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Support for businesses to get Eurovision-ready

9 March 2023 by Sarah Latcham

Liverpool BID Company has invested a six-figure sum to support hosting the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. The funding, which will come directly from the city’s private sector businesses, will ensure that the benefits of Eurovision are felt as widely and keenly through the city centre economy as possible. With tens of thousands of visitors … Read more

From Ukraine to Eurovision: Children Learn about Pysanka Egg Painting in Visual Arts Project

9 March 2023 by Paul Johnston

Liverpool’s education programme, EuroLearn is now getting under way and will offer youngsters from early years to secondary schools a chance to be inspired by Eurovision.

EuroLearn is being made possible through generous funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund with additional funds from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Funding from Spirit of 2012 will also support EuroLearn as well as the future evaluation of Eurovision’s benefit to the city region.

Liverpool’s eggs-traordinary Eurovision schools programme gets cracking

8 March 20238 March 2023 by Louise Powney

EGGS, brass bands, and folktales are just a few of the ways that the region’s schools will be invited to celebrate Eurovision as Liverpool prepares to host the iconic song contest. Following the announcement of EuroFest – a two-week cultural festival that will run alongside the competition – Liverpool’s education programme, EuroLearn is now getting … Read more

BLOG: Planning Eurovision is all in a day (and night’s) work

7 March 2023 by Sarah Latcham

Sue Gibson (Right) chats to colleague Kate Gilston on Liverpool's Pier Head

Ever wondered what it must be like to be on the organising team for one of the world’s most iconic music events? To mark International Women’s Day, City Events Manager Susan Gibson -who is part of the small team overseeing Liverpool’s Eurovision Host City activities – writes about how more than 20 years’ experience in … Read more

Opera, trains and submarines to star in Eurovision-inspired Cultural Festival

14 March 20232 March 2023 by Sarah Latcham

The first details of a two-week cultural festival – EuroFest – which will take over Liverpool in the lead up to The Eurovision Song Contest have been unveiled. Running from Monday 1 to Sunday 14 May, the festival will present 24 brand new commissions – 19 of which are collaborations between UK and Ukrainian artists … Read more

Eurovision Song Contest 2023 tickets on sale announcement!

2 March 20232 March 2023 by Sarah Latcham

Save the date! Tickets for those wanting to be a part of the nine live shows which make up the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 will go on sale at 12:00 (midday) GMT (13:00 CET) on Tuesday 7th March. The six previews and three televised shows give fans the opportunity to experience the magic of Eurovision … Read more

Airbnb & Liverpool call on locals to host song contest fans in spare rooms

2 March 20231 March 2023 by Sarah Latcham

Liverpool and the wider city region have joined forces with Airbnb in calling on locals to help accommodate incoming fans of the iconic song contest. Tens of thousands of visitors are expected to visit Liverpool when it hosts the 2023 showcase in May on behalf of Ukraine, as fans from across the UK and those … Read more

Displaced Ukrainians in line for thousands of tickets for Eurovision Song Contest

2 March 202327 February 2023 by Sarah Latcham

Thousands of tickets will be made available for displaced Ukrainians to attend the Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool in May. The Government has agreed that around 3,000 tickets will be made available for those Ukrainians who have been forced from their homes and are living in the UK – meaning they can attend one of … Read more

BLOG: “Liverpool came back stronger than ever after the war – we can do the same”

15 March 202324 February 2023 by Sarah Latcham

Veronika standing in front of St George's Hall holding an Ukraine flag

When Ukraine came under attack on 24 February 2022, Veronika Yasynska could never have predicted that 12 months on she’d be in Liverpool helping to promote her home nation on a global scale. The Events Project Assistant looks back at how she came to be in the city and what she hopes her country will … Read more

Eurovision Song Contest presenters and commentary line-up announced

22 February 2023 by Sarah Latcham

The star-studded team hosting the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest from Liverpool to audiences across the world has been announced. Presenting the Grand Final (13 May) to a global audience of 160 million will be Eurovision legend Graham Norton, Ukrainian singer, composer and frontwoman of The HARDKISS alternative band, Julia Sanina, Emmy Award-winning actress, Hannah Waddingham, and singer-songwriter, … Read more

BBC announces new commissions ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023

21 February 202321 February 2023 by Sarah Latcham

The BBC has announced the commission of two special one-off entertainment shows to celebrate the Eurovision Song Contest. The Greatest Show on Earth (w/t), produced by Little Gem, will celebrate 25 years since the UK last hosted the contest, with 25 reasons why the Eurovision Song Contest is ‘The Greatest Show on Earth’. And The … Read more

Eurovision Recruitment Fair Showcases Tourism and Hospitality Jobs

14 February 202314 February 2023 by Sarah Latcham

A special Eurovision recruitment fair will showcase job opportunities and careers in Liverpool City Region’s £5bn visitor economy. Around 45 employers will highlight a wide range of jobs at the March 1 event at ACC Liverpool – including security workers, receptionists, porters, chefs, food and beverage roles, baristas, housekeepers and supervisors. Interviews for temporary and … Read more

BLOG: Why Eurovision is an opportunity Liverpool is now ready to grasp

3 February 20233 February 2023 by Lani Sodunke

Over the past fifteen years, a defining feature of Liverpool’s economic growth has been its investment in its leisure and hospitality sector, which has been a driving force for the regeneration of the whole city, writes Mayor of Liverpool, Joanne Anderson. Liverpool is world renowned for music, football and heritage, and boasts the largest collection … Read more

Liverpool’s Eurovision journey so far

2 February 2023 by Sarah Latcham

Claire McColgan being interviewed by the media in front of The Beatles statue

The countdown is on to Liverpool hosting the Eurovision Song Contest. The 31 January saw a milestone moment when 2022 hosts Turin officially handed over the Eurovision keys to Liverpool, so now all eyes are on the city. Director of Culture Claire McColgan CBE writes about how the city has got to where it is … Read more

Eurovision Needs You!

2 February 20232 February 2023 by Sarah Latcham

Graphic using Eurovision heart branding and the words 'Liverpool Needs You'

With just over three months until one of the biggest music competitions in the world takes over Liverpool – the Eurovision host city team wants YOU to get involved. The volunteering programme has officially opened, giving people the chance to be at the heart of this iconic event. Around 500 roles have been created to … Read more

Eurovision 2023: Liverpool holds semi-final draw and takes over as host city

1 February 2023 by Paul Johnston

Liverpool has officially begun its run as the host city for Eurovision 2023. The official keys were handed over by Turin in a ceremony at St George’s Hall on Tuesday, 31 January.

The final will take place on 13 May.