As the colourful crowd at Bristol Pride 2022 awaited headliner Carly Rae Jepsen, Mayor of Bristol, Marvin Rees, flashed up on the screen. Opening with an optimistic, "Hello Pride, this is Bristol calling!", Rees spoke to the large crowd to launch his bid for the city to become the 'caretaker' for 2023's Eurovision.
2022 Eurovision winners, Ukraine, has announced it is unable to host next year's celebrations, as the conflict with Russia is still ongoing. The BBC has been asked to take on the highly-popular televised event and singing contest - and it could be an opportunity to put Bristol on the map.
Mr Rees stated hosting in Bristol would be a chance for the city to "come together again" and encouraged Pride attendees to "Tell the world how much you want Bristol to be the next home of Eurovision using our hashtag #ThisIsBristolCalling." But whilst no one disputes the idea that a Bristolian Eurovision would be a great spectacle, is it actually, truly possible - or is it just a glass-half-full pipe dream?
