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 9th November 2023, 01:22 PM
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interestingly, the first odds for the contest are out - SkyBet has 41 countries listed, with Bulgaria as the non-participant (atm).
And Israel as leading currently. Which I'm very scared of, a single win, Ukraine, almost unquestionably based in politics is fine once in a while, two in quick succession, with a much more controversial participant would be incredibly messy, hence why I said in the politics thread on the subject that I'd rather they withdraw from stuff like this. |
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9th November 2023, 01:24 PM
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There's a sizeable population against Israel no? I don't think Israel will landslide win like Ukraine, but they will do well.
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9th November 2023, 05:49 PM
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Less sympathy from the public on the whole, but you can't vote against a country, and a prominent Israeli entry will attract significant political attention the contest's way. Not to mention safety for the acts.
It's a minefield and not one I think the contest, nor an Israeli entrant*, would benefit from. Israel the country will because of geopolitical soft power though, which is why they'll probably not withdraw. *and if they're incredibly IDF-brained like Noa, potentially the most controversial entrant ever and liable to split the fandom in half over whether to support them or not |
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14th November 2023, 02:09 PM
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The slogan has been announced, not just for Eurovision 2024 but all future Eurovision  Already people are meming about this change 
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15th November 2023, 09:17 PM
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I think Bulgaria would be the most likely to be a 41st country, and I'd rather them not bother if it's just going to be another Intelligent Music Project. With Kazakhstan not even taking part in Junior Eurovision this year, I think the days of hoping for them to appear in the main contest may be over.
 Not a fan of them re-using the "United by Music" slogan every contest from now on, I hope it's a decision the EBU may go back on in a year or two. Have Sweden just run out of ideas given they're tasked with hosting so often xx It was a perfect fit for 2023, both as a pun because the UK were hosting, but because it was a collaborative hosting with Ukraine. I know the slogans are always basic, but I feel it removes some of the opportunity that a first time winner could have to give their hosting a 'unique identity', and the slogans can be a package with the visual theme which I assume will still be different for each contest. |
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15th November 2023, 09:45 PM
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I agree on the slogans, it's dumb and corporate. 'Open Up' turned out to be a great slogan for 2021 if by accident, 'United By Music' was a good one in its own right and now it's going to feel less associated with 2023 in retrospect.
Though it's not like they were ever literary genius and they've definitely trended towards wanting them to sound more professional in recent years so I get the EBU moving towards control over it. I'd still prefer a different one each time though. |
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17th November 2023, 10:00 PM
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DOREEN WOWWWWWWWW 
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23rd November 2023, 06:16 PM
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I'm in a vewy bad mood, Bwadley.
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Tickets on sale on TUESDAY x
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28th November 2023, 12:32 PM
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I feel like every year I make a have I/haven't I got tickets post, and I hoped that this time it would be a bit more relaxed (just as Stockholm 2016 was) as we're finally back to a November release after a few years where the tickets were put on sale much closer to the contest, but...yeah, no. 172,000 in the queue at 9am UK time and I'm only just below 100,000 now.
It really does seem like the 2010s days of just casually getting a ticket on the day they go on sale and flights and accommodation still being normally priced is a thing of the past now. Admittedly two of the easier years I got everything I wanted were when it was held in Ukraine and Israel (both in a safer environment than now) but even for Stockholm and Lisbon it was never this much of a scrum. I've got my flights and room booked so I guess I'll be watching from a Eurovillage in Malmo - or even better if there's one in Copenhagen so I don't have any problems getting back to my Danish hotel at whatever time it finishes! |
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28th November 2023, 12:48 PM
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I'm in a vewy bad mood, Bwadley.
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Today has been the most ridiculous setup for a ticket I've ever known. Got tickets for the Semi Final 2 Jury Show (possibly restricted view as it's a tad behind the stage) and I'm still in the queue for others now, nearly 4 hours later. There's just no way 400,000 people were supposedly queuing for a Semi 1 family show, so something really weird has gone on.
EDIT: Got tickets for Semi Final 1 Jury Show too, so we'll see everyone perform! I'm sweating, as if this has been going on since 9am 
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28th November 2023, 02:44 PM
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I was nr 35.000 at 10 CET, was in queue until 12:10 CET. Did not get any tickets at all...
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5th December 2023, 04:08 PM
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37 have confirmed, pending on Romania. Shocked to see North Macedonia not on the list
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5th December 2023, 05:08 PM
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https://twitter.com/esc_macedonia/status/1732054855362007047
I might be reading too much into this but possibly part of the reason for the delay on the list announcement is that they had allocated a budget for it, but it wasn't enough for the EBU, and NM were trying to negotiate a cheaper participation fee but failed. Probably similar for Romania (and with multiple countries in this position, more likely for the EBU to delay), but it's getting late so they had to announce it, and there's still a potential path to participation for Romania, but not for N Mac. |
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7th December 2023, 05:54 PM
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Out of nowhere a ton of tickets for the Afternoon Rehearsal of the Grand Final suddenly appeared today for about £70 each, so that’s my first tickets secured since Turin 2022!
(they’re high up and still crazy prices for a rehearsal compared to a few years ago, but I’m fine with that as I can just go back to my Copenhagen hotel that evening if needed to watch the real thing!) |
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7th December 2023, 06:54 PM
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I'm in a vewy bad mood, Bwadley.
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QUOTE(BillyH @ Dec 7 2023, 05:54 PM)  Out of nowhere a ton of tickets for the Afternoon Rehearsal of the Grand Final suddenly appeared today for about £70 each, so that’s my first tickets secured since Turin 2022! (they’re high up and still crazy prices for a rehearsal compared to a few years ago, but I’m fine with that as I can just go back to my Copenhagen hotel that evening if needed to watch the real thing!) On Ticketmaster? |
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7th December 2023, 07:06 PM
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QUOTE(RobBot @ Dec 7 2023, 07:54 PM) On Ticketmaster? Yep, been checking daily after failing miserably in that first on sale day. |
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14th December 2023, 06:30 PM
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19th December 2023, 05:13 PM
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Stage design revealed
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5th January 2024, 01:26 PM
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The sale of tickets was extremely hectic again this year. I agree with a previous poster that the days of securing a ticket relatively easily on the first day are long gone. I really wish I'd realised a few years ago when I got tickets to Copenhagen 2014 that it would never be that easy again.
The drama and chaos aside, we have secured tickets for a semi-final show in Malmo which will be our fourth Eurovision (and third consecutive) 
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7th January 2024, 04:49 PM
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EBU clarified the use of autotune during Eurovision:
https://eurovoix.com/2024/01/07/ebu-clarifi...-at-eurovision/ |
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