TV presenter AJ Odudu will host a live outdoor show kicking off the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest in spectacular style.
‘The National Lottery’s Big Eurovision Welcome’ will take place on Sunday, May 7, at Liverpool’s St George’s Hall and will feature a variety of musical performances from Eurovision superstars as well as dancers, aerial performers and ‘many other surprises’.
The free ticketed event will ‘celebrate the unique partnership between Liverpool, Ukraine and Eurovision’ ahead of the grand finale on May 13, which will see Mae Muller represent the UK following Sam Ryder’s triumphant second place success last year.
Organisers behind the Eurovision party promise the spectacle will be on an ‘even bigger’ scale than the European Capital of Culture Opening Ceremony in 2008 and will also feature state-of-the-art digital mapping drones.
“I’m so excited to be hosting The National Lottery’s Big Eurovision Welcome,” AJ Odudu said.
“It is going to be an incredible show with some amazing performances and all of the wonder that Eurovision has to offer. I can't wait to get the Eurovision party started in one of my favourite cities - come along and celebrate with us!”
Tickets will be available for free to National Lottery players from Wednesday (April 5) at 10am. Those booking tickets will be required to confirm they have a National Lottery ticket that they can present on the day of the event.
A proportion of tickets will also be made available to National Lottery players with a Liverpool City Region postcode in a pre-sale on Tuesday.
Claire McColgan, Director of Culture Liverpool, said: “This is set to be an incredible show and we’re delighted that Liverpool City Region residents are being given an opportunity to bag themselves a ticket for this unique event.
“It is promising all of the energy and magic of Eurovision, combined with Liverpool’s unparalleled musical heritage, blending the best that the UNESCO World City of Music has to offer with inspiration from Ukraine - it really will be an unmissable moment in our Eurovision journey.”
Tickets will be available for National Lottery players at Wednesday from 10am here.
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