Eurovision stage unveiled in Liverpool for 2023 song…

Eurovision stage unveiled in Liverpool for 2023 song contest

A first look has been shared of the Eurovision Song Contest stage in Liverpool.

After months of planning and hard work, the Eurovision stage has finally come together. His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort visited the M&S Arena today to check on contest preparations where they revealed the stunning set.

Tim Davie, the BBC's director-general, joined the royals for a tour and to meet the people behind the contest. They were then invited to light and animate the arena with the set designer, and sound and lighting directors – revealing the Eurovision stage for the very first time.

Eurovision hosts Julia Sanina and Hannah Waddingham, accompanied by BBC Radio 2 commentators Rylan and Scott Mills, also met the royals alongside our UK representative Mae Muller and music director of Eurovision 2023 Kojo Samuel. The set was revealed to a soundtrack of the Eurovision theme composed by Michael Nekrasov, a Ukrainian composer.

Blue Peter presenters Abby Cook, Joel Mawhinney and Mwaksy Mudenda were on hand to present their Majesties with a Gold Blue Peter badge each – the programme’s highest award.

Tim Davie, BBC director-general, said: “It is an honour that His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort have come here today to reveal the fantastic staging for our Eurovision Song Contest programming. This set will be the focal point for all of the celebrations and we cannot wait to see it lighting up Liverpool and TV screens across the world.”

Martin Green CBE, managing director of Eurovision, said: “We are thrilled His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort have unveiled this landmark moment for 2023 Eurovision. It has been a fantastic collaboration between all of our partners and the BBC to get to this point and now the stage is officially set to capture everyone’s imaginations and bring together audiences from across the world.”

Designed by Julio Himede, the set boasts more than 450 square metres of staging, with another 220 square metres of independently moving and turning video screens, as well as over 700 video tiles integrated into the floor and more than 1500 metres of LED lights.

Following the visit to the Arena, The Queen Consort dropped into The Big Eurovision Read pop-up reading den outside Liverpool Central Library. Led by The Reading Agency and supported by BBC Arts, the Big Eurovision Read is a reading-for-pleasure campaign celebrating music and reading, to mark the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.

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