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Post by n1david on Aug 12, 2022 17:20:15 GMT
This is going to be a very dumb question but would the EBU ever consider a pop up venue of some sort or not feasible? It has happened before, in Copenhagen 2014 they turned a former shipyard into a temporary venue. It worked very well from a TV perspective, but as an audience member it wasn't great, the facilities left something to be desired and it had no public transport so the organisers had to arrange bus shuttles from the centre of the city. It went OK, but I'm not sure the EBU would be up for it again. Someone else down thread mentioned Wembley, the last time that it was in a sports stadium was (coincidentally) in Copenhagen in 2001 in the Parken Stadium which held about 30,000. That had a retractable roof like the Principality in Cardiff which covers the whole pitch (the one at Wembley doesn't). The feedback from the EBU was that they felt that the stadium vibe didn't quite work for the show, and so they tend to prefer arenas which have capacities of between 10k and 20k. |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Aug 12, 2022 17:39:42 GMT
I laughed the other day on a radio phone-in when someone from Sheffield suggested it should be held at The Leadmill to prevent its impending closure. If anyone has ever been to the Leadmill they’ll understand. They were being serious! 😆
I think I’d be happy for Manchester not to get this and wait until the U.K. win it (I can wait!) so we can celebrate this city.
Glasgow, Liverpool…you’re welcome to it.
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Post by sweets7 on Aug 12, 2022 18:50:36 GMT
Liverpool wpuld be amazing. Such a cool city now. Brilliant for them.
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Aug 12, 2022 21:14:19 GMT
I laughed the other day on a radio phone-in when someone from Sheffield suggested it should be held at The Leadmill to prevent its impending closure. If anyone has ever been to the Leadmill they’ll understand. They were being serious! 😆 I think I’d be happy for Manchester not to get this and wait until the U.K. win it (I can wait!) so we can celebrate this city. Glasgow, Liverpool…you’re welcome to it. Manchester has things to celebrate??!! |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Aug 13, 2022 16:49:10 GMT
I laughed the other day on a radio phone-in when someone from Sheffield suggested it should be held at The Leadmill to prevent its impending closure. If anyone has ever been to the Leadmill they’ll understand. They were being serious! 😆 I think I’d be happy for Manchester not to get this and wait until the U.K. win it (I can wait!) so we can celebrate this city. Glasgow, Liverpool…you’re welcome to it. Manchester has things to celebrate??!! 😆 Hilarious! Where do YOU live? 🙂 |
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Aug 13, 2022 18:49:29 GMT
Manchester has things to celebrate??!! 😆 Hilarious! Where do YOU live?  🙂 Just a bit of local city rivalry down the East Lancs road |
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Aug 13, 2022 18:53:15 GMT
😆 Hilarious! Where do YOU live? 🙂 Just a bit of local city rivalry down the East Lancs road 🙂 |
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Post by theatreian on Sept 27, 2022 21:19:17 GMT
So it's down to Liverpool or Glasgow with the winner expected to be announced in weeks. Hoping for Liverpool my home city and such a musical legacy but we will see I guess! Just announce it soon!!
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Post by kyvai on Sept 28, 2022 10:55:02 GMT
Liverpool would be fab and very fitting as a city with rich musical history but we have to remember first and foremost this is Ukraine’s year and we are simply providing the venue.
I wonder how tickets will be available - lottery perhaps?
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Post by ncbears on Sept 28, 2022 17:31:45 GMT
Can Liverpool or Glasgow afford Eurovision with y'all's currency in, how shall I write it, a state of flux?
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Sept 28, 2022 18:11:39 GMT
Can Liverpool or Glasgow afford Eurovision with y'all's currency in, how shall I write it, a state of flux? No better or worse than the rest of Europe. How’s Mr Biden doing these days? 🙂 |
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Post by hulmeman on Oct 7, 2022 14:57:24 GMT
Graham Norton will announce the name of the winning city on "The One Show" tonight (7th Oct)
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Oct 7, 2022 15:35:54 GMT
Graham Norton will announce the name of the winning city on "The One Show" tonight (7th Oct) Thought it had been announced, a lot of people quietly happy |
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Post by hulmeman on Oct 7, 2022 15:48:58 GMT
Graham Norton will announce the name of the winning city on "The One Show" tonight (7th Oct) Thought it had been announced, a lot of people quietly happy Oh! The BBC website says it's after 7pm tonight, but if it's already been announced, who got it? |
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Post by stuartmcd on Oct 7, 2022 16:03:16 GMT
Well I think it looks like Glasgow. Someone on Twitter had spotted that Olly Murs has released his upcoming tour dates and there’s a show in Liverpool right around the time that the arena would need to be free to prepare for Eurovision. However it’s possible that those tour dates could get moved around.
There’s also someone else claiming that it’s leaked that it’s Liverpool. So looks like we won’t definitely know for sure until the One Show.
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Post by mkb on Oct 7, 2022 16:04:03 GMT
Plenty of Twitter users pointing out that Olly Murs has announced a gig at the Liverpool arena for 6 May, that would rule out a May date there given the set-up time required.
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Post by hulmeman on Oct 7, 2022 16:26:15 GMT
This is better kept than government secrets!!!!
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Post by anthony40 on Oct 7, 2022 18:22:09 GMT
In Liverpool 2023
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 7, 2022 18:25:41 GMT
13th May for the final
So no coronation that day!
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Oct 7, 2022 18:33:31 GMT
Please God, no ex Beatles in the interval act. Spare us.
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Post by bobbybaby on Oct 7, 2022 19:25:20 GMT
Surely Fire Saga for the interval act ! Jaja Ding Dong never felt more appropriate !
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Post by stuartmcd on Oct 7, 2022 20:46:44 GMT
Both semi finals will be shown on BBC 1 this year
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Post by mkb on Oct 7, 2022 21:03:48 GMT
I am wondering how the organisers are going to manage this. Normally, the location for a large-scale event is decided years in advance, with specific hotels contracted to the hosts well before rooms go on public sale.
With most accommodation across Merseyside already sold out to Eurovision fans, where are the acts, entourage, journalists, VIPs, etc. going to bed down?
I am fearful that those of us with existing bookings are going to be turfed out.
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Post by theatreian on Oct 7, 2022 21:26:22 GMT
Gutted as it's my home city and we are away on a trip planned for ages. Oh well!!
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Post by HereForTheatre on Oct 7, 2022 21:52:43 GMT
Fantastic choice.
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