Bristol could be one step closer to hosting Eurovision 2023, as Cardiff withdraws from the race – although the city still ranks low in the bookmakers’ estimations. The Welsh capital announced the scrapping of its plans to host the international music contest, which has been relocated from 2022 winner Ukraine due to the ongoing war there, earlier this week.
Too many other events at the Principality Stadium would have to have been rearranged, its bidders decided, declaring their pull-out on Wednesday. Rumours of a Cardiff bid also caused upset online , with commenters saying that the city’s infrastructure could not cope, reported Wales Online. Eurovision would have seen Cardiff receive tens of thousands of extra visitors, worrying some locals that two weeks of endless gridlock would be the result.
Bristol has been ranked as low as 16th most likely to host, behind cities like Brighton who have already ruled themselves out. But the withdrawal of the Welsh capital pushes it one place higher – but could the combined transport links of Cardiff and Bristol mean there's more chance of Eurovision coming here?
