Ticket sales for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, which will take place in May in Great Britain, opened today (Tuesday) on Ticketmaster at 14:00 Israel time. Prices range from NIS 130 per ticket for a return to the semi-finals, up to NIS 1,650 per ticket in a good place for the grand final. The city of Liverpool is hosting the event on behalf of last year’s winner Ukraine, the Kloosh Orchestra, due to the ongoing war in Ukraine.
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Tomorrow the song “Unicorn” will be revealed for the first time, which will represent Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest in Liverpool, England. Right at the height of the preparations in Israel, the producers of the European contest open the sale of tickets for the Eurovision events.
This is the moment that Eurovision fans from all over the world have been waiting for, when tickets for all nine performances have gone on sale. Ticketmaster is the only selling platform from which fans can buy tickets, and the demand is high because fans from all over the world can buy tickets.
The prices are low compared to the Eurovision Song Contest held in Tel Aviv in 2019. At the time, the tickets for the semi-final replays cost 350 shekels, the tickets for the semi-final broadcast cost 750 shekels for the remote locations, and 1250 shekels for the Golden Ring. The price for returning to the finals then increased by NIS 500, while the ticket prices for the broadcast itself ranged from NIS 1,150-2,000 for a VIP ticket to the Green Room complex, along with the moderators and delegates.
Eurovision 2019 final in Tel Aviv (Photo: AFP)
The schedule of events surrounding the European competition will take place in Liverpool from May 1 to May 13 and will include six pre-shows, three live shows, as well as a series of events at the nearby EuroVillage. The M&S Bank Arena, on Liverpool’s Promenade, has a capacity of just 11,000 fans, but the number of fans trying to get tickets will undoubtedly be many more.
About 160 million viewers are expected to tune in to the television screen, so that not only will the venue itself be packed, but it will be broadcast around the world.