The shortlist for UK cities to host Eurovision 2023 will be announced tomorrow morning (August 12) by the BBC. The cities that have a chance of hosting the Eurovision song contest will be confirmed on the BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show.
The BBC stated last month (July) that the UK will hold the contest due to the ongoing war in Ukraine. 18 UK cities have showed interest in hosting the world's biggest live music event including Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow, Sheffield and London. At the start of this month it was announced Cardiff had pulled out the race however due to "feasibility" concerns.
Though hosting the Eurovision 2023 song contest would be a big challenge, the winning city gets an excellent opportunity to grace the world stage and showcase what it can do for tourists. There is strict criteria for cities to satisfy however such as the venue being close to an airport, having enough hotels nearby, abundant seating capacity and press conference facilities.
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Last year, the broadcasting bodies insisted that the arena must accommodate at least 10,000 spectators to be suitable. During the decision making process, the European Broadcast Union (EBU) and BBC will visit the potential cities to inspect venues, hotels and infrastructure.
So far, Glasgow is the bookies favourite to win however the successful city is anticipated to be announced in the Autumn. Past winners appear to have been announced in July. Every annual contest is held in unique circumstances however so exact timings may differ year to year.
Once decided, a time will then be agreed by the EBU, BBC and winning city and a marketing campaign will be created. This includes creating branding, slogans and show details which will be created over a sixth months period.
There will then be three live shows which usually follow the format of the first semi-final on Tuesday evening, the second semi-final on Thursday evening and then the grand finale on Saturday night.
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