UK Eurovision 2023: Which British city should host the song contest?
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- Which city in the U.K. should host the Eurovision Song Contest 2023? We assess the favourites - Glasgow, London and Manchester - and consult some of our team members about their picks: Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, Brighton and more!
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Whatever it is, Deban has got to be in the press room. No more "he has to work" excuses.
He was not working!
YES
WE NEED DEBAN THE STAR
apparently Ducky Doo stole his job
@@cysterforever1861 the duck must be eaten
Glasgow would be my pick! It would be nice to host it in Scotland again. It's a vibrant city, not too big, not too small. Well connected. Friendly people!
Happy to see Deban in the videos again, he is a legend.
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A lot of Eurovision fans seem really opposed to London hosting Eurovision next year. There seems to be some sort of bias against larger cities hosting Eurovision for whatever reason. After the Netherlands won Eurovision 2019, a lot of Eurovision fans similarly did not want Amsterdam to host. I personally wouldn't mind London hosting Eurovision.
its because our country has a really big regional inequality issue and London has already hosted it 4 times before
Fans wanted the capital cities but the country or broadcaster because of some internal politics…
I think it's a sort of counterweight to capital cities rather than large ones because unless it's a place like Portugal which has only hosted once then there is precedent for the capital to have hosted before. Also with London and I think with Amsterdam too there's a feeling that the capital often gets all the pie so to speak and so there's a will to spread things around to counter that. The contest this year illustrates another problem with capitals - Rome didn't have a big enough venue but like London is a very old capital and very congested because of and expensive because it's the capital. Like the Italy there are a lot of local rivalries between different regions in the UK with them having strong local indenties. Germany is also similar to Italy in that it's existence as one country is comparatively recent and each of its component parts has a different history - it's noticeable it has never staged a concert in Berlin even in 2010 when the city wasn't divided anymore.
There is 0 reason to host it in London and other cities will be a lot cheaper for fans
@@jess6064 Not sure about that.
Cardiff is a good call as it has a second stadium next door to the Principality, and there are acres of land across the street from that at Bute Park where they built the fanzone when they hosted the Champions League Final. Also, BBC Wales' brand new state of the art HQ is next door to the stadium and hard wired into it with fibre optic cabling.
seeing you two in the same room for a eurovision video feels so right!!!
William and Debans convo about the trains between Malmö and Copenhagen cracked me up!!! Deban although you won the on screen argument just thought you should know that the train time between Copenhagen airport and Malmö arena where Eurovision was held is just 13 minutes and the 40 minute journey is between the central stations of the 2 cities!
London, even though it seems 'boring' would be the most appropiate choice, since it is Ukraine's show and it should not be a UK focused cultural Show thus London would be the most international and 'neutral' host city. However I love UKs culture and would reeeeally love to travel wherever the show will be held. My personal favourites would be Brighton, Liverpool or Manchester.
if you wanted a neutral city, wouldnt birmingham be the appropriate choice?? considering the cultural diversity of the city, and a very large slavic community. it would be very welcoming to ukrainian celebrations.
I love the Idea of Cardiff
•principality Stadium
•Has airport and very very close to train station
•Capacity of 70,000 people
•Right next to BBC wales office
•Used to hosting lots of high profile events with high capacity
•Do I even need to get started with Cardiff nightlife it is incredible.
• Has tons of places for Eurovision village
•Cheaper than London and other places
•And plus I think it will be the first time it would be held in wales
•Public transport is on point
•There is so much happening
•Meny pleases for clubs and etc
If u see this please respond :)
I want it to be hosted in Cardiff because I live there lol
It’ll never be held at 70,000 capacity venue it’s far too big for a broadcasted singing competition. There was enough yelling and hollering in the one this year with 7000 fans it would be far too hard to control an audience like that.
@@jess6064 they can do a melodifestivalen Tele 2 arena and use half of the arena so it will be a similar capacity to 2011 which was 34,000
@@kieranedmunds2936 but 34,000 is still too big. I think the "sweet spot" capacity for Eurovision starts in 10,000 and ends in 25,000 (and it is preferable to be in an indoor arena where basketball, handball and ice hockey are also played).
@@kieranedmunds2936 Around 10,000 has been more than enough in the past few years. Bigger isn’t always better.
As someone outside of the United Kingdom 🇬🇧, I think it would be nice to see Scotland 🏴, Glasgow. I remember the EMAs being there in 2014, amazing stage & arena.
Hope it will be Glasgow, Edinburgh, Manchester or yeah London… 👏🏾 😌
Cardiff is my nearest city so of course to have it here would be an absolute dream, but I’m not expecting it to be here, I say Manchester! Also “put a roof over that let’s party” needs to be on the Deban Archive Twitter account 😂
"The energy will be lost in a big city" BINGO. Eurovision will come and go in a big city like London, most people wouldn't even notice it.....a smaller city however will embrace it totally.
Its a televised event, it wouldnt matter to the 160 million viewers who embraces it on site
That's bullshit tho. So not true. whoever said that really hasn't gone to eurovision in a big city. Bigger cities are often more multicultured and have more capacities to organize such a big event. A smaller city, let's be honest, can't host such a big event. And it seems like a sign eurovision is not important, so 'we shuffle it there'.
ight harrogate
I'm excited that the contest is probably going to be in the UK! I fell like BBC, can put on 3 Live Shows that can really live up to the 2016 and 2019 edition 😆 From Stage design to Flag Parade to host to interval acts...
You two have lovely energy ❤️❤️
Really love videos when two of you are together.
Leeds ✨ or Glasgow for me. Eurovision was already hosted in a close-by and less connected area (Harrogate in 1982, thanks to Bucks Fizz in 1981) but now with our central first direct arena, city of culture 2023 and night life. I'd love to see Eurovision in Leeds 🎉
Fair, although I highly doubt if Leeds can host it. You need a big hall to host the contest, + space to host all the people and the surrounding events that come with eurovision. Btw, it's Ukraine's win, not the UK's, so it seems inappropriate to show of cities' cultures and stuff when the UK didn't even win.
Imagine if we have Adele as our interval
She will sing one of her sad ballads and everyone will divorce before the winner is announced.
@@garrywallace1007 is is an icon tho 😂
to me, I will prefer Manchester. why?
-not in London (there is a tendency of the BBC wanting to do many things outside London)
-it has a suitable arena (Manchester Arena, now named AO Arena due to naming sponsorship; capacity of up to 21,000)
-it now has BBC's Eurovision production headquarters, so logistically it will be easier for the production.
-it has the largest Ukrainian refugees outside London.
rounding up my top four cities that I want to host, alongside Manchester, are:
-Glasgow (but I slightly don't prefer it to London, because Glasgow's proposed venue looks more like a theatre than an indoor arena; rather gives me some Tel Aviv 2019 vibes, which I don't personally prefer)
-Birmingham (should be in the same venue as of the 1998 contest, which is the National Indoor Arena [now named Utilita Arena Birimingham due to sponsorship], but with full capacity of up to 15,800 being used instead of only 4,000 used in 1998)
-London (should be the iconic O2 Arena)
I think those four will be the frontrunners.
no
Than I think I'll go between London/Manchester. Or maybe even Cardiff?
Glasgow is up the road from me I would be so happy if it was in Glasgow!! 🏴 I live in Edinburgh 😄 so happy for Edinburgh to host it too but our biggest stadium doesn’t have a roof (Murrayfield)
I believe that Edinburgh should host because Edinburgh is a twinned city with Kyiv
Yes - and Edinburgh once did host the Eurovision.
I vote Edinburgh.
I want it to be London, think it willl be Glasgow, and think it should be Bristol
Bristol is nice but I highly doubt they are able of hosting
Remember that Liverpool hosted the MTV Europe Music Awards in 2008!
Yay William would be a dream come true for Eurovision to be here in Glasgow! Fingers crossed, really hope to see you next year if it happens 🥰
Cardiff or Belfast, it’s been held in Scotland & England before.
Agree I think Cardiff is a good option
Swansea?
Happy to see these two together again
Liverpool. Fabulous venue with conference centre next door for press, musically iconic city
Manchester is my top choice, ideal for this contest. Glasgow is my runner up.
I want bristol because it’s the closest city to me but it’s definitely NOT going to happen
Cardiff is just a 30 - 40 min train ride away from there
cardiff is the best bet for us bristolians!
First I will vote London for few of the reasons
First I live here lol
Second London is a worldclass city
Third London is south so the weather if in may is how was in may 2022 is gonna be beautiful
Wales Scotland the weather will be colder
In London the are so many option soho there will be so many party’s in clubs to be hosted
Also let’s say o2 arena or wembley many things can happen also around the arenas as there is many places to be organize party etc near such as the Eurovision village etc
Plus people can visit many places in London and let’s be honest sure London is a huge city but with tube and many lines and new ones such as Elizabeth line people can travel easily everywhere:)
@16:50 hey that’s Chinatown in my city, Brisbane Australia! I mean we’re not part of the UK these days but we’ll host if you let us 😂
Brighton's venue is TINY😂😭
I'm rooting for Cardiff just for the arena, even though I'm in Birmingham
I might be biased because I lived for 2 years in the city but I would love Manchester to host Eurovision. It's an incredible open-minded city with amazing, friendly people from all over and it hasn't had the honour of hosting yet. Plus it's a city renowned for its music, I think it would a very good idea. London is a bit too crowded and expensive, I don't really think they would go for that.
We hosted the commonwealth games too in 2014 the opening ceremony was at Celtic park but the hydro looks amazing I’ve been to SECC but not the SSE hydro
Glasgow is the choice for me. OVO is a great venue, The Armadillo would be a great press centre and BBC Scotland is across the river. They have plenty of hotels and COP26 shows they have suitable security and infrastructure for global events. They're ready to host now. I'd also be happy with Manchester as they have a good venue, the BBC Salford connection and the potential for a fantastic Eurovillage. I'd be very surprised if it wasn't one of these two cities.
Glasgow was one of a small handful of places in Scotland that voted to leave the UK in 2014 so sorry don't want to politicise it but it shouldn't be there. No problem with Scotland hosting but not Glasgow. Also SNP has ruined Glasgow.
@@LA90598 In total agreement with your remarks about the Scottish Nasty Party but it was 2014 so Scotland is still part of the UK and always will be. The UK will do a cracking job hosting ESC in 2023.
@@LA90598
That’s exactly why it should be there :)
If you want to refrain from providing anything for people that are already doubtful about the UK then you’ll just strengthen their desire to leave it. Have a nice day.
I would love to see London as the host city . I mean London has tourists from all around the globe SO it will be really interesting to see one of the biggest cities of the world having Eurovision adds in busses and near famous attractions like the Hyde park and those tourists be like what is this ? And learn or even go to this magical contest . Also London has a lot of airports and really cheap tickets . Big arena , affordable housing and travel and popularity its actually a great option .Good luck obviously to all the cities may the best one win 🥇
I’m sorry but “London” & “Affordable Housing” are two things that I’ve never heard or seen written in the same sentence before.
@@jess6064 i mean hostels or even some hotels are kinda ok to live in . Just think that in tel aviv things were way worse and also in turin
@@jess6064 It depends.
@@firstsecond7351 True, + London is a VERY multicultural city.
@wiwibloggs I'm curious will there be crime video? I have some piling up and I can't wait for the post so I can write them :D
Talking about which city I prefer, I don't have an opinion. :D don't know any of cities :D
I would love it to be in Glasgow! mainly because its close to me haha and also because the OVO (HYDRO) was in the eurovision film hehe
It would be a dream come true if Liverpool could host as it's where my family lives 🥰❤ xoxo
Loved your beautiful pitch Oliver! Couldn't agree more. Such a breathtaking rich musical history in Liverpool ❤
I think it should go to Sam Ryder's hometown. He's the one who put the work in to get the UK up to 2nd. I'd normally say anywhere but the south of England since there is such inequality between regions, but I think it would be a nice touch. (Or the nearest city that isn't London.)
I live in London so would love it be here but the best choice is probably Manchester - large Ukranian dispora so relatively easy to incorporate Ukranian culture and giving some tickets out to that community to sooth some ruffled feathers over them not being the hosts, plus long established Polish disapora, close to BBC HQ in Salford, away from capital not so expensive as London, international airport, great musical city - from the 60s to Oasis - I think Oasis are overated but they are well known and liked and influential. Plus Wembley is a bit old so might not be up to load bearing LED screens and the O2 is ironically booked up playing host to Maneskin and their fans. Glasgow is a good choice too and it's only the lack of a Ukranian community that counts against it.
Deban listen to William - yes it's very LGBT+ friendly but they don't have a big enough venue and after to waiting more than twenty years there are going to be a....lot...of...fans who will want to go. You will need a big venue. As a Londoner - Brighton would be great but like the Ukranians you have to get real here.
I worked for Liverpool museums around the turn of Millinieum - I'd welcome a chance to go back, big Ukranian community too.
Leicester's my uni city - great curries there.
Manchester. It also has Manchester Central as a backup to the Arena, which may be cheaper/easier to book.
but I don't think the ceiling is high enough, compared to the more proper arenas like AO Arena and O2 Arena.
Sheffield has a long history of twinned with Ukraine. Even a Sheffield Square in Ukraine.
London, Cardiff, Belfast, Edimburgh, Manchester, Birmingham, Norwich, Southampton or Plymouth! Who knows..
Manchester
I don't know where it will be held, but I booked a hotel in Glasgow with free cancelation just in case before prices spike maybe I should book one in Manchester too 😊
Anywhere but the London O2 would be a mistake. Numerous airports, Eurotunnel access, more hotel space than could possibly be needed and with the ABBA arena close at hand what more could Eurovision fans wish for?
I hope Liverpool will host!
London: Alexandra Palace - 10,400 music venue capacity! Home of the first television broadcast...Big Ukrainian community in North London....Home of two Premier League clubs with beautiful big stadiums...on a train line....surrounded by parkland and arty local districts...great links....venue for big events so good parking options...
tbh i’d say somewhere close to birmingham, who knows, maybe they’d host it in coventry, either way, i’m gonna go (thank god)
Liverpool or Glasgow for me 🔥
Would love to see other citys to shine ,but don't mind London
I would have though the most obvious choice was Manchester, globally known city with a rich heritage of music & home grown stars, an abundance of cafe's, restaurants, hotels, a vibrant entertainment industry, easy access to airports & large Ukranian Community.
What's your opinion on Newcastle hosting it as the Council have expressed desire to host it but haven't put a bid in yet. And st james arena has a capacity of over 52 thousand.
There’s no roof which is a requirement of hosting. Cardiff can close the roof which is why their stadium is in the running
@@walshy1010101 They do have an arena though
Belfast:
Stadium 10800 people capacity
2 airports (1 international) Dublin and Derry airport also there if needed
good links to city (city centre is a 20 min walk from SSE and glider buses and trains run constantly)
plenty of hotels at different prices
great food,community and nightlife
UNESCO city of music
The Amex Stadium would be the venue to look at in Brighton.
Londonderry, Northern Ireland!
London please or not?
My personal favourites would be Manchester, Glasgow, Belfast or Birmingham. In that order.
Manchester is a logical choice.
Glasgow is the largest city outside England with good airports in the city and Edinburgh close by.
Belfast is a beautiful city with a fractured history in the 20th Century that has come very very far. Northern Ireland hosting such a big event would be a sign of how far it's come (the rest of the UK and Ireland have overlooked Northern Ireland for 30 years).
Birmingham. A huge city. Lots of transport and hotels. Well serviced in the centre of England. Big city feel of London without giving it to London AGAIN.
It's not like London has ALWAYS hosted it. It has been since 1977 London has hosted the contest, and from the 8 tunes the UK has hosted eurovision, the first 3 times have been London (1960, 1963, 1968). Since then it has almost always been elsewhere. Birmingham, Edinburgh, Brighton, Harrogate....
You have to look at the best option organize-wise to host it, not to the most beautiful or most 'special' city. Also it's Ukraine's win, not UK's. Third half of Belfast population doesn't even want to belong to the UK, so is it a good idea hosting there? I mean, I have been there studying and it's lovely, bt this is kinda a different thing
I want Glasgow to host next year Eurovision 2023, I know Glasgow and found Glasgow easy to get to and to move around the city, Glasgow has been changing for the best in the last 20 years. 🏴🏴😘😘❤️
I wish it could be my town but we don’t have a big enough stadium 😭 But Glasgow or Manchester would be cool
Oh it's a crime that you two haven't been to my city (Leicester) but great video tbh I'm open to any of the cites we here in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 have so many great options😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I have been to Leicester twice 😃 It's a nice city :) but my vote would be for Liverpool.
I love Brighton it’s beautiful 💖
London 2023
I think Bristol is a good choice but it probably won't be chosen. I dont think it will be Manchester or London as i think somewhere different will be chosen
BIRMINGHAM! So much our history and culture is unrecognised! We don't shout about it as much as other cities. We're going to roar from now on and the Commonwealth Games from Birmingham 2022 has lit that pride and fire under us.
Birmingham is the 2nd City, it's historic influence and it's size alone makes it such. We hosted the Eurovision Song Contest the last time it was around too. We can do it.
Manchester or Glasgow
personally, i want it to be cardiff, i'd rather it be somewhere not in england, and definitely not london. glasgow is another good option but seeing as i live in bristol, cardiff will be my preferred option.
I’m happy as long as it’s not in the South of England or Northern Ireland. The south has done enough and NI is too difficult to get to for most Britons. The Cardiff Principality Stadium also feels too big for this event. Rugby and Eurovision have never been in the same sentence. I’d prefer Glasgow as it’s poignant given the Eurovision movie filming there but I’d be happy with Manchester. I live near Leeds but I doubt it’d be held there as much as I’d be overjoyed.
tactically it would make sense if Manchester is chosen seeing as the BBC are trying expand away from just London as their main hub. Plus AJ presenting the jury votes from Salford Quays/MediaCity was telling! Glasgow would obviously make sense, including as a nod to the fans, but not sure if the Tories would enjoy a Scottish welcome...
Liverpool
Ngl the biggest problem with London in my opinion, is that the city is too big (it has as many inhabitants as the country where I live lmao). I would like to see Manchester, Glasgow or Liverpool hosting it.
How is it possible to get rid of those two,who get on my nerves?I always block,and reject their site,and they come back again in my scrolling....Oh....
Glastonbury?
Glasgow maybe ?
London or Manchester please 🙏🏻🥰🥰
You may not know, but Manchester is building a new arena, even larger than the existing AO Arena. It should be ready in time for ESC 2023 and will hold 23,000 people. Add the huge route network for Manchester airport and the large (and ever increasing) number of hotel rooms, it makes a strong case for Manchester (and Salford for the BBC).
If the UK hosts the contest, I'd like a strong Ukrainian stamp on the show though. Maybe the hosts and postcards could all be Ukrainian? I'm sure this can be worked out.
Having said all that and as a proud Salford-born Mancunian, I think the Principality stadium in Cardiff would be an amazing venue with the roof closed.
in time? I don't think so, because the planned opening will be in December 2023.
@@a.m.rifkia.3rd493 I stand corrected. I think it was originally due to open early 2023. Thanks
Well I live in London sooooo....
But we know it's probably Manchester :)
Brighton??? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Birmingham PLEASE! I beg!
Is that Brisbane Chinatown? i thought it looked familiar 😅
I don't mind where the contest is hosted this year, but i hope there a strong Ukrainian influence on the show
What about Exel Centre in London
If the principality is too bit, cut it in half like Melfest do in Stockholms Tele 2
If not BRING ON THE BIG 5 EXPERIENCE LIKE 2011
I think the reason why countries themselves are skeptical of hosting in really huge cities is because it would be overwhelming. Italy didn't want to have it in Rome last year, so maybe the UK would feel the same about London. Amsterdam is also packed with tourists, I'm told, so it was better for Rotterdam to host.
It's different with smaller capital cities like Vienna or Stockholm. Of course, there are a lot of people there as well, but not to the level of Rome or London.
I think my vote goes to Glasgow. It may be the last chance for the UK to host it in Scotland.
It's not that Italy 'didn't want' Rome to host, Turin at that moment just seemed the best option. Rome didn't have a big enough venue. And in fact the UK wants London to host
If Eurovision goes to Birmingham it will be so easy for me to get to Eurovision from my local train station so it would be amazing and point of order against Leeds is I don't want to be any where near Elland Road because I will be able to rip my dad away.
Glasgow, Liverpool or Birmingham :)
Glasgow!!!
As a proud Irishman, I want Belfast to host the contest in 2023 (Dublin is only 2 hours from Belfast).
However, I know it will be in either Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham and *maybe* Cardiff (the Senedd has supported a hosting bid).
The reality is, the UK has so many great options and I don't think they can go wrong with wherever they put it.
By the way, I suggest that you also make a video of who could host Eurovision if it is, indeed, in the UK because there are so many people who could host it and host it well. @wiwibloggs
Glasgow or Nottingham for me
I really want Edinburg to host lol
Brussels can offer the host for Eurovision Song Contest next year 2023
From a touristic point of view, I woukd much rather go to London
Glasgow
React to the Melodifestivalen artists please!!!
Brighton
i would love belfast i think it would be so good, belfast is so underrated
I'd be happy with any UK cities as long as it's not in the North of Ireland. Glasgow or Manchester would be my choice though.
I would love it if Newcastle (my hometown) gets to host it with the Utilita Arena. It's got the infrastructure and I totally get what William was saying re strangers tend to be friendlier further north and I really feel that with Newcastle, Liverpool and Manchester! Newcastle has produced great musical talent as well like Jimmy Nail and Sam Fender.
Even though I now live near London, I'd rather the contest was not held there because there's too much going on in the city. I doubt London would give Eurovision fans a true taste of the best of us.
My preference however has to be Manchester. It's a great city with wonderful community spirit. It would be an incredible story for the arena to host the event after what happened there in May 2017. There are many areas that could also accommodate the Eurovision Village plus just next door to the arena is the History of Football Museum (Eurovision and football - my 2 favourite favourite favourite hugely favourite things in the entire world)!!!!!!!!
There is also great public transport links - 4 train stations including one at the airport. Victoria train station is even attached to the arena! It has great connectivity with the rest of the north and all over the south. Finally, strangers are genuinely kind to each other in Manchester so it would be very welcoming to Eurovision fans and I'm confident it would host a great contest!
Manchester also has great new skyscrapers and a skyline that would look great on TV. One of the fastest growing cities in Europe right now.
Routing for Glasgow
Manchester!! Mostly because that’s where I’ll be living next year haha. But also because Birmingham had it last time and just hosted the commonwealth games, London gets everything, and Nicola Sturgeon wants Scotland out of the UK so Glasgow might not even be British by next year.
'London gets everything'. Most bullshit I've read in recent time..
Probably will be Brighton
Watch it actually being hosted in Brussels or something