Who Wants to Host Eurovision? Here Are the 16 U.K. Cities in the Running
variety.comNaman Ramachandran Some 16 cities across the U.K. have thrown their hat in the ring to host the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, which can’t be held in Ukraine due to security concerns.After weeks of discussions, it was revealed on Monday that the U.K.
would host the event on behalf of the war-torn nation — and the idea has evidently landed well with cities all around the country.
Not even six hours since the news broke, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which organizes the contest, said in a statement that 16 cities plan to bid.“Bidding is expected to be competitive, with several mayors, councillors and MPs already informally expressing an intention to bid, including representatives from: Aberdeen, Belfast, Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Newcastle, Nottingham, Sheffield and Wolverhampton,” said the EBU.
The BBC has staged the Eurovision Song Contest more times than any other broadcaster, hosting in London in 1960, 1963, 1968 and 1977, Edinburgh in 1972, Brighton in 1974, Harrogate in 1982 and Birmingham in 1998.As soon as news of U.K.
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