Liverpool has been crowned the winning city in the race to host the Eurovision Song Contest for 2023. The city will stage the competition on May 13 - the first time Eurovision will have been in the UK since 1998.
The contest, which will be held at the 11,000-capacity M&S Bank Arena near Albert Dock and Liverpool city centre, will undoubtedly be supremely popular. Organisers have asked fans to remain calm though in their hunt for tickets.
Ticket prices, availability, and even the ticket provider, have not yet been decided. It is expected that those details will be confirmed in the coming days. You can get more what's in news and other story updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletters here.
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While the stadium can hold 11,000, the available number of tickets will take some time to decide while the BBC evaluates how much space is required for the production inside the venue. A notice on the Eurovision website reads: “Because the Eurovision Song Contest is a live TV production some sections of the seating may need to be altered to make way for cameras, technical equipment and the stage.”
If you do want to attend Eurovision in Liverpool, you could go during the days leading up to Saturday, May 13. The contest isn’t isolated to the final. You could see the semi finals which will be held on Tuesday, May 9 and Thursday, May 11, and there will even be events on Monday, Wednesday and Friday too as Eurovision mania sweeps across the city.
Once ready, tickets will be available to be purchased for the grand final - including the live show on the Saturday evening, the run-through show on the Friday evening, and the family show on the Saturday afternoon. Tickets will also be available for the first semi-final live show on Tuesday evening, the run-through show on Monday evening, and the family show on Tuesday afternoon. The second semi-final can be viewed live on Thursday evening with the run-through also available on Wednesday evening and a family show on Thursday afternoon.
Traditionally, it can be easier to secure tickets for the run-through shows. Those shows have all of the content and performances of the live finals. For the best chance to bag yourself tickets you can sign up to the official Eurovision Song Contest newsletter on the Eurovision website.
Reacting to the news of Liverpool’s triumph on The One Show, Lord Mayor of Liverpool Roy Gladdon said: "We wanted it, we expected it, but - of course - you're always on edge. We feel great. If we hadn't got it though, if ever there was a city that deserved it, it was Glasgow as well. I'm so glad. We'll give it a party that no-one has ever done before."
Liverpool's mayor Joanne Anderson said: "We did it. Liverpool is honoured to be hosting Eurovision 2023 on behalf of Ukraine. Huge well done to the bid team and thanks to everyone who has supported us – now begins the work on organising the party."
Eurovision executive supervisor Martin Österdahl said Liverpool "is the ideal place to host the 67th Song Contest on behalf of Ukraine". He said the city was "synonymous with music and Liverpool Arena exceeds all the requirements needed".
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