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News · 5 April 2023

Rave UKraine announces first acts

Rave UKraine – the historic event taking place in Liverpool and Kyiv simultaneously on Sunday7th May – has announced its first wave of acts confirmed to be performing. Hot Chip, the acclaimed band from the UK, will be performing a DJ set at the anticipated,one-off event. Ukrainian DJ Mingulitka is also confirmed to be playing

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Eurovision · 3 April 2023

Eurovision volunteers trained up ready to hit the streets of Liverpool 

Excitement is building among Liverpool City Council’s EuroVols as they meet for the first time to find out about all things Eurovision. With demand for the 500 roles exceeding supply by over five times, the successful applicants gathered at the weekend to take part in their training and are looking forward to picking their uniforms

News · 3 April 2023

Tickets to go on sale for The National Lottery’s Big Eurovision Welcome

Liverpool City Region residents have the chance to be the first in the country to bag themselves FREE* tickets to ‘The National Lottery’s Big Eurovision Welcome’. Although general tickets for the 7 May spectacular will be released on Wednesday 5 April at 10am, a proportion of tickets will be made available to National Lottery players

Artist with colourful egg sculpture

Eurovision · 30 March 2023

BLOG: Ukrainian culture reflected in Eurovision Easter art

As part of EuroLearn, Liverpool City Council in partnership with Liverpool ONE, has commissioned six artists to work with schools and members of the Ukrainian community to decorate giant eggs. Artist Amrit Singh (MrASingh) explains the meaning behind the project. It is amazing to be part of something which feels revolutionary. This is the first

EuroFestival branding

News · 28 March 2023

Epic. Euphoric. Engaging. Entertaining… EuroFestival

It’s the pre-party to end all pre-parties as details are unveiled of a unique, never-before-seen cultural festival which will take over Liverpool in May.  Taking place from 1-14 May, EuroFestival, is a first for a Eurovision host city, as it presents 24 commissions – 19 of which are collaborative projects between UK and Ukrainian artists

St Georges Hall drapped in Eurovision branding

Blog · 18 March 2023

BLOG: Dressed up and raring to go 

Liverpool has always taken massive pride in its appearance. Let’s face it, us Scousers love an excuse to dress up to the nines. So while keeping the city looking fabulous is business as usual for the teams within the Neighbourhoods directorate, it comes as no surprise that they’re pulling out all the stops for Eurovision.

External image of St George's Hall with Eurovision branding

News · 17 March 2023

Eurovision Fever Hits Iconic Landmarks 

TWO iconic Grade I listed landmarks in Liverpool are getting into the Eurovision spirit.  St George’s Hall Eurovision Extravaganza  The St George’s Hall Eurovision Extravaganza will take place from Wednesday 10 – Saturday 13 May and will feature five events.  The programme will kick off on Wednesday 10 May, with a series of guided tours,

News · 14 March 2023

Liverpool Communities United By Music

LIVERPOOL City Council is today launching the next part of its Eurovision engagement programme and there is also the chance for communities to bring their own projects to life. Following on from EuroFest, the two-week cultural festival, and EuroLearn, the education programme, EuroStreet, will make sure that communities across the city region can bask in Eurovision’s

Ariel shot of St George's Hall lit up in the colours of the Ukrainian flag courtesy of Stratus Imagery

Eurovision · 10 March 2023

Huge Eurovision Outdoor Party Announced!

The National Lottery is delighted to announce it will be hosting ‘The National Lottery’s Big Eurovision Welcome’ – a spectacular live show, outside St George’s Hall in the heart of Liverpool. Taking place on the evening of Sunday 7 May this crucial part of Liverpool’s ambitious Eurovision host city plans, will see up to 30,000

Liverpool Pier Head

Eurovision · 9 March 2023

Support for businesses to get Eurovision-ready

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

Eurovision · 8 March 2023

Liverpool’s eggs-traordinary Eurovision schools programme gets cracking

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

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

Blog · 7 March 2023

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

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

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