Eurovision tickets to go on sale next week as iconic song contest takes place in Liverpool

Eurovision tickets for the nine live shows will go on sale next week, it has been announced. Fans hoping to see one of six previews and three televised shows at the Liverpool ACC will need to head to Ticketmaster’s website from noon on Tuesday.Tickets range from £30 to £290 for the semi-final shows and from £80 to £380 for the grand final shows, which are being hosted in the city after the UK was chosen to host the competition on behalf of war-torn 2022 winner Ukraine.

Eurovision fans need a Ticketmaster account before they can buy tickets – for one show at a time. They will be able to buy up to four tickets per purchase for the live shows and six for the preview performances.

Eurovision will air on the BBC and be hosted by singer Alesha Dixon, Ted Lasso actress Hannah Waddingham and Ukrainian singer Julia Sanina alongside returning favourite Graham Norton, the comedian and talk show host. Outside the official Eurovision shows, there is a two-week cultural festival in Liverpool called EuroFest, which will include free events and see collaborations between artists in the UK and Ukraine.

Commissions include The Blue And Yellow Submarine Parade by The Kazimier, described as an outdoor, underwater sea disco with hundreds of performers, music and a huge glitterball jellyfish. Speaking about the EuroFest, Mayor of Liverpool Joanne Anderson told Liverpool Echo: "The planned projects are joyful, hopeful, ambitious and moving - as you would expect from the unique circumstances in which we are hosting this event.