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Stockholm's Globe Arena, host venue of the 2000 and 2016 contests.

The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual international song competition, held by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) since 1956. This page is a list of cities and venues that have hosted the contest, one or more times.

The contest has frequently been held in a capital city. The six editions spanning from 2019 to 2025 (the 2020 edition having been cancelled) are to date the longest span of consecutive editions without a capital hosting the event. This record was previously held by the four editions between 1956 and 1959.

Host cities

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Contests Country City Venue Year Ref.
9  United Kingdom London Royal Festival Hall 1960 [1]
BBC Television Centre 1963 [2]
Royal Albert Hall 1968 [3]
Wembley Conference Centre 1977 [4]
Edinburgh Usher Hall 1972 [5]
Brighton Brighton Dome 1974 [6]
Harrogate Harrogate Conference Centre 1982 [7]
Birmingham National Indoor Arena 1998 [8]
Liverpool Liverpool Arena 2023 [9]
7  Ireland Dublin Gaiety Theatre 1971 [10]
RDS Simmonscourt Pavilion 1981 [11]
1988 [12]
Point Theatre 1994 [13]
1995 [14]
1997 [15]
Millstreet Green Glens Arena 1993 [16]
 Sweden Stockholm St. Eriks Mässan 1975 [17]
Globe Arena 2000 [18]
2016 [19]
Gothenburg Scandinavium 1985 [20]
Malmö Malmö Isstadion 1992 [21][22]
Malmö Arena 2013 [23]
2024 [24]
5  Netherlands Hilversum AVRO Studios 1958 [25]
Amsterdam RAI Congrescentrum 1970 [26]
The Hague Nederlands Congresgebouw 1976 [27]
1980 [28]
Rotterdam Rotterdam Ahoy 2020[a] [29]
2021 [30]
4  Luxembourg Luxembourg City Villa Louvigny 1962 [31]
1966 [32]
Théâtre Municipal 1973 [33]
1984 [34]
3  France Cannes Palais des Festivals 1959 [35]
1961 [36]
Paris Palais des Congrès 1978 [37]
 Norway Bergen Grieghallen 1986 [38]
Oslo Oslo Spektrum 1996 [39]
Telenor Arena 2010 [40]
 Germany[b] Frankfurt am Main Großer Sendesaal des Hessischen Rundfunks 1957 [41]
Munich Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle 1983 [42]
Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Arena 2011 [43]
 Denmark Copenhagen Tivolis Koncertsal 1964 [44]
Parken Stadium 2001 [45]
B&W Hallerne 2014 [46]
 Israel Jerusalem International Convention Center 1979 [47]
1999 [48]
Tel Aviv Expo Tel Aviv 2019 [49]
 Italy Naples Sala di Concerto della RAI 1965 [50]
Rome Studio 15 di Cinecittà 1991 [51]
Turin PalaOlimpico 2022 [52]
  Switzerland Lugano Teatro Kursaal 1956 [53]
Lausanne Palais de Beaulieu 1989 [54]
Basel St. Jakobshalle 2025 [55]
2  Austria Vienna Großer Festsaal der Wiener Hofburg 1967 [56]
Wiener Stadthalle 2015 [57]
 Ukraine Kyiv Palace of Sports 2005 [58]
International Exhibition Centre 2017 [59]
1  Spain Madrid Teatro Real 1969 [60]
 Belgium Brussels Centenary Palace 1987 [61]
 Yugoslavia Zagreb[c] Koncertna Dvorana Vatroslav Lisinski 1990 [62]
 Estonia Tallinn Saku Suurhall 2002 [63]
 Latvia Riga Skonto Olympic Hall 2003 [64]
 Turkey Istanbul Abdi İpekçi Arena 2004 [65]
 Greece Athens Olympic Indoor Hall 2006 [66]
 Finland Helsinki Hartwall Arena 2007 [67]
 Serbia Belgrade Belgrade Arena 2008 [68]
 Russia Moscow Olimpiysky Arena 2009 [69]
 Azerbaijan Baku Baku Crystal Hall 2012 [70]
 Portugal Lisbon Lisbon Arena 2018 [71]

Special events

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Country City Venue Event Occasion Year Ref.
 Norway Mysen Momarken Songs of Europe Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the contest 1981 [72]
 Slovenia Ljubljana TV SLO Studio 1 Kvalifikacija za Millstreet Pre-qualification round held for the 1993 contest between eastern European countries 1993 [73]
 Denmark Copenhagen Forum Copenhagen Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the contest 2005 [74]
 United Kingdom London Eventim Apollo Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the contest 2015 [75]
 Netherlands Hilversum Studio 21 Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light Replacement show for the 2020 contest, which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2020 [76]

Hosting traditions and exceptions

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Amsterdam's RAI Congrescentrum, Edinburgh's Usher Hall, and the Liverpool Arena

The tradition of the winning country hosting the following year's event was established in 1958, held in the Netherlands.[77][78][79] A number of exceptions to this rule have occurred since, typically when the winning country had already hosted the event in the recent past. These exceptions are listed below:

  • 1960—hosted by the BBC in London when the Netherlands' NTS declined due to expense, having previously hosted the 1958 contest. The United Kingdom was chosen to host after finishing in second place in 1959.[80]
  • 1963—hosted by the BBC in London when France's RTF declined due to expense, having previously hosted the contest in 1959 and 1961. The second- and third-placed Monaco and Luxembourg also declined when offered hosting duties.[81]
  • 1970—hosted by the NOS in Amsterdam following a ballot to determine the host country, after the 1969 contest produced four winning countries.[26][82]
  • 1972—hosted by the BBC in Edinburgh when Monaco's Télé Monte Carlo was unable to provide a suitable venue. The Monégasque broadcaster invited the BBC to host the event due to their previous experience.[83]
  • 1974—hosted by the BBC in Brighton when Luxembourg's RTL declined due to expense after staging the 1973 contest.[6]
  • 1980—hosted by the NOS in the Hague when Israel's IBA declined due to expense after staging the 1979 contest. The Dutch offered to host the contest after several other broadcasters, reportedly including runner-up Spain's RTVE and the BBC, were unwilling to do so.[84]
  • 2023—hosted by the BBC in Liverpool on behalf of Ukraine's UA:PBC, after the EBU decided that Ukraine would not be able to host the event due to security concerns caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[85] The United Kingdom was chosen to host after finishing in second place in 2022.[86]

With Australia's invitation to participate in the contest in 2015, it was announced that should it win the contest, Australian broadcaster SBS would co-host the following year's contest in a European city in collaboration with an EBU member broadcaster of its choice.[87][88]

Host city insignia

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The host city insignia on display inside Vienna City Hall in May 2015.

The host city insignia is a rotating trophy awarded to cities hosting the Eurovision Song Contest, proposed jointly by the city of Helsinki, the Finnish broadcaster Yle and the EBU in conjunction with the 2007 edition.

The insignia takes the form of a large key ring to which the host cities can attach their city key or other symbol representing the city. The insignia exchange usually takes place in conjuction with the semi-final allocation draw. The insignia is then traditionally put on display in a public place, such as the city hall or another venue of local significance, for the remainder of the year.[89]

The insignia's concept and fob were designed by the Anteeksi group, while the key ring was designed by jewellery designer Taru Tonder. Hand-engraved on the ring are the following texts: "Eurovision Song Contest Host City", all host cities up until 2006, and a "Helsinki 2007" stamp with the initials of the insignia designers. Additionally, the fob has a picture of the Helsinki Senate Square attached to the ring.[90][91][92]

Semi-final allocation drawing venue

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Since the introduction of the two semi-finals system in 2008, a draw has been held to determine in which semi-final a country would participate, as well as in which semi-final a country would vote in. Each year, either five or six countries are exempt from the drawing for competing in the semi-finals: the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom) and the host country, if the host is not one of the "Big Five". In 2015, the number of countries exempt was seven, as Australia joined the other six exempt countries as a special guest contestant.

Regardless if a country is exempt from competing in the semi-finals, all participating countries are allotted a semi-final in which to vote.

Year Venue City Ref.
2008 Old Palace Belgrade [93]
2009 Marriott Royal Aurora Hotel Moscow [94]
2010 Euroclub at Smuget [no] Oslo [95]
2011 Esprit Arena Düsseldorf [96]
2012 Buta Palace Baku [97]
2013 Malmö Town Hall [sv] Malmö [98]
2014 Copenhagen City Hall Copenhagen [99]
2015 Vienna Rathaus Vienna [100]
2016 Stockholm City Hall Stockholm [101]
2017 Column Hall of Kyiv City State Administration Kyiv [102]
2018 Lisbon City Hall Lisbon [103]
2019 Tel Aviv Museum of Art Tel Aviv [104]
2021[d] Rotterdam City Hall Rotterdam [106]
2022 Palazzo Madama Turin [107]
2023 St George's Hall Liverpool [108]
2024 Malmö Town Hall Malmö [109]

Running order drawing venue

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Previously, the running order has been determined at a dedicated event. This has been made redundant following the implementation of producer-created running orders in 2013.

Year Venue Ref.
1988 Mansion House, Dublin [110]
1993 National Concert Hall, Dublin [111]
1997 Clarence Hotel, Dublin [112]
2007 Finlandia Hall, Helsinki [113]
2008 Sava Centar, Belgrade [114]
2009 Cosmos Hotel, Moscow [115]
2012 Buta Palace, Baku [116]

Receptions and opening ceremony venues

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An official opening ceremony with a red carpet procession has been held since 2009 at a venue in the host city. Prior to that, a welcome reception was typically held for all participating artists and hosted by the mayor of the host city.[117]

Table key
X Contest cancelled
Year Venue Ref.
1985 Kronhuset [118]
1992 Malmö City Hall [sv] [119]
1993 Great Southern Hotel, Killarney and City Hall, Cork [119]
Dining Hall, Trinity College Dublin [120]
1995 Royal Hospital Kilmainham [121]
Oslo City Hall [122][123]
1998 ICC Birmingham [124]
1999 Israel Museum [125]
Stockholm Palace and City Hall [126]
Copenhagen City Hall [127]
2004 Çırağan Palace [128]
2006 Zappeion [129]
2007 Finlandia Hall [130]
2008 Palace of Serbia [131]
2009 Central Manezh Exhibition Center [132]
2011 Tonhalle Düsseldorf [133]
2012 Baku Sports Palace [134]
2013 Malmö Opera [135]
2015 Vienna City Hall [136]
2017 Mariinskyi Palace and Parkovy Congress and Exhibition Center [137]
2018 Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology and Electricity Museum [138]
2019 Habima Square and Charles Bronfman Auditorium [139]
2020 Rotterdam Cruise Terminal X [140]
2021[e] Rotterdam Cruise Terminal [142]
2022 Palace of Venaria [143]
2023 Walker Art Gallery and St George's Hall [144]
2024 Malmö Live [145]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The 2020 contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  2. ^ The 1957 and 1983 contests were held in West Germany. The 2011 contest was in reunified Germany.
  3. ^ Now in present-day Croatia following the breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s.
  4. ^ The semi-final allocation draw for the cancelled 2020 contest was retained for the 2021 contest.[105]
  5. ^ No opening ceremony event was held in 2021 due to COVID-19 restrictions, only the "Turquoise Carpet" event was held.[141]

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