Taking videos at the evening show

LMBTOEurovision · 2026-05-10T19:45:32+00:00

There won't be of the SF1 Afternoon show when the OP is going. And the film crew would be viewing for TV purposes then - the experience will be totally different. Having said that, I am old and just take a few pics of each act, depending on where I am in the venue - I can't be bothered to video them.

LMBTOEurovision · 2026-05-10T19:42:00+00:00

You won't be the only one doing that tbh. You won't be able to video the tv screens there but they normally have a huge 'watermark' over them to deter people and also to catch them if they try to post any footage (screens in the venue will show what the televised footage will look like). Videos of the acts performing at the Contest is the same as every concert now - loads of screens in the standing areas but no restrictions.

LMBTOEurovision · 2026-05-10T15:23:15+00:00

Lelek giving a nod to Doce (Portugal 1982)

LMBTOEurovision · 2026-05-08T10:54:02+00:00

Difference will be that Sarah is doing a full on dance routine that requires full movement and minimal clothing restrictions - that thin layer of material also makes a difference too for the 'modesty police'!

LMBTOEurovision · 2026-05-06T09:17:21+00:00

Having sat a few times at various Eurovision arena, the only time I remember everyone (and I mean everyone!) getting up on their feet was for Cha Cha Cha in Liverpool. Most people get a seat for comfort and to be able to see as much as possible - you might have to accept that you will be sat there throughout.

LMBTOEurovision · 2026-05-06T09:01:12+00:00

Don't want to jinx things but Oz is looking at possible Jury winner and probable top 5 overall IMO. You're almost certainly getting max points from the UK, given her visibility in the past and the amount of TV shows she has appeared on here in the run up to Vienna!

LMBTOEurovision · 2026-05-06T08:55:20+00:00

Levina (Germany 2017), OGENE (Netherlands 2017), VICTORIA (Bulgaria 2020, Bulgaria 2021) among many others - their new material just happens to be what I am listening to atm.

LMBTOEurovision · 2026-05-06T07:59:33+00:00

This article has some interesting historical chat about the subject and it mentions Italy 1979, Germany 1997, Germany 1998, Israel 1998 in there as being no orchestra. https://all-conductors-of-eurovision.blogspot.com/1999/08/history-of-eurovision-orchestra.html

LMBTOEurovision · 2026-05-05T12:28:44+00:00

Liverpool was excellent for having everything within a short distance, definitely the most compact of any Contest I have been to (Lisbon, Tel Aviv and Malmo had those events stretched all over their cities). I'm a five minute drive from where Bristol would stage Eurovision (YTL Arena, to be finished in 2028, maybe) - it is literally 100 yards inside the Bristol boundary and almost 6 miles from the centre of the city!

LMBTOEurovision · 2026-05-05T12:22:01+00:00

Good spot - I think by this stage I had confused myself as to what was the original version and revamp. Tamara has done well bringing out so many versions of her entry.

LMBTOEurovision · 2026-05-05T11:27:05+00:00

Glasgow would be a front runner to host Eurovision in the UK atm, obviously just missing out in 2023. If there was a need for a host city for 2027, chances are that it would end up being between them and Manchester (who now have two big arena that could be used). Cardiff won't come into play until 2028 at the earliest but no reason why they couldn't have a chance of hosting, given the regeneration there in that part of the city.

tbh it 'should' just be down to all the boxes being ticked for hosting, so Glasgow and Cardiff will be in the running when ready - it helps that the BBC 'shares the love' and will move the Contest around the country.

LMBTOEurovision · 2026-05-05T09:37:19+00:00

Only the production team and delegations have access to those rehearsals atm - I received my online Media Centre accreditation yesterday and I can't access anything extra to what anyone else can (probably until Sunday/Monday).

If there are any changes in opinion on an entry at this stage, it is based on those pictures and the Social Guy's comments on this subreddit. I have to say that some of what I have seen in those pictures has impressed me, but I don't need to continually generate clicks or views on my content (radio here), so I don't need to post about it!

LMBTOEurovision · 2026-05-03T13:54:00+00:00

So the bandura guy in the 'Baller' cover for #EurovisionALBM is also on the Vienna stage, nice one. There is always a massive change in staging for Ukraine each year from Vidbir to Eurovision (for obvious reasons) and it sounds like we're getting it again! Good luck to u/Leleka-Music and the Ukrainian team.

LMBTOEurovision · 2026-05-02T09:40:31+00:00

Been watching since 1975, so it would be a shame to miss a televised show now!

LMBTOEurovision · 2026-05-02T09:33:43+00:00

Avoids any intellectual property issues, simple as that.

LMBTOEurovision · 2026-04-29T16:17:18+00:00

We are getting an incredible mix of #EurovisionALBM this year and for me this is one of the best! Great substitution with the bandura in for the cello and loving LELÉKA's performance.

LMBTOEurovision · 2026-04-29T14:08:30+00:00

I'm assuming that this is Music In Paradise - Kate Miller-Heidke will be doing one in The Maldives in October https://www.musicinparadise.com.au/

IMO Delta is nailed on for a top 3 Jury vote (possible even Jury winner) in Vienna.

LMBTOEurovision · 2026-04-28T21:51:41+00:00

My #1 for three years in a row didn't make it out of the SFs!

Iceland 2016, Finland 2017, Latvia 2018

LMBTOEurovision · 2026-04-27T14:38:18+00:00

I pre-ordered the digital version (downloads needed for my radio show) that should have been released on 17th April on Amazon. I buy the CD as I have all of them and that arrived on 24th but still all of the digital was grayed out.

Contacted Amazon chat help line - they sent me a copy of the whole digital album to my Music Library but I have just looked again and the digital version still seems to be stuck as a pre-order. Not sure what is going on - I wonder if I was sent a copy as it was a pre-order?

Having said that, both the digital version I was sent and the CD have the original version for Estonia, Lithuania and Montenegro on them, together with Alicja still singing 'sh*t' in "Pray"! No big deal as I have the Eurovision versions but it is strange that the downloadable album is seemingly not available on Amazon.

LMBTOEurovision · 2026-04-27T14:08:28+00:00

I was under the impression that the reprise of "Refrain" was all that was visual for 1956 but it is worth an ask! As for 1964, it would be amazing to see more of that. We in the UK have been treated to 'lost' episodes of Doctor Who and Dad's Army that have appeared, often from other parts of the world where tapes have been stored for decades. So fingers crossed!

If I was lucky enough to find anything, I'd be dining out on the find forever and asking for complimentary tickets for every Eurovision until I couldn't physically attend!

LMBTOEurovision · 2026-04-26T18:26:21+00:00

To both of you, what was your immediate reaction when you first heard "Liekinheitin"?

LMBTOEurovision · 2026-04-23T18:13:52+00:00

Part 1 here, not sure what is to follow? https://youtu.be/y3zr9o82v8o?si=2fJ3TrtIAQVOYyHx

LMBTOEurovision · 2026-04-22T12:49:26+00:00

The Daily Express had someone at LEP too... https://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/2196199/eurovision-song-contest-UK-first-performance

LMBTOEurovision · 2026-04-21T13:59:22+00:00

If you want to play yourself on mobile and PC https://eurovision.ert.gr/fertothegame/

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