EUROVISION fever is upon us, and fans can’t wait to make the trip to Liverpool to watch the famous song Contest for themselves.
But those heading up north are in for even more of a treat, with the announcement of the Eurovision Village.
Liverpool’s Pier Head will host the Eurovision Village
Where is the Eurovision Village?
Liverpool’s official Eurovision Village will host stars from the world of pop, gospel and opera over nine days.
It will open on May 5, 2023 and run until the day of the grand final on May 13, 2023.
It will be located on Liverpool’s Pier Head, and will offer a mix of one-off shows, live performances, DJ sets and special guest appearances.
The UK is staging the song contest on behalf of 2022 winners Ukraine, with singer Mae Muller reprsentting Britain.
Is the Eurovision Village open to the public?
The Eurovision Village will be open to the public, and will give fans a chance to celebrate the song contest being in the UK.
The first eight days will be free and non-ticketed, with the Grand Final Party on Pier Head on May 13, 2023 priced at £15 a ticket and can be bought via the Ticket Quarter website.
The fan zone will open its doors for up to 25,000 people across various events as excitement builds for the Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool.
Who is performing at the Eurovision Village?
The full line-up is yet to be announced, but it will be packed fill of live performances.
However, the themes for each day and the headline performers have been announced:
- Friday May 5, 2023 5pm to 11pm – Welcome to Eurotopia. The village will open with a performance from current Eurovision champions Kalush Orchestra.
- Saturday May, 6, 2023 10.30am to 11pm – A Royally Good Party. The village will open in the morning to show the BBC’s live coverage of the King’s Coronation, before a range of Eurovision acts are welcomed to the stage.
- Sunday May 7, 2023 midday to TBC – Firstival. A day-long children’s’festival will take place with live performances, music and appearances from CBBC and Cbeebies favourites.
- Monday May 8, 2023, midday to 11pm – This is Ukraine. The afternoon will be a celebration of the best of new music with BBC Introducing programming the stage, as well as a line-up of Ukrainian music.
- Tuesday May 9, 2023, midday to 11pm – Night at the Opera. Before screening the first semi-final live, the warm-up will be the English National Opera does Eurovision.
- Wednesday May 10, 2023 midday to 11pm – United by Music. The National Lottery presents United by Music, will see The National Lottery and Music Venues Trust programme an evening of break out stars and music icons.
- Thursday May 11, 2023 midday to 11pm – Jamala presents QIRIM. Before screening the second semi-final live, former Eurovision winner Jamala will give a world premiere performance of her brand new album QIRIM. It will be performed alongside the BBC Philharmonic.
- Friday May 12, 2023 midday to midnight – EuroEve. TikTok’s Eurovision Legends will take over the stage before making way for an all female party. EuroEve will feature live performances from Sophie Ellis-Bextor alongside other pop powerhouses.
- Saturday May 13, 2023, 2pm to late – The Main Event, £15 per ticket The Grand Final Party on the Pier Head will see a line-up of pop acts and special performances in the build-up to the main event. A main stage host will welcome acts including Katrina, formerly of Katrina and the Waves, and a set from The Vengaboys.
