7 English cities competing for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, London is not there
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12 August 2022 | 16. 21
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Candidates are Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield
7 English cities have entered the shortlist of candidate locations to host the Eurovision Song Contest next year. These are Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield who will compete to organize the event in May.
Twenty cities have submitted their candidacy – the BBC announced – including London and Belfast. The UK was chosen to host the competition after the organizers decided it could not be hosted by Ukraine, the winner of the 2022, for obvious security and logistical reasons given the ongoing conflict with Russia.
And England was the natural candidate to take over, as British singer Sam Ryder finished second this year. in Turin. After the assignment to England, the usual competition between the cities of the host country started which is coveted by both the thousands of visitors and the attention of approximately 160 millions of viewers worldwide.
The shortlist took into account a series of requirements necessary for the organization of the large and complex event, starting with the presence in the candidate cities of a fairly large arena that can be free for at least 6 weeks before the event to allow the organization in and around the infamous Eurovision Village.
From the point of view of the location, according to what Adnkronos learns from BBC sources, the most advantaged city seems to be Manchester with the AO Arena which has a capacity of 21. persons, followed by Birmingham Resorts World (15. 685 capacity spectators), from OVO Hydro of Glasgow (14. 300), from Leeds First Direct (13. 781), from the Utilita Arena in Sheffield (11. 600), from the Utilita Arena in Newcastle ( 11. ) and the M&S Bank Arena of Liverpool (11. 000).
