This year, as we have in recent years, we have had a slightly different start to the Eurovision Song Contest. We haven’t got access to the first week of rehearsals. We have hopefully adapted to this to bring you the coverage you have all grown to expect.

Day 9 saw the Turquoise Carpet take place. We managed to obtain a handful of interviews, which will be online within the next day or so. The carpet was different this year. The artists started at the Town Hall (Rathaus), before jumping on a tram and reaching Basel Messe, where the assembled Press were – but inside!

Tomorrow we will have access to the Media Centre for the first time and the first Dress Rehearsals for Semi Final 1.

As of Sunday, the team members coming to Basel from Eurovision Ireland, OnEurope and All Out Eurovision are now all under the same roof, ready to bring you the quality original content you expect from our coverage.

Let us know what you think about the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest – either in the comments below or on our FACEBOOK, BLUESKY, TWITTER, YOUTUBE, INSTAGRAM and TIKTOK pages.

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Author: Richard Taylor

Source: Eurovision Ireland