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2015: Final to take place on 23 May!

In an interview with the newspaper Vorarlberger Nachrichten, the general director of the Austrian broadcaster ORF Alexander Wrabetz revealed that the dates for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest have already been decided on – therefore the grand final will take place on 23 May with the respective semi finals being scheduled for 19 and 21 May. However, a decision regarding …

2015: Countries can withdraw late without penalty, deadline set

Surprising news from the EBU headquarters – it appears that according to 12points.gr broadcasters have been notified of the deadline for confirming their participation in 2015, and that for the first time should a broadcaster wish to withdraw after these deadlines then no penalty will be imposed on the broadcaster. The EBU has set the deadlines to confirm participation for …

2015: New arena in Vienna?

It’s still being discussed where the 60th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest will take place next year. Previously, three cities have been shortlisted for hosting the event: Vienna, Innsbruck and Graz. We also took a closer look at the candidates. Neu Marx: New hall in Vienna? It seemed like Wiener Stadthalle was eventually the only option left in Vienna. …

Graz vs. Innsbruck vs. Vienna – Candidate cities in the spotlight!

The views expressed in this editorial are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions and views of ESC United, its editorial board, its readers, or any other person, entity, or organization. We might just be a few weeks away from getting to know where the 60th Eurovision Song Contest will take place! While we’re waiting, …

UPDATE: Host city expected to be announced by August

ORF, Austria’s national broadcaster and host of Eurovision 2015, has officially confirmed that the host city for the contest will be announced by August 2014, considerably earlier in the year than DR’s announcement of B&W Hallerne in September 2013. As previously reported by ESC United, three cities are in contention for hosting Europe’s favourite television show; Graz (Stadthalle Graz), Innsbruck …

2015: Vienna, Graz or Innsbruck?

According to the Austrian newspaper Der Standard, three cities have been shortlisted for hosting the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. Last week ORF announced that bids from 12 different venues had been received. Now it seems that the three cities still in contention for hosting the huge event next year are Vienna, Graz and Innsbruck. While Vienna (with its Wiener Stadthalle and other …

2015: 12 venues in the running

Yesterday the deadline for venues all over Austria to submit an official bid to host the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 ended. The public broadcaster ORF announced the 12 candidates (5 in the capital Vienna) that have expressed their interest – and there are quite some surprising ones! Let’s take a closer look at the submissions! Vienna – Wiener Stadthalle The …

ESC 2014 in Copenhagen!

The Danish broadcaster DR has just announced that Copenhagen will be the host city of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014. The B&W Hallerne at the Refshaleøen was chosen as the venue. The European broadcasting Union and Reference Group have already approved of the broadcaster’s decision. Pernille Gaardbo, Executive Producer of the 2014 contest said: “”We are looking forward to welcoming …

Eurovision Final for 2014 moved up to May 10th

Eurovision.tv announced this morning that the contest will be moved up one week and the Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Denmark will take place May 10th, the Semi-Finals will take place on Tuesday, 6th and Thursday, 8th of May. The original tentative dates were the 13th, 15th & 17th. At this point, we still don’t know which …

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