It may be a Bank holiday in the UK but in Eurovision world, everything goes on as usual and today the second day of rehearsals will begin at the M & S Bank arena in Liverpool . Yesterday the first acts performing in Semi Final 1 took to the stage for the first time , including Ireland’s own Wild Youth. Today , the remaining acts from semi final 1 and the first five from Semi Final 2 get their first rehearsal . The rehearsal time table is as follows:

10:30 – 11:00 BST: Israel

11:10 – 11:40 BST: Azerbaijan

11:50 – 12:20 BST: Czechia

12:30 – 13:00 BST: Netherlands

14:10 – 14:40 BST: Finland

14:50 – 15:20 BST: Denmark

15:30 – 16:00 BST: Romania

16:10 – 16:40 BST: Armenia

16:50 – 17:20 BST: Belgium

17:30 – 18:00 BST: Cyprus

Unlike previous years, this year the first week’s rehearsals are closed to both press and fan media . Limited footage by way of small clips on the Eurovision page in Tik Tok may be available . However, as ever, we at Eurovision Ireland will continue to bring you our coverage of the contest with articles and news of what’s going on in Liverpool, so look out for us on our website and you can also find us on FACEBOOK and TWITTER .

Author: Sarah Rudman

Source: Eurovision Ireland