Eurovision 2023. Wow. Excitement has been building for the song contest since it was announced that the UK is hosting for Ukraine and with just hours to go, anticipation in Liverpool has now reached fever pitch.
On Friday, May 12 - the eve of the massive event - I was lucky enough to be invited to the dress rehearsal of the Eurovision 2023 Grand Final and get a sneak peek of what TV viewers at home, and those lucky enough to get a ticket, have to look forward to this weekend and I can confirm it's an amazing show - you're all in for a treat.
The first thing that hit me as I entered the arena was quite simply the insane amount of lights. I've never seen that many lights in my life, not at any concert previously and not even in the lighting section of IKEA.