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Katherine Heslop

How to buy Eurovision 2023 tickets - prices and tips to attend Liverpool's M&S Bank Arena

Tickets for Eurovision 2023, which is being held in Liverpool this May, go on sale in mere hours.

In the UK, the tickets go on sale at midday, and are only available on the Ticketmaster website, and you must have a Ticketmaster UK account to purchase them.

There are tickets for nine shows in total, which include previews for the semi-finals, and of course the grand final itself, watched by millions across Europe.

Prices range from £30 to £290 for the semi-finals, and then £80 to £380 for the grand final, all being held at M&S Bank Arena, on the Queen's Dock.

The Kalush Orchestra won Eurovision last year (PA)

Tickets can only be purchased for one show at a time. For the three live shows, for the first and second semi-finals and the grand final, fans can buy a maximum of four tickets in one order. For the six preview shows, customers can buy up to six a go.

After the victory of Kalush Orchestra in Turin, Ukraine should traditionally host the Eurovision Song Contest this year.

However, due to to Russia's invasion of the country, this is not possible and the UK, which came second with Sam Ryder's entry, stepped up.

Eurovision is taking place in Liverpool this year (BBC/Eurovision/PA Wire)

Last month, it was announced that Graham Norton and Alesha Dixon will host the evening.

Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham will also host alongside Ukrainian singer Julia Sanina.

Presenting trio Alesha, Hannah, and Julia will front the two semi-finals on 9 and 11 May, with Graham Norton joining them for the grand final on Saturday, 13 May.

More than 160 million are expected to watch the competition globally.

Emmy-award winning actress Waddingham said it was 'a great privilege' to be involved.

It's one of the world's greatest music festivals," the Game of Thrones and Sex Education actress added.

Longstanding Eurovision commentator Graham Norton will join the three hosts for the grand final, describing it as 'the greatest show on earth'.

"Every year that I'm involved it's a huge honour," he said. "This year is even more special and I personally feel a big responsibility to make our Ukrainian colleagues proud."

"But this year, perhaps more than ever, it is such a great honour to be standing shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine, a country which has carried itself with such strength and unity.

Thousands of tickets for the music spectacular are set to be allocated to Ukrainians who have been forced from their homes and are living in the UK.

As part of the UK’s commitment to honour Ukraine at the song contest, around 3,000 tickets will be made available to displaced Ukrainians so they can attend the live shows.

The UK government also announced £10 million in funding to "help ensure the event truly showcases Ukrainian culture" on the anniversary of Russia ’s invasion of the country.

More than 160 million are expected to watch Eurovision (SplashNews.com)

Ukrainian broadcaster Timur Miroshnychenko, who has commentated on Eurovision in Ukraine since 2007, will appear during the live shows to give insight from Ukraine’s commentary box in the Liverpool Arena.

The Kalush Orchestra are set to perform.

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