When could Eurovision 2023 tickets go on sale as the UK shortlists potential host cities?-Elizabeth Atkin-Entertainment – Metro

Eurovision is coming to the UK – fancy your chances of getting tickets? (Picture: Getty)

Eurovision 2023 preparations have already begun, after Ukraine won 2022’s contest in Turin, Italy.

Alas, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has announced that the winning country won’t be hosting the 67th Eurovision Song Contest as per tradition, given the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.

As our entry, Space Man singer Sam Ryder, came second to the Ukrainian folk-rap group Kalush Orchestra, it’s been revealed that the UK and the BBC will be hosting the famous music competition.

Naturally, the discussion has many wondering… which UK city will get to host and when will Eurovision tickets be on sale?

Here’s what we know so far.

When could Eurovision 2023 tickets go on sale?

It’s a bit too early to be talking about tickets yet, unfortunately.

Yep, we are indeed going to host the contest, but the BBC is still in the process of choosing a host city.

London never made it onto the shortlist of seven cities, opting not to make a bid to host.

And now, the final two options have been revealed – Liverpool and Glasgow.

Both cities make sense. Liverpudlian Sonia came second in the competition in 1993.

Conversely, the UK’s first nul points performers, Jemini, also hail from the city…

And The Beatles, arguably Britain’s biggest global music export, hail from the city.

As for Glasgow? ABBA namecheck the city (‘I was sick and tired of everything, when I called you last night from Glasgow…’). What more credentials do they need?

Well, how about in 1969, Glasgow born popstar Lulu represented the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest and was part of a four-way tie with France, Spain and The Netherlands.

Her entry, Boom-bang-a-bang, became a huge hit across Europe.

It’s likely that we’ll hear more about tickets sometime in early 2023, if we look at last year’s sale dates.

For the 66th annual Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, tickets for the semi-finals and live final went on sale on April 7, 2022 – with grand final tickets selling out in just a few weeks.

The contest was then held in mid May, with the Grand Final airing on May 14.

However they have been known to go on sale earlier than this, with the first batch of tickets for the 2020 contest in Rotterdam – before it was cancelled due to the pandemic – going on sale in December 2019.

Keep in mind that while tickets for the final always sell out fast, it is just one of nine ticketed shows across contest week.

Others include the two semi-finals, as well as some dress rehearsals which are performed in front of an audience. They are generally identical to the main event, just without the voting.

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