Status: 13.05.2023 00:01
The 67th Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Liverpool in 2023. The finale with a total of 26 countries and their acts will be shown live on May 13 from 9 p.m. on the first, on eurovision.de, in the ARD media library and on ONE.
The so-called Big Five (Germany, France, Spain, Great Britain and Italy) are automatically set for the final. In addition, the host country always receives a place in the final. This year jumps due to the Russian war of aggression Great Britain for the winning country 2022 Ukraine. In the first semi-final on May 9 and in the second semi-final on May 11, ten countries each qualified for the final.
First, a draw was made to determine in which half of the finale the respective acts would start. After the second semi-final, the final starting order was determined from a dramaturgical point of view. Only for host country Great Britain and last year’s winner Ukraine was a starting place drawn on March 13th. The reason for this is that there is no accusation that the host country would gain an advantage by supposedly having a better starting position.
Interval acts in the final
Kalush Orchestra, the winners of the ESC 2022 in Turin open this year’s finale with their winning song “Stefania”. Besides are also Sam Ryder, Jamala, Tina Karol, Verka Serduchka and Go_A with you. With “The Liverpool Songbook” – an allusion to the many hits that the city of Liverpool has produced – interpret Italiens Mahmood, Israels Netta, Iceland Daði Freyr, Sweden Cornelia Jakobs and Duncan Laurence from the Netherlands share some of the most famous “Liverpool hits”. Also there is Sonia, a Liverpooler who finished second at the ESC in Millstreet 30 years ago.
Tickets for the ESC shows in Liverpool
Ticket sales started on March 7th at 1 p.m. (CET). All ESC shows are actually sold out. Further ticket sales are currently not planned. Tickets were only available through Ticketmaster UK and cost between £30 and £290 for the semi-final shows and between £80 and £380 for the final shows. Since April 24, however, there are still remaining tickets available in advance. As every year, the EBU warns all fans not to buy tickets for the ESC shows on the black market or via anything other than the official online ticket platform. These cards are usually not only overpriced, but they could also be counterfeit and therefore not valid.
New voting rules for the ESC
Starting this year, new voting rules will apply to the Eurovision Song Contest. Fans from countries not participating in the ESC can now also vote. In these countries, voting takes place via online voting, which is subject to a fee. The voting is then added together and announced in the program and counts as much as the voting of a participating country.
Further information
