Eurovision 2023: All Liverpool shows sold out as grand final tickets go in 34 minutes – latest
Grand final will take place on 13 May, with tickets for nine live shows going on sale today
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Eurovision fans are sharing their delight – and disappointment – after tickets for the 2023 competition went on sale.
The 2023 Eurovision Song Contest will be taking place in Liverpool, after the UK stepped in to host the competition for reigning champions Ukraine.
Eurovision week kicks off on Monday 8 May, with semi-finals taking place on Tuesday 9 and Thursday 11 May. The grand final will then take place on Saturday 13 May.
Tickets went on sale on Tuesday (7 March) at midday for all three televised shows, as well as six previews. The events will be taking place at the ACC Liverpool arena.
Tickets for the final sold out in less than 34 minutes, with all the shows selling out in just over 90 minutes.
You can find out more information about how to get Eurovision tickets here.
While the UK’s representative for 2023 is yet to be announced, singer Birdy – best known for her 2011 cover of Bon Iver’s “Skinny Love” – is currently the bookies’ favourite to represent the UK in Liverpool.
William Hill has Birdy at odds of 6/4, closely followed by pop star and John Wick 4 actor Rina Sawayama in second place at 5/2.
Follow along for live updates...
Demand for other shows ‘high’ as Eurovision final sells out
The official Eurovision Twitter has confirmed that the grand final show has sold out, but other tickets are apparently still available.
Eurovision grand final ‘sells out’ in 34 minutes
And it seems like the grand final is sold out! In just 34 minutes!
Twitter users shows Eurovision fans how to see number of people in front of them in ticket queue
If your attempt to get Eurovision tickets has left you in the dreaded 2000+ ticket queue and you’re wondering just how many people that actually is, one Twitter user claims to have cracked the code at the video below.
Didn’t work for me on Safari, but others have found success on alternative browsers – although one fan says it showed them there were actually 78,000 people in front of them...
Eurovision fans join lengthy Ticketmaster queues for Liverpool tickets
Seems like everyone’s seeing the Ticketmaster website saying that there are 2000+ people in front of them in the queue. But is that 2,001 people or 1,00,000 people? We need to know!
Unsurprisingly, it seems like Saturday night’s final is the most in-demand show – I still can’t even get onto the site there...
Still, nice to have some variety in the error messages! Mix things up, y’know.
Eurovision fans report website ‘crashing’ and being ‘kicked out of queue’ for tickets
Twitter users are already reporting problems with the website, with some claiming they’ve been “kicked out” of the queue for tickets.
Tickets go on sale for Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool
Aaaand we’re off! And it’s not looking good!
What are the rules about buying Eurovision tickets?
Tickets are going on sale for nine Eurovision shows today, but there are rules about buying tickets.
According to the Eurovision website, you can only buy tickets for one show at a time. For the three live televised shows, customers can purchase a maximum of four tickets in one order. For the six preview shows, customers can purchase a maximum of six tickets per order.
Tickets are priced from £30 to £290 for the semi-final shows and from £80 to £380 for the grand final shows.
Which shows are going on sale today?
Tickets will be going on sale for nine shows, all taking place in Eurovision week in May.
See the shows below...
Monday 8 May – 8pm (Semi-final 1 - evening preview)
Tuesday 9 May – 1.30pm (Semi-final 1 - afternoon preview)
Tuesday 9 May – 8pm (Semi-final 1 - live show)
Wednesday 10 May – 8pm (Semi-final 2 - evening preview)
Thursday 11 May – 1.30pm (Semi-final 2 - afternoon preview)
Thursday 11 May – 8pm (Semi-final 2 - live show)
Friday 12 May – 8pm (Grand final - evening preview)
Saturday 13 May – 1pm (Grand final - afternoon preview)
Saturday 13 May – 8pm (Grand final - live show)
Eurovision tickets go on sale at midday
T-minus 15 minutes... anyone else feeling like this?
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