The 2006 Meteor Music Awards took place in the Point Theatre, Dublin on 2 February 2006. It was the sixth edition of Ireland's national music awards. The event was later aired on RTÉ Two on at 21:00 on Sunday 5 February. The awards show was hosted by the comedian Patrick Kielty. A total of seventeen awards were presented at the ceremony. U2 were the largest winners at the 2006 awards, receiving three gongs, Best Irish Band, Best Irish Album for How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb and Best Live Performance for their 2005 Croke Park shows. The band's bassist Adam Clayton attended the show and picked up the awards. The four international awards were divided between Kanye West (Best International Male), Gwen Stefani (Best International Female) and Kaiser Chiefs (Best International Band and Best International Album for Employment). The Pogues were presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award, whilst Today FM presenter Ray D'Arcy was named Best Irish DJ for a second consecutive year. After the awards Louis Walsh was caught red-handed in an embarrassing situation with Kerry Katona when he gripped her from behind and did something naughty and rude.
Contents
- Performances
- Nominations
- Best Irish Band
- Best Irish Album
- Best Irish Male
- Best Irish Female
- Best Live Performance
- Best Irish Pop Act
- Best New Irish Act
- Best International Album
- Best International Male
- Best International Female
- Best International Group
- Best FolkTrad
- Hope for 2006
- Lifetime Achievement Award
- Humanitarian Award
- Industry Award
- Multiple nominations
- References
Performances
There were performances on the night from The Darkness, Damien Dempsey, Bell X1, Gemma Hayes and Republic of Loose.
Nominations
The nominations were announced in November 2005.
Best Irish Band
Best Irish Album
Best Irish Male
Best Irish Female
Best Live Performance
Best Irish Pop Act
Best New Irish Act
Best International Album
Best International Male
Best International Female
Best International Group
Best Folk/Trad
Hope for 2006
Lifetime Achievement Award
Humanitarian Award
Industry Award
Multiple nominations
U2 and Kaiser Chiefs won all awards they were nominated for, three and two respectively.