Eurovision 2023

Live Stream, TV Coverage, Lineup, Semi Finals, Grand Final Dates

Eurovision returns once again this year and this time it's in Liverpool, UK. The finest musicians of Europe and beyond will be gathering for a fabulous night of top quality musical entertainment, made even more accessible by the addition of a free live online stream.

OK, possibly a little tongue in cheek, but Eurovision is as popular as ever with a huge global audience tuning in to watch the magic unfold, evne if many of them are only viewing the event ironically. The addition of semi finals to the lineup draws the entertainment out over an ever longer period these days, with 3 full nights of music, leading up the always popular Saturday night Eurovision Grand final.

For me, it's the geopolitical aspect of the voting that absolutely makes the evening - this may have lost some of it's appeal since the superbly cynical Terry Wogan no longer hosts the BBC's evening show, but it's still decent entertainment to see the old nationalistic ties being represent in the form of votes - top marks for each other from Greece and Cyprus, Scandinavian solidarity, no-one voting for the UK or Germany and the like.

Venue

As I'm sure you know, the location changes each year to the home country of the previous winners. Ukraine were the winners of the 2022 competition however, the event will be taking place in the Liverpool Arena.

Dates

Dates for Eurovision 2023.

The Eurovision Song Contest is continuing the more recent tradition of including 2 semi-finals in the days leading up to the main event:

First Semi Final: Tuesday 9th May 2022 (21:00 CEST)

Second Semi Final: Thursday 11th May 2022 (21:00 CEST)

Grand Final: Saturday 13th May 2022 (21:00 CEST)

Participating Countries

Albania - Armenia - Australia - Austria - Azerbaijan - Belgium - Bulgaria - Croatia - Cyprus - Czech Republic - Denmark - Estonia - Finland - France - Georgia - Germany - Greece - Iceland - Ireland - Israel - Italy - Latvia - Lithuania - Malta - Moldova - Montenegro - Netherlands - North Macedonia - Norway - Poland - Portugal - Romania - San Marino - Serbia - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Ukraine - United Kingdom.

TV & Live Streaming

There will be absolutely no problem finding a live stream of this event wherever you are, it is hugely popular around the globe, and more and more people are choosing to watch online, with even the United States now providing a significant audience.

The full live streaming Eurovision Song Contest, including Semi Final 1, Semi Final 2 and the Grand final are being broadcast this year on the official Eurovision Youtube channel:

Eurovision live streaming

For television viewers, Eurovision in the UK is being broadcast live as always by the BBC, with the semi finals live on BBC4 and the Grand Final on BBC1. Viewers in the UK can also watch this coverage online via the BBC iPlayer

Hotels and Accommodation

If you're planning on heading to Italy around Eurovision time then we recommend staying a few days at least. You can check availability and make reservations for local hotels here.

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