The BBC today (Friday) confirmed the seven UK cities on the shortlist to host the 67th Eurovision Song Contest next year. Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield have been shortlisted to host the event. There were expressions of interest from 20 cities across all four nations that make up the United Kingdom. Applicants …
Eurovision fans miss out on finals after tix failure
Eurovision fans were left disappointed after tickets they’d purchased to watch Saturday’s final never arrived. According to Variety, a number of fans purchased tickets for the Eurovision final in Turin, Italy (pictured), from resale site Viagogo. However, as it got closer to the event, the tickets failed to arrived before customers received an email to …
Temporary trucking legislation to help ease Brexit touring pains
The Department for Transport (DfT) in the UK has organised a temporary fix to the issues that have surrounded British artists touring in Europe due to Brexit and the moving of equipment. The issues related to trucks carrying tour equipment over 3.5 tonnes between the UK and the EU, which were limited to three stops …