Fuming Eurovision fans slam ‘ridiculous’ 2023 ticket prices amid cost of living crisis-Ruth Lawes-Entertainment – Metro

Some tickets at the Eurovision are priced at £380 a pop (Picture: PA)

Eurovision Song Contest 2023 fans are absolutely raging over the cost of tickets, branding them too expensive.

As the annual event, which is being held at the 11-000 capacity Liverpool Arena, edges closer, details about how to snap up a much-coveted seat were released on Thursday.

But shortly afterward there was a backlash on Twitter, as it was revealed attending a Semi Final Show would cost from £20 to £290, while Grand Final shows will set you back between £80 to £380.

Music lovers blasted the high amounts on social media, with many saying the Eurovision was unaffordable, particularly during the ongoing cost of living crisis.

A fan fumed: ‘Cost of living crisis?? Tickets waaaay more expensive than last year. Ticketmaster booking fees will make tickets min £100 for final. It’s the true fans that suffer. Let’s hope @MayorLpool does more for priced out fans.’

A second remarked that tickets should be capped at £45 to £50, given the financial climate, while another demanded to know why the ticket prices were so high.

‘It’s actually ridiculous that #Eurovision is literally the next city over but the cost of even a few days in Liverpool is 2 or 3 times more expensive that flights/hotel/tickets than when I had a week in Turin/Stockholm/Vienna,’ an account complained.

Tickets for the nine live shows will go on sale at 12:00 (midday) GMT (13:00 CET) on Tuesday, March 7 and will only be available to purchase at http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk.

A total of 37 countries will be competing in this year’s contest, six of which are automatically qualified for the final.

There is an exciting line-up of hosts for the Eurovision including Alesha Dixon (Picture: ITV)

These six are last year’s winners Ukraine, which was unable to host the Eurovision due to the ongoing invasion with the honours falling to the runners up, the UK, along with the ‘Big 5’ – the main financiers of the contest – France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK.

The other countries will compete in the semi-finals for a place in the grand final, with the top 10 from each semi-final qualifying.

For the first time ever the semi-finals will be shown on BBC One, with the results being decided entirely by televote – although the UK will be able to vote in the second semi-final on May 11.

Kalush Orchestra won the 2022 contest (Picture: Getty Images)

Sam Ryder came in second place last year (Picture: Getty)

The final will see a mix of jury votes and televotes combined to decide the eventual winner – who will have the honour of being the host country in 2024.

Alesha Dixon, Graham Norton and Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham will be hosting the Grand Final, alongside Ukrainian singer, composer and Hardkiss band frontwoman Julia Sanina.

The Mis-Teeq star, 44, opened up about the prestigious gig on Lorraine, telling the Scottish host: ‘It’s such an honour to be asked to host what might arguably be the event of the year.’

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‘It’s wonderful!’ Lorraine gushed, with Alesha continuing: ‘I can’t wait. We’ve got big responsibility, obviously stepping in for Ukraine.

‘We want to be responsible and respect their culture. And the fact that it’s in Liverpool, the heart of music!’

Metro.co.uk has contacted the EBU and the BBC for comment.

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