I don’t actually want it in Sheffield, the only benefit is that I can stay at my parents for the weekI honestly think Glasgow is the best bet. The arena is a decent size and there's the exhibition centre right next door which could host the press, events and all the backstage stuff. There are about 10 hotels around the vicinity of the arena, so all the delegations can walk to the arena. The BBC Studios are literally 2 minutes walk away over a bridge on the other side of the River Clyde. Plus they have the Armadillo next door they could use as overspill - kinda like they did in Stockholm with the Tele2 Arena where they screened the contest along with some performances.
I'd say Birmingham and Liverpool are the other front runners, though Birmingham were the last hosts and just hosted the Commonwealth Games, so I think they've had plenty.
Manchester and Leeds could be great but the venues suffer from no other space syndrome, with the venues surrounded by carparks and other buildings, with no space for press, backstage and other stuff.
Sheffield has no chance (sorry @Soldi), and is a filler queen along with Newcastle
These are the current odds:
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According to WIKIPEDIA yesDo we actually know that London submitted a bid in the first place?
Is there any good data on where Ukrainians live in the UK?
I came across a list a couple of weeks ago and it was more or less just a ranking of the UK’s biggest cities.Any official data? Every city seems to have made claims but we need HARD FACTS.
Bless, this is a pal of mine
(Naturally I hope his dreams of Glasgow hosting are CRUSHED like a padded bag filled with Anne-Marie David rarities)
They won't necessarily have less time that every other year. Turin was only announced as the host in October last year and I would hope we can get a selection process done by then.My cousin is working on the Liverpool bid. I feel sorry for whoever wins it because they’ll have half the time to organise it versus every other city every other year.
My cousin is working on the Liverpool bid. I feel sorry for whoever wins it because they’ll have half the time to organise it versus every other city every other year.
Eurovision have told the cities that they need to blanket block hotels and venues for 6 weeks, even though all major cities already have tonnes of events booked over the period.
Ironically the biggest factor will be football. The season runs late this year because of the World Cup in December, and will clash. That will be a benefit to Sheffield who have smaller clubs. Glasgow and Liverpool have 2 massive teams; and Manchester has several.
Liverpool is twinned with Odessa apparently, which is interesting.
Sorry if any of this has been covered. Haven’t been keeping up.
The league season might finish on 22 April, but the Scottish Cup Final at Hampden has been the third weekend of May for at least the past couple of years. I'm sure they could move it, but Glasgow won't be able to argue that there's no risk of football getting in the way.The Scottish season ends on 22 April. England ends on 28 May. They can move fixtures, but Liverpool and Man City are due to play at home on 20 May which is the rumoured date of the final, and Man Utd and Everton are at home the week before.
It’s a good job neither team play at the AO Arena then!![]()
It's not about the arena, but in cities like Liverpool which lives and breathes football, if they have Eurovision on the same day as a home game it would definitely be a big stretch of facilities. Can you imagine all the footy and Eurovision fans descending on the city all at the same time?
It would be movable, but so would any of the English Premier League games. Juventus were due to play at home on Eurovision final day this year and they moved the game to the Monday.Is the final date set at this point, or would it still be moveable to work around local issues?
It occurs to me that you were talking about the Eurovision final rather than any of the football finals. I assume that date for that is in no way set yet either.It would be movable, but so would any of the English Premier League games. Juventus were due to play at home on Eurovision final day this year and they moved the game to the Monday.
To be fair, Manchester quite regularly has absolutely massive fuck off gigs on at the same time as football matches.
Margi Clarke has been rallying the troopsThere's a poll on EurovisionWorld with the current results:
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40k votes in 4 hours isn't dubious at all, is it?![]()
League games don't hugely increase the number of people in the city itself. You'd never know that either of the Manchester teams were playing at home unless you were in the vicinity of the ground.Eurovision isn't just a massive fuck off gig though. They also have to have Eurovision Village somewhere, and be able to manage all those people who will come to the city who don't have live tickets. You don't really get 30,000 people visiting a city just because they want to be in the same city where Ed Sheeran is playing
To be fair when Ed Sheeran toured the other month it coincided with the Park Life festival on the same weekend. I think there was an event at the arena too and they seemingly managed fine.Eurovision isn't just a massive fuck off gig though. They also have to have Eurovision Village somewhere, and be able to manage all those people who will come to the city who don't have live tickets. You don't really get 30,000 people visiting a city just because they want to be in the same city where Ed Sheeran is playing
I presume it’ll either be the 13th or 20th?
They swap the order of the legs of Champions League ties to take into account local issues all the time. If Manchester City, Liverpool or Rangers (Probably, though the Champions League semi finals clash with Semi Final one for both weeks. I think the 27th is too late.
Whatever date and city they choose there's going to have to be some shuffling around of things.
Chesterfield snubbed?I don’t actually want it in Sheffield, the only benefit is that I can stay at my parents for the weekThey do hit all the requirements though so I’m not surprised it’s on the shortlist. The council are teaming up with Barnsley and Rotherham (the glamour!) councils, I imagine to meet the hotel room requirements.
The glamour of waking up to the view of the LOCKOFORD LANE BIG TESCOChesterfield snubbed?
I'm sure the delegations would love a couple of weeks at the Casa!