breakingnews/index.php3?ca=42&si=109235]
* On WednesdayApril 24 ,Bono appeared in a prerecorded segment ofAmerican Idol 's two-hour special "Idol Gives Back", where he talked about the work of ONE: The Campaign toMake Poverty History . [http://www.rte.ie/arts/2007/0425/bono.html]
* On the same day, the full line-up forDamien Rice 's SaturdayAugust 25 gig inMarlay Park ,Dublin was announced. It includedKT Tunstall , Guillemots,Willy Mason andFionn Regan . [http://entertainment.ie/event/DamienRice/2348214.htm]May
* The May bank holiday weekend was the occasion of the first festival of the Irish summer. On Saturday
May 5 and SundayMay 6 ,Heineken Green Energy atDublin Castle was headlined byKasabian andSinéad O'Connor with support coming fromThe Blizzards ,Future Kings of Spain ,Kíla andDelorentos . [http://www.sinead-oconnor.com/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=126&Itemid=1]
* On FridayMay 11 , 14 new acts were officially announced for the Oxegen 2007 festival. These included:Sinéad O'Connor ,Rodrigo y Gabriela ,Satellite Party ,Badly Drawn Boy ,The Brian Jonestown Massacre ,Albert Hammond, Jr. ,The Blizzards andThe Immediate .
* Also on Friday May 11, the annual Trinity Ball took place atTrinity College, Dublin . Headlined by Ash, CSS, Director andThe Blizzards , it was also The Immediate's last public performance before their subsequent demise. [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-irish_news/ash-to-headline-trinity-ball/spId/C114BFF0-D3B1-47FD-B7D0AE6CA6BFB6A5.html]
* On SundayMay 13 and just two days after being officially announced for Oxegen,The Immediate announced on theirMySpace page that they were "splitting up due to existential differences". [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-irish_news/the-immediate-split-up-/spId/89E50F81-F7D1-A715-417F1D3656EC3ED6.html] They later released one last tune, "The Mist Above The Mind" (recorded in demo form), on their MySpace page which could be downloaded for free. [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-irish_news/the-immediate-release-one-more-tune/spId/A0339008-BC09-74F8-4FA3BC94B9307C20.html]
* On SaturdayMay 26 ,Red Bull X-Fighters came to Ireland. The show, atSlane Castle , was watched by over 35,000 spectators with music was provided by Ash, Director andThe Blizzards . [http://www.vitalmx.com/features/Red-Bull-X-Fighters-Slane-Castle,1464]
* TheRory Gallagher International Tribute Festival took place inBallyshannon ,County Donegal from ThursdayMay 31 until SundayJune 3 .June
* Garden Party took place at
Ballinlough Castle inAthboy ,County Meath on SaturdayJune 9 from 2 p.m. until 2 a.m. [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-festivals/garden-party-set-to-prove-a-scorcher/spId/0BE123D6-AFC7-0903-66FF0C86460923AF.html] [http://www.entertainment.ie/festivals/live.asp?id=1020] It was headlined byPet Shop Boys ,Burning Spear ,Carl Cox andHot Chip . [http://entertainment.ie/festivals/display.asp?ID=1020] The festival was a resounding success and the organisers immediately announced its return in2008 . Organiser John Reynolds said: "This is the second year and like everything it takes two or three years for a festival to find its feet but if all goes well, it'll be an annual event from now on." [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-festivals/garden-party-a-resounding-success/spId/1A75D1F6-9B24-52C5-408472DF19A3635D.html]
* On TuesdayJune 12 , the full line-up and stage breakdown for five of the six stages for Oxegen 2007 was announced. [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-festivals/director-amongst-host-of-new-acts-for-oxegen/spId/1F8159E5-90B8-5D54-C4E5521A076846BF.html] New acts to be officially announced included Director, The View,Maxïmo Park ,Editors ,The Bravery ,The Cribs ,The Thrills ,The Twang ,Calvin Harris , Jet,Delorentos andDavid Kitt . The New Bands Stage line-up was announced later.
* On WednesdayJune 13 , Ash confirmed their forthcoming album, "Twilight of the Innocents " would be their last album. [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-irish_news/ash-confirm-forthcoming-album-is-their-last-/spId/24736CFF-D1D8-E232-98A32A17F214B692.html]
*Arctic Monkeys playedMalahide Castle on SaturdayJune 16 . Tickets sold out immediately and a second date at the same venue was announced for SundayJune 17 . Support came fromSupergrass ,The Coral andDelorentos . [http://www.rte.ie/2fm/photogallery/malahide_jenny2007.html] It was to be the first of many occasions that the castle would be used as a concert venue. [http://entertainment.ie/event/ArcticMonkeysatMalahideCastle/2352318.htm]
*Crowded House andPeter Gabriel played a rain-soaked [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-irish_news/crowded-house-to-make-irish-return/spId/71B4FA04-C958-510E-3F694051383FDB67.html]Marlay Park on FridayJune 22 . [http://www.campus.ie/user?cmd=item-detail&itemid=26302] They were supported by Starsailor. [http://www.mcd.ie/live/fullnews.php3?tname=1231674307&xname=petergabriel]
*Aerosmith playedMarlay Park on TuesdayJune 26 as part of their European tour. They were supported byChris Cornell andThe Feeling . [http://www.aeroforceone.com/index.cfm/pk/view/cd/NAA/cdid/819135/pid/302766]
* Live at the Marquee took place in Cork betweenJune 26 andJuly 7 , with headlining acts includingThe Who ,Slayer ,The Flaming Lips , Bell X1 andStatus Quo .
*The Who playedMarlay Park on FridayJune 29 and were Live at the Marquee in Cork on SaturdayJune 30 as part of their European tour of 2007. They were supported byVelvet Revolver andBiffy Clyro at the Marlay Park gig. [http://www.worldticketshop.com/concerts/the_who_tickets?gclid=CNuviJmTu4oCFQkwXgodKUmAOg]
* Bell X1 playedMalahide Castle on SaturdayJune 30 . They were supported byDuke Special ,Jape andHerman Düne . [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-irish_news/jape-to-support-bell-x1/spId/03210689-0B1D-0F9E-D7E328AD733E4575.html] Gates opened at 4 p.m. Herman Dune began proceedings at 5:45 p.m., Jape were on at 6:45 p.m. and Duke Special at 7:45 p.m., before Bell X1 took to the stage at 9 p.m. [cite web|url=http://www.hotpress.com/archive/3889405.html|title="Bell X1 live at Malahide Castle"|date=2007-07-13|accessdate=2008-01-12|publisher=Hot Press (subscription required)] Bell X1 were also Live at the Marquee in Cork on SundayJuly 1 where they were supported by Duke Special.July
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Damien Rice andSnow Patrol were amongst the acts that played theLive Earth series of concerts that took place around the world on SaturdayJuly 7 . This occurred on the same weekend as this year'sOxegen festival, of whichGary Lightbody also confirmed that Snow Patrol would be playing on the same day as Live Earth. [http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/breaking/2007/0201/breaking89.htm]
* Oxegen 07 took place atPunchestown Racecourse inCounty Kildare on SaturdayJuly 7 and SundayJuly 8 . It was headlined by Muse, The Killers,Snow Patrol ,Arcade Fire andScissor Sisters .
* On FridayJuly 13 , The Aftermath were involved in a near-fatal bus crash just outsideKilbeggan inCounty Westmeath . Four members of the band and two members of their crew were treated for injuries after the accident. The band were in the middle of an extensive Irish tour. [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-irish_news/the-aftermath-in-near-fatal-bus-crash/spId/D8A73C3B-C901-BBB5-8CB4E941F51BE48A.html]
* On TuesdayJuly 17 , it was announced thatFionn Regan had been nominated for the 2007Mercury Prize for his debut release, "The End of History". [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-irish_news/fionn-regan-nominated-for-mercury-music-prize/spId/D3F7FBB6-F15F-4B7B-730B8D841B05C30F.html]
* The firstLovebox Dublin took place atMalahide Castle inCounty Dublin onJuly 21 , headlined bySuper Furry Animals ,Groove Armada andThe Rapture . [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-festivals/super-furry-animals-to-play-one-day-festival/spId/4731607B-0214-994D-AD3038E932383C7A.html] [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-festivals/stage-times-for-lovebox-unveiled/spId/E38FEC52-08DC-C810-CE6E9550F1B024DD.html]August
* Castlepalooza 2007 took place at
Charleville Castle inTullamore ,County Offaly over the August Bank Holiday weekend (4 and 5). [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-festivals/castlepalooza-line-up-announced/spId/713228E9-E252-C8DC-987448C7324F34E9.html]
* Indie-pendence 07 is also took place on the same weekend (Friday 3 and Monday 6). Ireland's only free independent music festival took place at New Square inMitchelstown ,County Cork . [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-festivals/director-republic-of-loose-for-free-festival/spId/708AC3BB-EFE8-DA7E-21332DD55649F6A4.html] Bands that played includedHam Sandwich [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-irish_news/ham-sandwich-take-to-the-road/spId/0B697F03-EFDE-1BA1-362F36F7E0D4523E.html]Republic of Loose ,The Chapters , Director,Delorentos , The Aftermath,The Sultans Of Ping FC ,Fight Like Apes andVesta Varro .
* On FridayAugust 10 , tickets went on sale for the "Big Top"Arcade Fire gig inPhoenix Park onOctober 24 . The gig sold out within ten minutes despite it being the band's third appearance in Ireland in 2007 (following the similarly quick selling Olympia date in February and theirOxegen date in July).
* Slane 2007 took place on SaturdayAugust 18 and was headlined for a second time byThe Rolling Stones . The band last played Slane in 1982. [http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/breaking/2007/0322/breaking64.htm] Support came from The Charlatans,The Hold Steady ,Tinariwen andFrankie Gavin . [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-irish_news/rolling-stones-support-acts-announced/spId/2607AB40-A039-B4E6-D3886EA9A91C30D3.html] It was the band's last ever performance on Irish soil. [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-international_news/rolling-stones-set-to-quit-touring/spId/84038569-BB49-2278-8C007EBC563212A2.html]
* In the first of two Bud Rising Summer outdoor concerts,Foo Fighters playedMarlay Park on WednesdayAugust 22 . They were supported byNine Inch Nails andSilversun Pickups . [http://www.budrising.ie/foo_fighters.htm]
*Damien Rice playedMarlay Park on SaturdayAugust 25 . [http://entertainment.ie/event/DamienRice/2348214.htm] He was supported byKT Tunstall , Guillemots,Willy Mason andFionn Regan . [http://www.mcd.ie/live/fullnews.php3?tname=1200579655&xname=damienrice]
* In the second of two Bud Rising Summer outdoor concerts,Kaiser Chiefs playedMarlay Park on SundayAugust 26 . [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-irish_news/kaiser-chiefs-confirm-irish-date/spId/0083DF3A-97C3-83A3-5A166D94FC9CFE44.html] They were supported byThe Fratellis , Ash,The Blizzards andRoyseven . [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-irish_news/the-fratellis-join-kaiser-chiefs-for-irish-show/spId/017FB171-9319-71EE-E14501BE14727793.html] [http://www.music-news.com/ShowNews.asp?nItemID=14248]September
* Electric Picnic 2007 took place in
Stradbally Estate ,County Laois from FridayAugust 31 until SundaySeptember 3 . [http://entertainment.ie/festivals/live.asp?id=844] [http://www.ireland.com/theticket/electricpicnic/]
*Cois Fharraige took place inKilkee ,County Clare fromSeptember 7 until 9. [http://www.rte.ie/arts/2007/0910/coisfarraige.html] It featuredFun Lovin' Criminals ,Ocean Colour Scene ,Badly Drawn Boy , The Enemy,Republic of Loose ,The Blizzards andDelorentos . [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-festivals/surfing-music-festival-set-for-clare/spId/BF7F002E-E478-6719-C423455BFD9C7A58.html] [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-festivals/badly-drawn-boy-and-the-enemy-added-to-cois-fharraige/spId/D8BC01F8-AC14-F9F6-1EF693668AF1A5A4.html]
* The 5thHard Working Class Heroes festival in association withBud Rising is scheduled to take place inDublin betweenSeptember 28 and 30 and will be staged aroundTripod ,The Pod andCrawdaddy . [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-festivals/hard-working-class-heroes-festival-details/spId/0ADDA851-04CD-D300-F74A6CA5D4895F80.html]The Jimmy Cake , [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-irish_news/hwch-headliners-revealed/spId/13446127-F1B2-E476-85098B4474EC48BC.html]The Concretes [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-irish_news/hard-working-class-heroes-headliner-revealed/spId/97E46871-E03E-5D55-9946FB8CB9796EEF.html] and [http://www.myspace.com/richiejape Jape] will headline.October
*
Music Ireland took place in the RDS Main Hall inDublin from FridayOctober 5 until SundayOctober 7 . [http://www.musicireland.ie/] The Sennheiser Live Stage was headlined byPaddy Casey ,The Frank and Walters ,The Walls ,Neosupervital ,The Flaws ,Dirty Epics ,Messiah J & The Expert ,Royseven ,The Kinetiks andThe Kerbs . [http://www.musicireland.ie/live.html]
*The Police playedCroke Park on SaturdayOctober 6 . [http://www.breakingnews.ie/entertainment/?jp=MHAUGBKFQLSN] They were supported byFiction Plane . A further date was to be announced.
*Heineken Green Synergy took place for a second year between WednesdayOctober 10 and Sunday 14. Amongst the bands and artists playing wereLightspeed Champion (Wednesday in Whelan's),Alabama 3 andRepublic of Loose (Thursday in Tripod),Neosupervital (Thursday in Whelan's),Asian Dub Foundation (Friday in Tripod),The Flaws andHam Sandwich (Friday in Whelan's),Turin Brakes (Saturday in Tripod),Archie Bronson Outfit andThe Chakras (Saturday in The Village). Venues ranged fromTripod ,Anseo ,Whelan's ,The Village ,Solas andCarnival . [http://www.dublinks.com/index.cfm/loc/16/pt/28/spid/B674448E-0E96-691E-0F3B8D9EFDEB22BF.htm]
* TheSunday Business Post was the first to break the news that MCD will host a series of eight gigs in thePhoenix Park betweenOctober 16 andNovember 5 . [http://www.mcd.ie/home/fn.php?c=9222259&ar=bigtopphoenixpark] There will be a capacity of 10,000 people per gig. The gigs will all take place indoors, meaning a marquee similar to Cork's Live at the Marquee series being erected in the Phoenix Park. In the end only six such musical events took place.
**Arcade Fire was the first such concert to be announced, taking place on WednesdayOctober 24 . Support came from Clinic andWild Light . [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-irish_news/arcade-fire-to-play-phoenix-park/spId/270DFAB3-F59F-AF24-3E4F2A101B7D4C23.html] Arcade Fire later announced a second date, Tuesday the 23rd, also with support from Clinic. [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-irish_news/arcade-fire-confirm-second-dublin-date/spId/EF31FE21-B5BE-D9F6-A38949EC543027BF.html]
**Ian Brown became the second act to be named to play the "Big Top" gigs. He played the Phoenix Park on SundayOctober 28 . He was supported byReverend and the Makers . [http://www.mcd.ie/home/fn.php?c=8195244&ar=ianbrown&cat=all] [http://entertainment.ie/music/details.asp?ID=2373623] Other bands rumoured to be playing were the reformed Verve and Interpol.November
* On Friday
November 2 it was officially announced thatOxegen would return in the summer of 2008.
*Bloc Party played a date in the Big Top on SaturdayNovember 3 . They were supported byBiffy Clyro and Foals. [http://www.mcd.ie/home/fn.php?c=8279110&ar=blocparty&cat=all]
*Enrique Iglesias played the Big Top on MondayNovember 5 . He was supported byRay Foley . [http://www.mcd.ie/home/fn.php?c=2914600&ar=enriqueiglesias]
*Manu Chao played the Big Top on SundayNovember 4 . [http://www.mcd.ie/home/fn.php?c=4890815&ar=manuchao]
* On FridayNovember 9 , early bird tickets for Electric Picnic 2008 went on sale at the same price as those of the 2007 festival. [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-irish_news/electric-picnic-08-tickets-to-go-on-sale/spId/0FE2DBC8-BF17-1806-4DF33F9FEEEE9D10.html] [http://www.hotpress.com/news/4206548.html]
* OnNovember 15 My Bloody Valentine announced they were to reform and perform three dates in the UK in 2008. [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-irish_news/my-bloody-valentine-announce-live-dates/spId/4432B3B4-0B97-64DB-C0F3090D3AD83202.html]
* On FridayNovember 23 , details of Oxegen 2008 were officially announced. The festival will take place from FridayJuly 11 until SundayJuly 13 atPunchestown Racecourse inNaas ,County Kildare . It will be a three-day affair for the first time ever. [http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/ireland/2007/1124/1195682241441.html]
* On TuesdayNovember 27 ,Kings of Leon became the first band to be announced to play Oxegen 2008. The band topped an online poll which asked festival-goers for their dream line-up and so the band were immediately confirmed. [http://www.breakingnews.ie/entertainment/mhmhidcwmhmh/rss2/]
* On FridayNovember 30 , presale tickets for Oxegen 2008 went on sale. [http://www.ticketmaster.ie/promo/s5z21a]December
* On
December 10 Glen Hansard received two Grammy nominations. He andMarketa Irglova , his co-star in "Once" were nominated for "Best Compilation Soundtrack Album" and "Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media" for the track "Falling Slowly " from "Once". [http://www.rte.ie/arts/2007/1207/hansardg.html]Bands formed
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Concerto For Constantine "(August)"Bands disbanded
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Damien Rice &Lisa Hannigan "(March 26 )"
* Envelope "(changed name toSubplots )" [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-irish_news/envelope-are-no-more/spId/797D32E2-E372-F8C7-6600DB7B254B6757.html]
*The Immediate [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-irish_news/the-immediate-split-up-/spId/89E50F81-F7D1-A715-417F1D3656EC3ED6.html] "(announced viaMySpace page on SundayMay 13 )"
* [http://www.myspace.com/emilymusic Emily] "(announced viaMySpace page on SundayOctober 7 )"
* [http://www.myspace.com/barntownwatertasteslikeblood Barntown Water Tastes Like Blood]Bands reformed
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My Bloody Valentine "(announced in November)" [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-irish_news/my-bloody-valentine-announce-live-dates/spId/4432B3B4-0B97-64DB-C0F3090D3AD83202.html]Albums & EPs
:"Below is a list of notable albums & EPs released by Irish artists in Ireland in 2007."
January - April
* "When The Night Time Comes " -Jenny Lindfors (March 2007 ) [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-irish_news/jenny-lindfors-announces-mullingar-show/spId/406FB218-DCDF-9425-08609C895F06753D.html]
* "Super Extra Bonus Party LP " -Super Extra Bonus Party (April 15 2007 ) [http://www.superextrabonusparty.com/releases/]
* "In Love with Detail " -Delorentos (April 21 2007 ) [http://www.rte.ie/arts/2007/0420/delorentos.html]
* "Misfits Volume 1 " -David Kitt (April 2007 ) [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-irish_news/david-kitt-to-release-new-album/spId/B9479F98-F1D6-E371-C36ACD44005B09E7.html]
* "Far from Refuge " -God Is an Astronaut (April 2007 )May - August
* "Are You Listening? " -Dolores O'Riordan (May 7 2007 )
* "How Am I Supposed To Kill You If You Have All the Guns? " -Fight Like Apes (May 18 2007 ) "(EP)" [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=99182813]
* "To Hell or Barbados " -Damien Dempsey (June 2007 ) [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-irish_news/damien-dempsey-expands-new-album/spId/442D1E61-DC85-12F6-6C1C52E86F3C3D1A.html]
* "Exit Here " -Vesto Varro (June 8 2007 ) [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-irish_news/vesta-varro-album-out-today/spId/0AB5997C-D6B7-9DCD-4CAD0C600CB9190C.html]
* "Tour De Flock " - Bell X1 (June 15 2007 ) "(Live CD & DVD)"
*Twilight of the Innocents - Ash (June 29 2007 )
* "Wild Psychotic Sounds " -The Things (June 29 2007 ) "(EP)" [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-irish_news/the-things-unveil-new-ep-details/spId/1F9DAB6F-A534-AD33-83D56DE56283229C.html]
* "Hope" -Foy Vance (July 1 2007 ) (re-releasedSeptember 7 2007 ) [http://www.rubyworks.com/foyvance.html]
* "Teenager" -The Thrills (July 20 2007 ) [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-irish_news/the-thrills-reveal-new-album-details/spId/9F390262-B798-3236-F836475AA1132E95.html]
* "Charm Offensive " -The Radio (July 20 2007 ) [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-irish_news/the-radio-announce-second-album-details/spId/AE2E62F8-B589-E937-780AB7CE73E294EB.html] (August 10 2007 ) [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-irish_news/the-radio-launch-second-lp-this-friday/spId/40513831-F62A-B59A-D14DAD18C8A22C8B.html]September - December
* "The Monkey Pole " -Hybrasil (September 7 2007 )
* "Addicted to Company (Part 1) " -Paddy Casey (September 7 2007 )
* "Kill Your Darlings" -David Geraghty (September 7 2007 ) [http://www.davidgeraghty.com/pressroom.php] [http://entertainment.ie/album-review/David-Geraghty--Kill-Your-Darlings/5181.htm]
* "Achieving Vagueness " -The Flaws (September 14 2007 ) [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-irish_news/the-flaws-reveal-debut-album-release-date/spId/AE383828-B5C9-D8A2-43D2549698969EB9.html]
* "Big Bad Beautiful World " -Declan O'Rourke (September 14 2007 ) [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-irish_news/declan-o-rourke-names-new-album/spId/D8C885EE-D830-AA9D-FA6953BADC27AAC8.html]
* "Nervousystem" -Future Kings of Spain (September 28 2007 ) [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-irish_news/future-kings-of-spain-announce-single-details/spId/F29529AB-0A25-0806-17711944C8B1904A.html] [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-irish_news/future-kings-of-spain-to-hit-the-road/spId/26162E40-F402-44A0-06C19A1515C83F4B.html]
* "Songs from the Deep Forest (Special Edition)" -Duke Special (October 1 2007 )
* "Heroes or Ghosts " -The Coronas (October 5 2007 ) [http://www.thecoronas.net/]
* "For Some Strange Reason " - Aslan (October 5 2007 ) [http://www.aslan-news.co.uk/index.php]
* "Dead Start Program " -Dark Room Notes (October 12 2007 ) [http://www.darkroomnotes.com/discography.htm] [http://entertainment.ie/album-review/Dark-Room-Notes--Dead-Start-Program-EP/5232.htm]
* "Tales Of Silversleeve " -Cathy Davey (October 12 2007 ) [http://entertainment.ie/album-review/Cathy-Davey--Tales-Of-Silversleeve/5230.htm]
* "Dig Yourself Deep " -The Undertones (October 15 2007 ) [http://www.theundertones.com/index.cfm?go=public.news&nid=32]
* "David Carradine is a Bounty Hunter Who's Robotic Arm Hates Your Crotch (EP) " -Fight Like Apes (November 2 2007 ) [http://entertainment.ie/album-review/Fight-Like-Apes--David-Carradine-Is-A-Bounty-Hunter-Who's-Robotic-Arm-Hates-Your-Crotch/5246.htm]
* "To Hell or Barbados (Special Edition)" -Damien Dempsey (November 2 2007 ) [http://www.sputnikmusic.com/news.php?newsid=4617]
* "Do You Realise " -Delorentos (November 9 2007 ) "(EP)"
* "To The Nameless Dead " - Primordial (November 24 2007 ) [http://www.primordialweb.com/index2.htm]
* "Live from the Union Chapel " -Damien Rice (November 26 2007 ) [http://www.hotpress.com/music/reviews/albums/4287264.html] "(live album)"Singles
:"Below is a list of notable singles released by Irish artists in Ireland in 2007."
End of year releases
*September 7 - "Kaleidoscope" -David Geraghty [http://ie.7digital.com/artists/david-geraghty-(1)/kill-your-darlings/03-Kaleidoscope/]
*September 10 - "End of the World" - Ash
*September 14 - "Illegal Attacks " -Ian Brown feat.Sinéad O'Connor [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-international_news/ian-brown-reveals-fifth-album-details/spId/263CA8D3-01EE-3070-0EA5349BCC2EAB1B.html]
*September 14 - "Crash" -Royseven [http://www.mcd.ie/home/fn.php?c=7321023&ar=royseven]
*September 28 - "Reuben" -Cathy Davey [http://www.7digital.com/artists/cathy-davey/reuben/]
*October __ - "Shuffle Your Feet" -The Kinetiks [http://www.blastspace.com/thekinetiks]
*October 7 - "Damn you Hollywood " - Fred [http://www.humblevoice.com/fredtheband]
*November 2 - "You & I" -The Flaws (Download only)Date unknown
* "Bad Skin Day " - Bell X1 (??? 2007)
* ??? -The Cake Sale (??? 2007)Festivals
Oxegen 07
* Oxegen 07 took place at
Punchestown Racecourse inCounty Kildare on SaturdayJuly 7 and SundayJuly 8 . Acts to appear included The Killers,Snow Patrol , Muse,Arcade Fire ,Bloc Party ,Scissor Sisters , Interpol,Cansei de Ser Sexy ,Queens of the Stone Age ,Kings of Leon ,Razorlight ,Daft Punk ,The Fratellis , Mika,Avril Lavigne andTori Amos .Amy Winehouse gave organisers a headache and threw the entire Stage 2/NME schedule into chaos on the Sunday when she pulled out. [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-festivals/amy-winehouse-a-doubt-for-oxegen/spId/96FA28EA-F33F-9956-C65CA71145F2FDE9.html] [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-irish_news/amy-winehouse-tickets-go-on-sale/spId/02259DC5-B892-F55D-9BBDC364C0013890.html]Electric Picnic 2007
* Electric Picnic 2007 took place in
Stradbally Estate ,County Laois from FridayAugust 31 until SundaySeptember 3 . Acts to have appeared includeBeastie Boys ,Björk , Iggy andThe Stooges ,Sonic Youth ,Jarvis Cocker ,The Go! Team ,LCD Soundsystem ,Primal Scream ,Clap Your Hands Say Yeah ,The Undertones ,Modest Mouse ,The Magic Numbers ,Damien Dempsey ,The Jesus and Mary Chain and theDamon Albarn ledThe Good, the Bad and the Queen .Heineken Green Energy
*
Heineken Green Energy Festival took place for the 12th year in May 2007.Kasabian headlined the Heineken Green Energy festival on the Saturday of the May bank holiday weekend (May 5 ). They were supported byThe Blizzards andFuture Kings of Spain . [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-festivals/kasabian-to-headline-green-energy-festival/spId/23052FD2-02C2-BFF1-733F6CA789ECA920.html]Sinéad O'Connor headlined the Heineken Green Energy festival on the Sunday of the May bank holiday weekend (May 6 ). She was supported byKíla andDelorentos . [http://www.sinead-oconnor.com/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=126&Itemid=1]Garden Party 2007
* Garden Party 2007 took place in high temperatures at
Ballinlough Castle inAthboy ,County Meath on SaturdayJune 9 from 2 p.m. until 2 a.m. [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-festivals/garden-party-set-to-prove-a-scorcher/spId/0BE123D6-AFC7-0903-66FF0C86460923AF.html] [http://www.entertainment.ie/festivals/live.asp?id=1020] It was headlined byPet Shop Boys ,Burning Spear ,Carl Cox andHot Chip , whilstVitalic arrived 45 minutes late due to a delayed flight but eventually made an appearance on the Main Stage. [http://entertainment.ie/festivals/display.asp?ID=1020]Indie-pendence 07
* Indie-pendence 07 took place from Friday
August 3 until MondayAugust 6 . Ireland's only free independent music festival took place for the second consecutive year at New Square inMitchelstown ,County Cork . [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-festivals/director-republic-of-loose-for-free-festival/spId/708AC3BB-EFE8-DA7E-21332DD55649F6A4.html] Bands that played included Noise control,Ham Sandwich [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-irish_news/ham-sandwich-take-to-the-road/spId/0B697F03-EFDE-1BA1-362F36F7E0D4523E.html]Republic of Loose ,The Chapters , Director,Delorentos , The Aftermath,The Sultans Of Ping FC ,Fight Like Apes andVesta Varro .Castlepalooza 07
* Castlepalooza 2007 took place at
Charleville Castle inTullamore ,County Offaly over the August Bank Holiday weekend (4 and 5). It was headlined bySister Sledge ,Noise Control , Mainline,The Chapters andNeosupervital . [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-festivals/castlepalooza-line-up-announced/spId/713228E9-E252-C8DC-987448C7324F34E9.html]Bud Rising
* Bud Rising Spring and Bud Rising Summer took place in 2007.
Bud Rising Spring took place from Sunday
April 1 until ThursdayMay 31 . Gigs as ever took place in various venues throughout Dublin, includingDublin Castle , The Olympia and theTemple Bar Music Centre . [http://www.visitdublin.com/events/AllDublinEvents/Detail.aspx?id=235&mid=2736] Among the performances wereMaxïmo Park at theTemple Bar Music Centre on MondayMay 21 .Bud Rising Summer saw two outdoor concerts take place in
Marlay Park .Foo Fighters playedMarlay Park on WednesdayAugust 22 , supported byNine Inch Nails andSilversun Pickups . [http://www.budrising.ie/foo_fighters.htm]Kaiser Chiefs andThe Fratellis playedMarlay Park on SundayAugust 26 . [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-irish_news/kaiser-chiefs-confirm-irish-date/spId/0083DF3A-97C3-83A3-5A166D94FC9CFE44.html] They were supported by Ash,The Blizzards andRoyseven . [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-irish_news/the-fratellis-join-kaiser-chiefs-for-irish-show/spId/017FB171-9319-71EE-E14501BE14727793.html]Live at the Marquee
* Live at the Marquee 2007 took place in the Docklands of Cork between
June 26 andJuly 7 . Headlining acts includeThe Who ,Slayer ,The Flaming Lips , Bell X1 andStatus Quo .Slane 2007
* Slane 2007 took place in wet conditions [http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/breaking/2007/0818/breaking43.htm] on Saturday
August 18 and was headlined for a second time byThe Rolling Stones . [http://www.rte.ie/arts/2007/0322/rollingstones.html] The band last played Slane in 1982. [http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/breaking/2007/0322/breaking64.htm] Support came from The Charlatans,The Hold Steady ,Tinariwen andFrankie Gavin . [http://www.muse.ie/music-ireland-music_news-irish_news/rolling-stones-support-acts-announced/spId/2607AB40-A039-B4E6-D3886EA9A91C30D3.html] [http://www.rte.ie/arts/2007/0817/rollingstones.html]Hard Working Class Heroes 2007
* This year's
HWCH festival took place in thePOD Complex on the weekend of the 28/29/30 September. Supported byBud Rising , this weekend featured some emerging talents fromScandinavia as well as emerging Irish acts such asHam Sandwich ,The Flaws ,Fight Like Apes ,halves ,Dark Room Notes ,Super Extra Bonus Party ,The Chakras andThe Kybosh . [http://www.hwch.net]Music awards
2007 Meteor Awards
The 2007 Meteor Awards were hosted by television personalities
Podge and Rodge and comedianDeirdre O'Kane onFebruary 1 ,2007 .* Best Irish Male:
Damien Dempsey
* Best Irish Female:Luan Parle
* Best Irish Band:Snow Patrol
* Best Irish Album: "Eyes Open" - Snow Patrol
* Best Irish Single: "Reconnect" - Director
* Best New Irish Act: Director
* Best Irish Pop Act:Westlife
* Best Live Performance: Snow Patrol (Dublin Castle 2006)
* Best Irish DJ:Ray D'Arcy
* Hope For 2007:Royseven
* Most Downloaded Irish Song: "Chasing Cars " - Snow Patrol
* Best International band:Scissor Sisters
* Best International album: "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not " -Arctic Monkeys
* Outstanding Contribution to Music:Larry Gogan
* Lifetime Achievement Award:Clannad Choice Music Prize
The
Choice Music Prize for Irish Album of the Year 2006 was awarded atVicar Street to The Divine Comedy for the album "Victory for the Comic Muse " onFebruary 28 2007 . [http://www.rte.ie/arts/2007/0301/choicemusicprize.html]References
External links
News
* [http://www.hotpress.com/ Official "Hot Press" website]
* [http://www.muse.ie/ MUSE.ie] Festivals
* [http://www.oxegen.ie/ Official Oxegen website]
* [http://www.electricpicnic.ie/flash.html Official Electric Picnic website]
* [http://www.budrising.ie/ Official BudRising website]
* [http://www.heinekenmusic.ie/index1.php Official Green Energy website] Other
* [http://www.imro.ie/ Official IMRO website]
* [http://www.rte.ie/2fm/ Official 2fm website]
* [http://www.mcd.ie/home/splash.php3 Official MCD website]
* [http://www.aikenpromotions.com/ Official Aiken Promotions website]
* [http://www.channel6.ie/shows/Popscene/ Offical Popscene Website]
* [http://www.channel6.ie/shows/Nightshift/ Official Nighshift Website]
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