BuzzJack Music Forum _ Eurovision Song Contest _ Eurovision Song Contest 2020 · Green Room
Posted by: 5 Silas Frøkner 20th May 2019, 06:22 PM
Race for hosting rights is hotting up!! I’d quite like Maastricht to get it personally. I’d just stay in western NRW in a nice hotel for half the price people are staying in the city for. And I’m looking for any excuse to visit that part of the world tbh
Posted by: gooddelta 23rd May 2019, 03:56 PM
It has been such a long time that The Netherlands hosted, I can only assume that after much fuss and hype that lasts for the whole summer it will just end up in Amsterdam as expected.
Is it worth booking a refundable hotel now in Amsterdam for the middle weekend in May 2020, with the assumption the final will be on the 16th?
Posted by: J▲hq 23rd May 2019, 05:32 PM
I'm really not convinced it will be Amsterdam, it's already overwhelmed with tourists and I've heard that the government wants to promote other cities. I'm hoping the love is shared around a bit, what with Amsterdam hosting a few Euro 2020 matches next June, and that they give it to Rotterdam (also have some personal bias as I want to be able to tick a new city off the list rather than visit one that I only went to for the first time last month )
Posted by: gooddelta 23rd May 2019, 05:42 PM
Realistically next year is the first year since 2016 that I will be around to go (even though I didn't end up going that year ) as I'm usually away most of May for work for tradeshows but my usual work events are in March and June next year instead.
So I'm also hoping it's not Amsterdam, as I've been there before too. Maybe it's too early to provisionally book a hotel then, although I guess Amsterdam and Rotterdam aren't exactly far away from each other by train anyway.
Posted by: Cqmerqn 27th May 2019, 10:06 AM
Posted by: Addy K!ng 27th May 2019, 08:23 PM
yes please, do Rotterdam!!!
Posted by: Addy K!ng 27th May 2019, 08:24 PM
I am not 100% sure yet but I actually might attend Eurovision for the first time in my life
Posted by: *Tim 30th May 2019, 09:07 AM
Right now in the running: Amsterdam Rotterdam Maastericht Utrecht ( <3 ) North Brabant (Den Bosch, Tilburg, Eindhoven as a combined effort)
Posted by: J▲hq 30th May 2019, 12:28 PM
Thought it was time to split host city discussion into a fresh green room thread!!
As well as a debate about where to host it, dates have to be decided. The final is expected to be either the 16th or the 23rd May - a week later is the UEFA Champions League final, and having it a week earlier would mean that semi-finals (live + the jury rehearsals) clash with Remembrance and Liberation Day in the Netherlands.
Posted by: *Tim 30th May 2019, 12:42 PM
The expected dates for the F1 in Zandvoort is either 1-3 may or 8-10, So i fully expect a 23rd of may final
Posted by: Cqmerqn 4th July 2019, 04:48 PM
Amsterdam aren’t going to host!
Posted by: *Tim 4th July 2019, 06:17 PM
Tbh The Netherlands is so small it probably won't even matter where they host it, you can get there by train.
It'll probably be Rotterdam though. That'll give the most benefit to a dutch region, whereas Maastricht will have limited benefit cause of belgium and Germany.
I don't think the others are considered much of an option (Utrecht, Den Bosch and Arnhem
Posted by: *Tim 5th July 2019, 06:51 PM
EBU has already preferred Maastricht apparantly. What a mess since the bidding is until the 11th of july. They like the symbolism of Maastricht with the treaty of Maastricht. Sounds a bit shady to me lmao
Posted by: 5 Silas Frøkner 5th July 2019, 08:56 PM
I’m rooting for Maastricht personally. I’m from just over the border and a chance to spend more time in that part of Germany is one I wouldn’t want to pass up
Posted by: Suedehead2 6th July 2019, 10:15 AM
QUOTE(*Tim @ Jul 5 2019, 07:51 PM)
EBU has already preferred Maastricht apparantly. What a mess since the bidding is until the 11th of july. They like the symbolism of Maastricht with the treaty of Maastricht. Sounds a bit shady to me lmao
That’s why Maastricht would appeal to me
Posted by: Jerick 16th July 2019, 02:58 PM
Maastricht and Rotterdam left in the running to host Eurovision 2020
Posted by: LexC 16th July 2019, 03:01 PM
I'm hoping for Rotterdam because I really like the idea of being able to go to Eurovision 2020 on a direct train from London.
Posted by: Iz~ 17th July 2019, 04:40 AM
The Maastricht bid looks really fancy from what I've seen (I don't know if the details are public), I'd love it there for a multitude of reasons, not least the same reason as Suede's , I know it's the Dutch contest but if 2020 is a big European year (what with the football being everywhere) then Maastricht would be the perfect symbolic choice for Eurovision.
Nothing wrong with Rotterdam though and I reckon that'll be the final one as from what I've gathered it seems like the Dutch prefer it.
Posted by: AdamAloud 28th July 2019, 09:58 AM
I love it when Eurovision winners collab
Posted by: Alex! 28th July 2019, 10:48 AM
oh my god.
iconic!! This is truly something I didn't know I needed until now.
Posted by: LexC 5th August 2019, 05:20 PM
Duncan Laurence has been spotted with a TV crew in Maastricht today...
Posted by: 5 Silas Frøkner 5th August 2019, 07:27 PM
Rumour is that it is gonna be M-Town. I’m searching for hotels over the border in Germany with free cancelation
Posted by: J▲hq 5th August 2019, 08:39 PM
QUOTE(LexC @ Aug 5 2019, 06:20 PM)
Duncan Laurence has been spotted with a TV crew in Maastricht today...
Apparently he was in Rotterdam a few hours later or is going to be during this week
Sounds to me like he’s filming an announcement video in each city, and then of course only one will eventually go live
Wiwibloggs are reporting that the host broadcaster has requested additional details/plans from each city as it’s such a tight race
Posted by: *Tim 9th August 2019, 03:51 PM
It'll be revealed on the 30th of august!
Posted by: *Tim 27th August 2019, 11:32 AM
This friday at 11:58 Dutch time, we'll know!!!
Posted by: LexC 28th August 2019, 05:01 PM
The Web team have pressed the "go live" button too early - it's https://twitter.com/leowltrs/status/1166754865177137160!
Posted by: 5 Silas Frøkner 28th August 2019, 05:04 PM
Booooooooooo
Was backing Maastricht. Can now cancel that hotel booking in Germany for Eurovish
Posted by: Izzy 28th August 2019, 05:13 PM
That's just so basic of an error
UNLESS, it's so basic that they're double bluffing us.
Posted by: LexC 28th August 2019, 05:14 PM
All due respect, I don't think they're smart enough to pull this much of a fast one on people!
Posted by: *Tim 28th August 2019, 05:18 PM
Yaaaaaas
Posted by: Jerick 28th August 2019, 05:54 PM
Lmao it says maastricht 2020 on the web page now. Probably damage control
Posted by: Atonement 29th August 2019, 12:00 PM
QUOTE(5 Silas Frøkner @ Aug 28 2019, 07:04 PM)
Was backing Maastricht. Can now cancel that hotel booking in Germany for Eurovish
What kind of betrayal booking in Germany .
Go Rotterdam
Posted by: J▲hq 30th August 2019, 10:05 AM
12th, 14th & 16th May
Got so excited watching that video even if I was 99% sure of what the outcome would be at the end
Posted by: AdamAloud 30th August 2019, 10:42 AM
Here we here we here we f***ing go *. *
Posted by: LexC 30th August 2019, 10:53 AM
The correct decision!
Posted by: gooddelta 20th September 2019, 10:27 AM
Not really relevant to 2020, there's just nowhere else relevant to put it.
I was in Austria on a work trip yesterday and in the taxi the Radio 1 equivalent national radio station was just casually playing Euphoria in amongst other current songs and hits from the last few years.
Oh to live in a country where Eurovision entries aren't blacklisted by radio!
I guess it was a proper mega hit in Austria mind, but I can't imagine hearing it on any major UK radio station now...
Posted by: Vülker 21st September 2019, 08:35 AM
Funnily, I'm in Sweden this weekend for a friend's wedding. We put on the radio in our AirBnB and Victor Crone came up with 'Storm'. Now I know Sweden is mad for it and Victor is Swedish himself, but I didn't expect a low-ranking Eurovision hit from Estonia to still be on the radio 4 months after the Final!
Posted by: AdamAloud 30th September 2019, 01:57 PM
Jon Ola Sand will be stepping down as Executive Supervisor after Rotterdam.
Posted by: J▲hq 30th September 2019, 04:41 PM
He had a good run, he'll have been with us for more contests than Svante was so I feel as if this is the right time to hand over the reigns. I just hope they don't go super predictable and choose Christer Björkman to take over - the other suggestion I've seen is Sietse Bakker who is Executive Producer for the 2020 contest (as Jon Ola was in 2010 before taking up the Supervisor role the year after) and was previously Executive Supervisor for the Junior contest for a couple of years.
Posted by: AdamAloud 30th September 2019, 05:18 PM
I seem to recall an interview a few years ago where Christer said he wouldn't like the top job as its 'boring'. But things change and with his Melfest retirement around the corner who knows.
Posted by: J▲hq 30th September 2019, 05:57 PM
Yeah, and even more recently he's said that he's busy sorting out the American version of the contest....but who knows, I think it's a different matter when there's actually a vacancy going
Posted by: AdamAloud 6th October 2019, 08:59 PM
What a greatest hits megamix this is *.*
Posted by: 5 Silas Frøkner 7th October 2019, 06:56 AM
QUOTE(Atonement @ Aug 29 2019, 01:00 PM)
What kind of betrayal booking in Germany .
Go Rotterdam
It’s a fraction of the price and where I come from. Makes perfect sense to moi
Posted by: f 7th October 2019, 07:39 AM
QUOTE(AdamAloud @ Oct 6 2019, 11:59 PM)
What a greatest hits megamix this is *.*
they didn't even need to include any countries other than Greece, Armenia, Serbia & Montenegro here because they just fall short in comparison.
Posted by: f 8th October 2019, 08:10 AM
i bet the theme or logo will have something to do with VISION. it seems too obvious of a reference to miss out on
Posted by: J▲hq 24th October 2019, 06:41 PM
Slogan is “Open Up”!
Posted by: f 24th October 2019, 08:50 PM
finally a eurovision song contest that's targeting tops
Posted by: J▲hq 8th November 2019, 10:25 AM
It’s being reported that Montenegro are out due to financial constraints
Posted by: Liаm 8th November 2019, 10:31 AM
The broadcaster has confirmed it! Shame to see anyone go but they didn't really bring the goods ever oops
Posted by: Vülker 8th November 2019, 10:35 AM
I feel like it'll do them well to sit out for a while. Hoping they do a Bulgaria and comeback with QUALITY.
Posted by: Tones and Iz 8th November 2019, 10:43 AM
Shit. Always my favourite underdog.
Posted by: AdamAloud 8th November 2019, 12:23 PM
QUOTE(Liаm @ Nov 8 2019, 10:31 AM)
The broadcaster has confirmed it! Shame to see anyone go but they didn't really bring the goods ever oops
This Igranka and Adio erasure!!
Posted by: Bré 8th November 2019, 07:56 PM
Oh nooo, I loved Montenegro. </3
(not their last entry tho)
Posted by: Cqmerqn 13th November 2019, 03:10 PM
41 countries confirmed for May 12, 14 & 16.
Posted by: AdamAloud 13th November 2019, 03:55 PM
I hope Hungary haven't thrown their toys out of the pram like Turkey and will be back next year.
Posted by: J▲hq 13th November 2019, 04:24 PM
GOOD RIDDANCE. They haven't sent anything worthy of regular rotation since Kati Wolf.
Posted by: AdamAloud 28th November 2019, 06:40 AM
A cute concept but wow the final product is ugly as f***.
Posted by: Cqmerqn 28th November 2019, 08:33 AM
Omg we love the new Big Brother UK eye!
(Seriously though, that’s awful!)
Posted by: Tones and Iz 28th November 2019, 08:43 AM
Concept is great and I’ll remember it so I’m cool.
Posted by: J▲hq 28th November 2019, 09:40 AM
Love the thought put into it and think it goes well with the slogan so I think it’s a job well done. Bravo!
Posted by: Cqmerqn 28th November 2019, 09:51 AM
QUOTE(J▲hq @ Nov 28 2019, 09:40 AM)
Love the thought put into it and think it goes well with the slogan so I think it’s a job well done. Bravo!
How much did they pay you to say that?
Posted by: Jerick 28th November 2019, 12:14 PM
I really like it, looks nice and simple. A logo with a cool concept and a lot of history behind it. Sticks out from the previous years logos, which starts to kinda blend in. The logos from 2015, 2016 and 2019 were basically the same.
Posted by: J▲hq 28th November 2019, 04:16 PM
QUOTE(Cqmerqn @ Nov 28 2019, 09:51 AM)
How much did they pay you to say that?
I don’t get what’s supposedly so bad about it. If you’re comparing it to being like a Big Brother eye, Big Brother is originally a Dutch franchise so surely that works out well! It incorporates flags, it’s a visualisation of the contest OPENING UP to all these countries and I think it works wonderfully on mock-ups of merch and trams that I’ve seen. Agree with Jerick, I think it would rank highly for me if we ranked all the theme art from the past 10-15 years.
Posted by: Jerick 28th November 2019, 09:08 PM
QUOTE(J▲hq @ Nov 28 2019, 05:16 PM)
I don’t get what’s supposedly so bad about it. If you’re comparing it to being like a Big Brother eye, Big Brother is originally a Dutch franchise so surely that works out well! It incorporates flags, it’s a visualisation of the contest OPENING UP to all these countries and I think it works wonderfully on mock-ups of merch and trams that I’ve seen. Agree with Jerick, I think it would rank highly for me if we ranked all the theme art from the past 10-15 years.
Yeah I've just seen the merch, and they look fierce. The t-shirt looks like a modern touch of the late 80's, early 90's. I don't know about the UK, but I believe this is what's considered cool in Norway these days.
Posted by: J▲hq 2nd December 2019, 01:37 PM
Posted by: Cqmerqn 2nd December 2019, 03:08 PM
Oooh, I love that!
Posted by: *Tim 4th December 2019, 04:40 PM
The 3 presenters have been announced Jan Smit has been the Dutch commentator since 2011 Chantal Jansen won best presenter of 2019 recently Edsilia Rombley of Eurovision fame
Posted by: J▲hq 4th December 2019, 06:07 PM
Yass Edsilia!! Truly robbed in '07
Posted by: BillyH 12th December 2019, 11:56 AM
No luck for me getting tickets today - this year they didn't give any queue numbers, so you just had a generic "Waiting in queue" page until it changed to sold out. But I've been to all of them live from Stockholm '16 to Tel Aviv, so I don't mind missing out this time
For both Kiev and Lisbon I was able to get my tickets by logging on the website about 1am the morning after they went on sale and picking up some returns from earlier in the day, so still possible - and I think every year tickets for even the live Grand Final have gone back on sale just before the show!
Posted by: AdamAloud 11th January 2020, 02:03 PM
The story of a Saturday night during National Final season.
6PM, excited for another night of national final excellence, bopping along to your favourite.
7PM, willing along your favourite during the live broadcast.
8PM, either casting your vote, or instructing Twitter on who to vote for.
11PM, watching the votes come in.
12AM, the winner giving their reprise.
Posted by: Martyn 13th January 2020, 11:08 PM
Do we have a calendar this year for all the national semi finals and finals etc? Or am I being blind?
Posted by: J▲hq 14th January 2020, 09:21 AM
The 'National Threads & Entries' thread is also being used to mark the dates when songs are getting selected, but I guess we have nothing that points out dates for heats/semi-finals
Posted by: J▲hq 20th January 2020, 02:28 PM
QUOTE(AdamAloud @ Sep 30 2019, 01:57 PM)
Jon Ola Sand will be stepping down as Executive Supervisor after Rotterdam.
Martin Österdahl has been announced as the replacement. He was an Executive Producer for the 2013 & 2016 contests and given how adored they are (2016 especially), this feels like a good decision.
Posted by: gooddelta 30th January 2020, 01:35 PM
Could not get tickets for ANY shows, even dress rehearsals! Another year of sitting out unless I get lucky in March.
Posted by: Martyn 30th January 2020, 09:06 PM
Are Germany doing a show this year?
Haven't seen anything to say they are?
Posted by: J▲hq 30th January 2020, 09:29 PM
I think it’s pretty certain at this stage that they’re selecting internally, and there are unconfirmed reports (based on a 45 minute version of “Unser Lied für Rotterdam” appearing in TV listings) that the entry will be presented on February 27th.
Posted by: LexC 26th February 2020, 05:18 PM
27 songs will be declared/premiered in the next 12 days so hold on to your wigs euroqueens!
Posted by: diva thin muffin 27th February 2020, 11:02 AM
QUOTE(LexC @ Feb 26 2020, 05:18 PM)
27 songs will be declared/premiered in the next 12 days so hold on to your wigs euroqueens!
This is what I've gathered for the release schedule..
28 February (tomorrow) - Belarus
29 February (2 days from now) - Croatia - Estonia - Iceland - Moldova
1 March (3 days from now) - Greece - Romania - Serbia
3 March (5 days from now) - Israel
4 March (6 days from now) - Netherlands - Switzerland
5 March (7 days from now) - Austria - Ireland
7 March (9 days from now) - Bulgaria - Denmark - Finland - Portugal - Sweden
TBA (within 2 weeks) - Austria - Azerbaijan - Cyprus - Georgia - Greece - Ireland - Malta - North Macedonia - Russia - San Marino
Anything I'm missing?
Posted by: J▲hq 27th February 2020, 12:36 PM
Greece is coming on Sunday and Austria is filling a gap on 5th March
Posted by: diva thin muffin 27th February 2020, 02:14 PM
QUOTE(J▲hq @ Feb 27 2020, 12:36 PM)
Greece is coming on Sunday and Austria is filling a gap on 5th March
Thanks! Added
Posted by: diva thin muffin 27th February 2020, 07:08 PM
Ireland is apparently releasing their song on March 5th as well so updated accordingly.
This is what I've gathered for the release schedule..
Update 2 March:
3 March (tomorrow) - Israel
4 March (2 days from now) - Netherlands - Switzerland
5 March (3 days from now) - Austria - Ireland
7 March (5 days from now) - Bulgaria - Denmark - Finland - Portugal - Sweden
TBA (within 1 week) - Azerbaijan - Cyprus (Sandro is performing in Romania 01/03 so song is fully expected to be released before then) - Georgia - Malta - North Macedonia - Russia - San Marino
Anything I'm missing?
So in just the next 3 days we'll be getting 8 new entries
Posted by: AdamAloud 27th February 2020, 07:27 PM
Sandro is performing at Romania's selection on Sunday so I expect Cyprus to drop before then.
Posted by: Cqmerqn 1st March 2020, 07:29 PM
Damn, this year is SO bad.
Posted by: Jerick 5th March 2020, 03:31 PM
Cyrpus and San Marino will premiere tomorrow
Posted by: LexC 5th March 2020, 04:12 PM
San Marino is tonight I thought?
Posted by: Jerick 5th March 2020, 06:22 PM
QUOTE(LexC @ Mar 5 2020, 05:12 PM)
San Marino is tonight I thought?
According to eurovision.tv it's tomorrow. (At least the artist will be announced)
People still think its happening? Public gatherings are being cancelled and postponed left and right
Posted by: gooddelta 8th March 2020, 03:58 PM
Presumably it would just be held in a TV studio, rather than cancelled altogether. The Danish final looked a bit eerie in a big arena with no audience so hopefully it would be moved out of the Ahoy and just done in a small scale venue, I’m sure an audience of a few hundred would be allowed.
Posted by: *Tim 8th March 2020, 04:36 PM
They'll probably either cancel or go ahead with Ahoy. Going ahead with no audience would mean a collosal loss for AVROTROS and they're fundings are down already
Moving to a TVstudio could work but that'd mean EBU is gonna have to bring additional funding me thinks
Posted by: Cameron 9th March 2020, 09:05 PM
Is today not the deadline for entries and we still don't have Russia or Azerbaijan?
Posted by: LexC 9th March 2020, 09:15 PM
They all have to have been submitted to the EBU by today but they don't necessarily have to be released publicly at this point.
Azerbaijan is supposedly being released tomorrow and Russia will be by the end of the week.
)
) as I'm usually away most of May for work for tradeshows but my usual work events are in March and June next year instead.
, I know it's the Dutch contest but if 2020 is a big European year (what with the football being everywhere) then Maastricht would be the perfect symbolic choice for Eurovision. 
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