The EBU has announced the Eurovision Live Tour, a concert tour around Europe this summer.
The Eurovision Live Tour will take place this summer in ten different cities around Europe. Each concert will feature ten of the finalists from this yearโs Eurovision Song Contest and special guests in each city. The concert will mark 70 years of the Eurovision Song Contest and promises to be a โparty nightโ bringing fans together.
The show will feature not only performances of each of the actsโ Eurovision Song Contest entries but also a cover of a past Eurovision song, it will also bring to life the history of the competition. The show will feature footage and moments from across the 70 years of the contest.
The tour dates are as follows:
- ๐ฌ๐ง June 15 โ O2 Arena, London
- ๐ฉ๐ช June 17 โ Barclays Arena, Hamburg
- ๐ฎ๐น June 19 โ Arena Milano, Milan
- ๐จ๐ญ June 20 โ Hallenstadion, Zurich
- ๐ง๐ช June 22 โ AFAS Dome, Antwerp
- ๐ฉ๐ช June 23 โ Lanxess Arena, Cologne
- ๐ฉ๐ฐ June 25 โ Royal Arena, Copenhagen
- ๐ณ๐ฑ June 27 โ Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam
- ๐ซ๐ท June 29 โ Accor Arena, Paris
- ๐ธ๐ช July 2 โ Avicii Arena, Stockholm
Martin Green, Director of the Eurovision Song Contest, commented:
โAs we celebrate 70 years of the Eurovision Song Contest, we wanted to do something truly unique and special โ and the Eurovision Song Contest Live Tour is exactly that. This historic first tour captures the evolution of the Contest โ from broadcast icon to an immersive live experience โ with a format that celebrates our fantastic past whilst looking to the future.
โFor the very first time we are bringing the magic of the Eurovision Song Contest live experience directly to fans and their friends and families all over Europe. This is our chance to celebrate the music, the artists, and the community that have made the Eurovision Song Contest what it is for seven remarkable decades.โ
James OโBrien, CEO of Progress Productions, who are co-producing the tour, added:
โCreating this concert series is an extraordinary honour. The Eurovision Song Contest has produced some of the most unforgettable performances in music history, and we canโt wait to bring that energy to arenas across Europe in 2026. This tour will be a celebration of everything that makes the Eurovision Song Contest iconic.โ
The first ticket wave will consist of a pre-sale in early February on the official Eurovision site, which will take place 48 hours before the general release. Anyone looking to buy tickets in the pre-sale must have a Eurofan account by February 1 at 12:00 CET. You can create a Eurofan account at eurovision.com.
Further details about the tour will be released over the coming months, with the icon acts expected to be released in the coming weeks. The 2026 finalists who will take part in the show will be revealed after the contest has concluded in Vienna.
Eurovision 2026
As announced by the EBU in August, the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 will be held in Vienna following JJโs victory for Austria with โWasted Loveโ in Basel. 35 countries are set to take part. Both semi-finals are scheduled for May 12 and 14, while the Grand Final will take place on May 16. The contest will be hosted in the Wiener Stadthalle, the same venue used in 2015, which can accommodate up to 16,000 spectators.
The 70th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Vienna on May 12, 14, and 16, 2026.
Source: eurovision.com
