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EBU unveils the very first official Eurovision Song Contest Live Tour to celebrate 70 magical years

15 January 2026
EBU unveils the very first official Eurovision Song Contest Live Tour to celebrate 70 magical years

UPDATE Friday 13 February 2026

Martin Green CBE, Director Eurovision Song Contest says:

“We regret to announce that we have made the difficult decision to postpone the Eurovision Song Contest Live Tour 2026. We have encountered unforeseen challenges that despite the best efforts of our team, the producers, and promoters we have been unable to resolve.
To the thousands of fans who bought tickets, thank you, we will ensure you will be refunded in full as soon as possible. 
We look forward to relaunching the Live Tour when we can ensure the world class experience that our fans expect. 
Our focus remains on delivering an incredible Eurovision Song Contest in May.
The 70th anniversary shows will be celebrated with 35 amazing artists performing to record sell-out audiences in Vienna and hundreds of millions watching around the world.”

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is excited to announce the very first official Eurovision Song Contest Live Tour will travel across Europe this summer to mark 70 years of the world’s largest live music event.

Created especially for the anniversary year, this unforgettable concert experience brings together iconic Eurovision Song Contest performers and 2026’s artists for a celebration of the Contest’s legacy, its global fan community, and seven decades of unforgettable music.

Following the record sell out of tickets for the 70th Eurovision Song Contest, the Live Tour give those who can’t attend the shows in Vienna the chance to share the magic of Eurovision and to enjoy world-class performances delivered with the scale, spectacle and spirit audiences have come to expect of the Eurovision Song Contest.

In June and July, tens of thousands of fans are invited to come together in 10 major European cities to celebrate the music, the community and the shared traditions that define the event.

Appearing on the Live Tour will be iconic acts who created legendary performances in the past seven decades of the Eurovision Song Contest and 10 competing artists from the 2026 Grand Final in Vienna, And that’s not all - surprise special guests will also perform live on stage in every city.

The lineup of 2026 artists joining the European tour starting in June will be confirmed by European Broadcasting Union (EBU) after the 70th Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final.

The Icons performing in each city will be announced in the coming weeks and Eurofans will hear who they are first.  

The star-studded lineup may vary by city and country. Full artist lineups for each location will be available at www.eurovision.com/tour

Artists will perform their own Eurovision Song Contest entries plus cover versions of their favourite songs from the Contest’s 70-year history.

Eurofans who join by 13:00 CET on 1 February 2026 will receive exclusive early access to tickets through a dedicated pre-sale. Sign up here.

Further details on how to purchase tickets for each tour date will be published on Eurovision.com shortly.

The Eurovision Song Contest Live Tour will be promoted by Semmel Concerts, and the production company will be Progress Productions. 

Martin Green CBE, Director of the Eurovision Song Contest, said:

“As we celebrate 70 years of the Eurovision Song Contest, we wanted to do something truly unique and special - and the Eurovision Song Contest Live Tour is exactly that. This historic first tour captures the evolution of the Contest – from broadcast icon to an immersive live experience – with a format that celebrates our fantastic past whilst looking to the future.

“For the very first time we are bringing the magic of the Eurovision Song Contest live experience directly to fans and their friends and families all over Europe. This is our chance to celebrate the music, the artists, and the community that have made the Eurovision Song Contest what it is for seven remarkable decades.”

James O’Brien, CEO of Progress Productions added:

“Creating this concert series is an extraordinary honour. The Eurovision Song Contest has produced some of the most unforgettable performances in music history, and we can’t wait to bring that energy to arenas across Europe in 2026. This tour will be a celebration of everything that makes the Eurovision Song Contest iconic.”

The Eurovision Song Contest Live Tour will begin one month after the Grand Final of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest which will take place in Vienna on 16 May with Semi-Finals on 12 &14 May. Songs and Artists representing 35 broadcasters will compete at the Wiener Stadthalle, which also hosted the 60th Contest in 2015.

Full details about the Live Tour will be available at eurovision.com as more information is announced.

Eurovision Song Contest Live Tour Dates

June 2026

Mon 15 June – London, UK – O2 Arena

Wed 17 June – Hamburg, Germany – Barclays Arena

Fri 19 June – Milan, Italy – Arena Milano

Sat 20 June – Zürich, Switzerland – Hallenstadion

Mon 22 June – Antwerp, Belgium – AFAS Dome

Tue 23 June – Cologne, Germany – Lanxess Arena

Thu 25 June – Copenhagen, Denmark – Royal Arena

Sat 27 June – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ziggo Dome

Mon 29 June – Paris, France – Accor Arena

July 2026

Thu 2 July – Stockholm, Sweden – Avicii Arena

Media materials that can be used rights free can be found here. Password: UnitedbyMusic2026 

Relevant links and documents

Contact


Dave Goodman

Head of Communications - Eurovision Song Contest and Junior Eurovision Song Contest

[email protected]

Notes to Editors

About the Eurovision Song Contest

The Eurovision Song Contest exists to show that we are United by Music. It is the world’s largest live music event, created by the European Broadcasting Union, with 35 public service broadcasters taking part in the 70th Contest in Vienna in May.

Last year’s shows reached by 175 million people across the globe.

The 2025 Grand Final had a record breaking 60.4% share of 15-24 years olds watching TV, the highest on record. From January to May 2025, videos on our TikTok and Instagram channels collectively had over 1.7 billion views, with content on our YouTube channel seen by 60.7 million unique viewers across 232 countries throughout the Contest season.

Hosting the competition brings increased tourism and employment with recent Host Cities, Basel, Malmo and Liverpool, reporting significant economic benefits.

About Progress Productions

Founded in London in 2012 by partners James O’Brien and Gemma Veiga, Progress Productions was established while the pair were delivering the London 2012 Olympic Games, following careers producing some of the world’s most high-profile entertainment shows including the MTV Europe Music Awards, the BAFTAs and Elton John’s 60th Birthday concert. Progress continues to bring music, entertainment, and live storytelling into major cultural and sporting events worldwide. James O’Brien is a BAFTA winner for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, delivered with the team at BBC Studios, and is joined on the Eurovision Tour by Lee Smithurst, Executive Producer of the 2023 Contest.

About Semmel Concerts

Semmel Concerts Entertainment GmbH is one of the leading live-event promoters in Europe and for years has ranked among POLLSTAR’s Top 10 promoters worldwide. Together with CTS Eventim AG, Europe’s biggest ticket service provider, the company has taken a leading national and international position under the EVENTIM LIVE entertainment network umbrella.

The Semmel Concerts network has roughly 200 employees at eight offices throughout Germany and Show Factory Entertainment GmbH Austria. The company also holds shares in Promoters Group Munich and Arena Berlin Betriebs GmbH. Semmel Concerts took over the Metronom Theater Oberhausen in March 2024 and reopened the venue in November 2024 after extensive renovation work. In April 2024, LIMELIGHT LIVE ENTERTAINMENT, a new company for the musical and show sector, was founded together with Ralf Kokemüller.

In addition to Semmel Concerts division, the company structure also includes Semmel Exhibitions and Semmel Artists & Events. Dieter Semmelmann is the CEO of the company. With a range of national and international themes and a variety of in-house generated productions, the company organizes more than 1,500 shows with over 5 million visitors each year.