Key Highlights :
1. The ACC Liverpool will see a 950 square metre main stage and a 500 square metre green room along with more than 2,000 specialist lighting fixtures when the international show begins in May.
2. James O’Brien, the executive in charge of Eurovision production, who previously worked on the MTV Europe Music Awards for 13 years before joining BBC Studios, told the PA news agency: “So the unique thing about Eurovision is the scale. “You’ll see when you see the show that the set is absolutely enormous and covers almost the entire floor, because there’s a green room that goes in where the talent sit to watch the show.”
3. The UK is hosting Eurovision as last year’s winner Ukraine still faces an ongoing war with Russia.
4. Over the five stage building weeks, the production team is installing 140 tonnes of a steel ground support structure and eight miles of cabling for lighting, sound, video and special effects.
5. Mr O’Brien added: “New for Eurovision (is) to have that kind of thrust stage that comes into the centre, which is (really) taking its cue from rock shows, and our designer Julio Himede actually designed the Grammys as well this year and this set is actually much bigger than the Grammys set.”
The Eurovision Song Contest is one of the biggest and most popular events in the world, and it’s set to get even bigger in the years to come. This year’s competition saw a record number of viewers, and organisers are predicting that the 2023 edition will be even bigger and better.
The thrust stage, usually used at rock concerts, will make its debut at the Eurovision Song Contest this year, and it’s sure to make the event even more exciting. Eurovision Song Contest fans everywhere are going to love this new addition to the competition.
The Eurovision Song Contest is a celebration of music and culture, and it’s sure to be even more exciting this year with the thrust stage in attendance. It’s going to be an absolutely enormous event, and fans everywhere are going to be tuning in to see it.
