The 18th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (generally known as ARIA Music Awards or simply the ARIAs) were held on 17 October 2004 at the Sydney SuperDome within the Sydney Olympic Complex. The ceremony, hosted by Rove McManus and produced by Roving Enterprises for Network Ten, was held for the first time on a Sunday night and averaged 1.39 million viewers. The 2004 ARIA Fine Arts Awards had been presented at a ceremony weeks earlier.
Awards
Winners highlighted in bold, with nominees, in plain, below them. The later members including fellow Australian, John Farnham, and US-based musicians, were not included in this induction.
Performers
The following artists performed on stage during the 2004 ARIA Awards:
- Delta Goodrem
- Eskimo Joe
- Guy Sebastian
- Kasey Chambers
- Jet
- John Butler Trio
- Missy Higgins
- Pete Murray
- Shannon Noll
- Spiderbait
Channel V Oz Artist of the Year award
- Guy Sebastian
- Jet
- Delta Goodrem
- Grinspoon
- John Butler Trio
See also
- Music of Australia
- Rock music in Australia