The National Lottery will be hosting a huge outdoor concert to welcome Eurovision to Liverpool.
The event will see 30,000 people come together outside St George's Hall for a concert that will celebrate the city's music, unique humour, and famously warm welcome. It will also celebrate the partnership between Liverpool, Ukraine, and Eurovision that will define this year’s contest.
National Lottery says there will be high-profile performances, collaborations, and stunning production and staging. This high-energy show, which will take place on Sunday, May 7, will welcome the largest crowd for any single event to be staged in Liverpool for Eurovision 2023.
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Some 15,000 pairs of tickets will be available for free, subject to a small booking fee, for anyone who is a National Lottery player. Tickets will be on a first-come, first served basis as a thank you for the £330M players have contributed to over 3,600 music and cultural projects in Liverpool.
A proportion of tickets will be reserved for Ukrainian residents in the UK, including refugees supported by National Lottery funded organisations, as well as community groups from Liverpool.
Mayor of Liverpool, Joanne Anderson said, “The National Lottery’s Big Eurovision Welcome is the latest announcement in what is destined to be an extraordinary fortnight in May. No city throws a party or offers a welcome as warm as Liverpool, so this free event is going to be something very special.
"Not since the launch of European Capital of Culture in 2008 will St George’s Hall have seen such a big night out!”
St George’s Hall is the perfect backdrop for The National Lottery’s Big Eurovision Welcome party. Not only is it the scene of so many important moments in Liverpool’s history, but the stunning Victorian landmark is considered one of the finest neo-classical buildings in Europe and has received more than £15 million in National Lottery funding in recent years for repairs and refurbishment.
Adam Chataway from The National Lottery, comments: “This is a giant free Eurovision party for the people of Liverpool and beyond. It’s our way of thanking anyone who has ever bought a National Lottery ticket. Their funding has been uniting people through music and other cultural projects for years and we can’t wait to host The National Lottery’s Big Eurovision Welcome.”
Mayor of Liverpool, Joanne Anderson said, “The National Lottery’s Big Eurovision Welcome is the latest announcement in what is destined to be an extraordinary fortnight in May. No city throws a party or offers a welcome as warm as Liverpool, so this free event is going to be something very special. Not since the launch of European Capital of Culture in 2008 will St George’s Hall have seen such a big night out!”
Tickets will be released in early April with more details about the concert to be confirmed in the coming weeks.
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