When could Eurovision 2023 tickets go on sale as the UK gets ready to announce host city?-Elizabeth Atkin and Rebecca Sayce-Entertainment – Metro

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

Eurovision 2023 preparations have already begun, after Ukraine won the 2022 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 by Sam Ryder, came second to the Ukrainian folk-rap group Kalush Orchestra the UK and the BBC will be hosting the famous music competition next year for the first time since 1998.

And today, we find out which city will be hosting the iconic competition after it was whittled down to two final entries – Glasgow and Liverpool.

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.

The UK’s entry, Sam Ryder, came in second place at this year’s competition (Picture: Daniele Venturelli / WireImage )

Yep, we are indeed going to host the contest, but the BBC is yet to announce who will be this year’s host city.

London never made it onto the shortlist of seven cities, which have now been whittled down to just two options – Liverpool and Glasgow.

Graham Norton will announce which city is the lucky pick tonight during the BBC One Show, which airs from 7pm to 7.30pm.

While speaking on The Chris Evans Breakfast Show on Thursday morning, Graham explained he’d be discussing next year’s Eurovision with the UK’s 2021 Eurovision entrant Sam Ryder.

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.

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.

The Eurovision 2023 host city will be announced during the BBC One Show from 7pm to 7.30pm.

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