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List of Eurovision Song Contest host cities

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List of Eurovision Song Contest host cities

The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual international song competition held by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) since 1956. This page is a list of cities and venues that have hosted the contest one or more times. The contest has frequently been held in a capital city. The six editions spanning from 2019 to 2025 are to date the longest span of consecutive editions without a capital hosting the event. This record was previously held by the four editions between 1956 and 1959.

Tables

· Host cities
9
9
No.
9
Country
United Kingdom
City
London
Venue
Royal Festival Hall
Year
1960
BBC Television Centre
BBC Television Centre
No.
BBC Television Centre
Country
1963
Royal Albert Hall
Royal Albert Hall
No.
Royal Albert Hall
Country
1968
Wembley Conference Centre
Wembley Conference Centre
No.
Wembley Conference Centre
Country
1977
Edinburgh
Edinburgh
No.
Edinburgh
Country
Usher Hall
City
1972
Brighton
Brighton
No.
Brighton
Country
Brighton Dome
City
1974
Harrogate
Harrogate
No.
Harrogate
Country
Harrogate Convention Centre
City
1982
Birmingham
Birmingham
No.
Birmingham
Country
Utilita Arena Birmingham
City
1998
Liverpool
Liverpool
No.
Liverpool
Country
M&S Bank Arena
City
2023
7
7
No.
7
Country
Ireland
City
Dublin
Venue
Gaiety Theatre
Year
1971
RDS Simmonscourt Pavilion
RDS Simmonscourt Pavilion
No.
RDS Simmonscourt Pavilion
Country
1981, 1988
Point Theatre
Point Theatre
No.
Point Theatre
Country
1994, 1995, 1997
Millstreet
Millstreet
No.
Millstreet
Country
Green Glens Arena
City
1993
Sweden
Sweden
No.
Sweden
Country
Stockholm
City
Stockholmsmässan
Venue
1975
Avicii Arena
Avicii Arena
No.
Avicii Arena
Country
2000, 2016
Gothenburg
Gothenburg
No.
Gothenburg
Country
Scandinavium
City
1985
Malmö
Malmö
No.
Malmö
Country
Malmö Isstadion
City
1992
Malmö Arena
Malmö Arena
No.
Malmö Arena
Country
2013, 2024
5
5
No.
5
Country
Netherlands
City
Hilversum
Venue
AVRO Studios (Stage 1)
Year
1958
Amsterdam
Amsterdam
No.
Amsterdam
Country
RAI Expositie-en-Congrescentrum
City
1970
The Hague
The Hague
No.
The Hague
Country
World Forum
City
1976, 1980
Rotterdam
Rotterdam
No.
Rotterdam
Country
Rotterdam Ahoy
City
2020, 2021
4
4
No.
4
Country
Luxembourg
City
Luxembourg City
Venue
Villa Louvigny
Year
1962, 1966
Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg
Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg
No.
Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg
Country
1973, 1984
3
3
No.
3
Country
France
City
Cannes
Venue
Palais des Festivals et des Congrès
Year
1959, 1961
Paris
Paris
No.
Paris
Country
Palais des Congrès
City
1978
Austria
Austria
No.
Austria
Country
Vienna
City
Grosser Festsaal der Wiener Hofburg
Venue
1967
Wiener Stadthalle
Wiener Stadthalle
No.
Wiener Stadthalle
Country
2015, 2026
Norway
Norway
No.
Norway
Country
Bergen
City
Grieghallen
Venue
1986
Oslo
Oslo
No.
Oslo
Country
Oslo Spektrum
City
1996
Unity Arena
Unity Arena
No.
Unity Arena
Country
2010
Germany
Germany
No.
Germany
Country
Frankfurt
City
hr-Sendesaal
Venue
1957
Munich
Munich
No.
Munich
Country
BMW Park
City
1983
Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
No.
Düsseldorf
Country
Merkur Spiel-Arena
City
2011
Denmark
Denmark
No.
Denmark
Country
Copenhagen
City
Tivolis Koncertsal
Venue
1964
Parken Stadium
Parken Stadium
No.
Parken Stadium
Country
2001
B&W Hallerne
B&W Hallerne
No.
B&W Hallerne
Country
2014
Israel
Israel
No.
Israel
Country
Jerusalem
City
International Convention Center
Venue
1979, 1999
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv
No.
Tel Aviv
Country
Expo Tel Aviv
City
2019
Italy
Italy
No.
Italy
Country
Naples
City
Centro di Produzione Rai di Napoli
Venue
1965
Rome
Rome
No.
Rome
Country
Cinecittà (Stage 15)
City
1991
Turin
Turin
No.
Turin
Country
Inalpi Arena
City
2022
Switzerland
Switzerland
No.
Switzerland
Country
Lugano
City
Casinò Lugano
Venue
1956
Lausanne
Lausanne
No.
Lausanne
Country
Palais de Beaulieu
City
1989
Basel
Basel
No.
Basel
Country
St. Jakobshalle
City
2025
2
2
No.
2
Country
Ukraine
City
Kyiv
Venue
Palace of Sports
Year
2005
International Exhibition Centre
International Exhibition Centre
No.
International Exhibition Centre
Country
2017
1
1
No.
1
Country
Spain
City
Madrid
Venue
Teatro Real de Madrid
Year
1969
Belgium
Belgium
No.
Belgium
Country
Brussels
City
Palais du Centenaire
Venue
1987
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
No.
Yugoslavia
Country
Zagreb
City
Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall
Venue
1990
Estonia
Estonia
No.
Estonia
Country
Tallinn
City
Unibet Arena
Venue
2002
Latvia
Latvia
No.
Latvia
Country
Riga
City
Skonto Halle
Venue
2003
Turkey
Turkey
No.
Turkey
Country
Istanbul
City
Abdi İpekçi Arena
Venue
2004
Greece
Greece
No.
Greece
Country
Athens
City
Telekom Center Athens
Venue
2006
Finland
Finland
No.
Finland
Country
Helsinki
City
Veikkaus Arena
Venue
2007
Serbia
Serbia
No.
Serbia
Country
Belgrade
City
Belgrade Arena
Venue
2008
Russia
Russia
No.
Russia
Country
Moscow
City
Olimpiyskiy Arena
Venue
2009
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
No.
Azerbaijan
Country
Baku
City
Baku Crystal Hall
Venue
2012
Portugal
Portugal
No.
Portugal
Country
Lisbon
City
MEO Arena
Venue
2018
No.
Country
City
Venue
Year
Ref.
9
United Kingdom
London
Royal Festival Hall
1960
BBC Television Centre
1963
Royal Albert Hall
1968
Wembley Conference Centre
1977
Edinburgh
Usher Hall
1972
Brighton
Brighton Dome
1974
Harrogate
Harrogate Convention Centre
1982
Birmingham
Utilita Arena Birmingham
1998
Liverpool
M&S Bank Arena
2023
7
Ireland
Dublin
Gaiety Theatre
1971
RDS Simmonscourt Pavilion
1981, 1988
Point Theatre
1994, 1995, 1997
Millstreet
Green Glens Arena
1993
Sweden
Stockholm
Stockholmsmässan
1975
Avicii Arena
2000, 2016
Gothenburg
Scandinavium
1985
Malmö
Malmö Isstadion
1992
Malmö Arena
2013, 2024
5
Netherlands
Hilversum
AVRO Studios (Stage 1)
1958
Amsterdam
RAI Expositie-en-Congrescentrum
1970
The Hague
World Forum
1976, 1980
Rotterdam
Rotterdam Ahoy
2020, 2021
4
Luxembourg
Luxembourg City
Villa Louvigny
1962, 1966
Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg
1973, 1984
3
France
Cannes
Palais des Festivals et des Congrès
1959, 1961
Paris
Palais des Congrès
1978
Austria
Vienna
Grosser Festsaal der Wiener Hofburg
1967
Wiener Stadthalle
2015, 2026
Norway
Bergen
Grieghallen
1986
Oslo
Oslo Spektrum
1996
Unity Arena
2010
Germany
Frankfurt
hr-Sendesaal
1957
Munich
BMW Park
1983
Düsseldorf
Merkur Spiel-Arena
2011
Denmark
Copenhagen
Tivolis Koncertsal
1964
Parken Stadium
2001
B&W Hallerne
2014
Israel
Jerusalem
International Convention Center
1979, 1999
Tel Aviv
Expo Tel Aviv
2019
Italy
Naples
Centro di Produzione Rai di Napoli
1965
Rome
Cinecittà (Stage 15)
1991
Turin
Inalpi Arena
2022
Switzerland
Lugano
Casinò Lugano
1956
Lausanne
Palais de Beaulieu
1989
Basel
St. Jakobshalle
2025
2
Ukraine
Kyiv
Palace of Sports
2005
International Exhibition Centre
2017
1
Spain
Madrid
Teatro Real de Madrid
1969
Belgium
Brussels
Palais du Centenaire
1987
· Host cities › Special events
Norway
Norway
Country
Norway
City
Mysen
Venue
Momarken
Event
Songs of Europe
Occasion
Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the contest
Year
1981
Slovenia
Slovenia
Country
Slovenia
City
Ljubljana
Venue
TV SLO Studio 1
Event
Kvalifikacija za Millstreet
Occasion
Pre-qualification round held for the 1993 contest between eastern European countries
Year
1993
Denmark
Denmark
Country
Denmark
City
Copenhagen
Venue
Forum Copenhagen
Event
Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest
Occasion
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the contest
Year
2005
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Country
United Kingdom
City
London
Venue
Eventim Apollo
Event
Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits
Occasion
Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the contest
Year
2015
Netherlands
Netherlands
Country
Netherlands
City
Hilversum
Venue
Studio 21, Media Park
Event
Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light
Occasion
Replacement show for the 2020 contest, which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Year
2020
Country
City
Venue
Event
Occasion
Year
Ref.
Norway
Mysen
Momarken
Songs of Europe
Commemorating the 25th anniversary of the contest
1981
Slovenia
Ljubljana
TV SLO Studio 1
Kvalifikacija za Millstreet
Pre-qualification round held for the 1993 contest between eastern European countries
1993
Denmark
Copenhagen
Forum Copenhagen
Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the contest
2005
United Kingdom
London
Eventim Apollo
Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits
Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the contest
2015
Netherlands
Hilversum
Studio 21, Media Park
Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light
Replacement show for the 2020 contest, which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020
· Host city bids
Selected host city
Selected host city
Year
Selected host city
Bidding cities
Shortlisted bids
Bidding cities
Longlisted bids
Bidding cities
Submitted a bid
Bidding cities
Withdrew bids
1956
1956
Year
1956
Bidding cities
Lugano
1957
1957
Year
1957
Bidding cities
Frankfurt
1958
1958
Year
1958
Bidding cities
Hilversum
1959
1959
Year
1959
Bidding cities
Cannes
1960
1960
Year
1960
Bidding cities
London
1961
1961
Year
1961
Bidding cities
Cannes
1962
1962
Year
1962
Bidding cities
Luxembourg City
1963
1963
Year
1963
Bidding cities
London
1964
1964
Year
1964
Bidding cities
Copenhagen
1965
1965
Year
1965
Bidding cities
Naples
1966
1966
Year
1966
Bidding cities
Luxembourg City
1967
1967
Year
1967
Bidding cities
Vienna
1968
1968
Year
1968
Bidding cities
London
1969
1969
Year
1969
Bidding cities
Madrid
1970
1970
Year
1970
Bidding cities
Amsterdam
1971
1971
Year
1971
Bidding cities
Dublin
1972
1972
Year
1972
Bidding cities
Edinburgh
Bidding cities
Blackpool
1973
1973
Year
1973
Bidding cities
Luxembourg City
1974
1974
Year
1974
Bidding cities
Brighton
Bidding cities
London
1975
1975
Year
1975
Bidding cities
Stockholm
1976
1976
Year
1976
Bidding cities
The Hague
1977
1977
Year
1977
Bidding cities
London
Bidding cities
Liverpool
1978
1978
Year
1978
Bidding cities
Paris
1979
1979
Year
1979
Bidding cities
Jerusalem
1980
1980
Year
1980
Bidding cities
The Hague
1981
1981
Year
1981
Bidding cities
Dublin
1982
1982
Year
1982
Bidding cities
Harrogate
1983
1983
Year
1983
Bidding cities
Munich
1984
1984
Year
1984
Bidding cities
Luxembourg City
1985
1985
Year
1985
Bidding cities
Gothenburg
Bidding cities
JönköpingStockholm
1986
1986
Year
1986
Bidding cities
Bergen
Bidding cities
OsloSandnesStavangerTrondheim
1987
1987
Year
1987
Bidding cities
Brussels
Bidding cities
AntwerpLiège
1988
1988
Year
1988
Bidding cities
Dublin
1989
1989
Year
1989
Bidding cities
Lausanne
1990
1990
Year
1990
Bidding cities
Zagreb
1991
1991
Year
1991
Bidding cities
Rome
Bidding cities
Sanremo
1992
1992
Year
1992
Bidding cities
Malmö
1993
1993
Year
1993
Bidding cities
Millstreet
Bidding cities
Dublin
1994
1994
Year
1994
Bidding cities
Dublin
1995
1995
Year
1995
Bidding cities
Dublin
Bidding cities
GalwayLimerick
1996
1996
Year
1996
Bidding cities
Oslo
1997
1997
Year
1997
Bidding cities
Dublin
1998
1998
Year
1998
Bidding cities
Birmingham
Bidding cities
BelfastCardiffGlasgowLondonManchesterSheffield
Bidding cities
AberdeenBournemouthBrightonEdinburghHarrogateInvernessLiverpoolNewcastle
1999
1999
Year
1999
Bidding cities
Jerusalem
2000
2000
Year
2000
Bidding cities
Stockholm
Bidding cities
Gothenburg
Bidding cities
Malmö
2001
2001
Year
2001
Bidding cities
Copenhagen
Bidding cities
AarhusOdense
2002
2002
Year
2002
Bidding cities
Tallinn
2003
2003
Year
2003
Bidding cities
Riga
Bidding cities
JūrmalaVentspils
2004
2004
Year
2004
Bidding cities
Istanbul
2005
2005
Year
2005
Bidding cities
Kyiv
2006
2006
Year
2006
Bidding cities
Athens
Bidding cities
PatrasThessaloniki
2007
2007
Year
2007
Bidding cities
Helsinki
Bidding cities
EspooKittiläLahtiRovaniemiTampereTurku
2008
2008
Year
2008
Bidding cities
Belgrade
2009
2009
Year
2009
Bidding cities
Moscow
2010
2010
Year
2010
Bidding cities
Oslo
2011
2011
Year
2011
Bidding cities
Düsseldorf
Bidding cities
BerlinHamburgHanover
Bidding cities
CologneFrankfurtGelsenkirchenMunich
2012
2012
Year
2012
Bidding cities
Baku
2013
2013
Year
2013
Bidding cities
Malmö
Bidding cities
GothenburgStockholm
2014
2014
Year
2014
Bidding cities
Copenhagen
Bidding cities
HerningHorsens
Bidding cities
AalborgFredericia
2015
2015
Year
2015
Bidding cities
Vienna
Bidding cities
GrazInnsbruck
Bidding cities
LinzVorarlberg
Bidding cities
KlagenfurtOberwartWels
2016
2016
Year
2016
Bidding cities
Stockholm
Bidding cities
Gävle/SandvikenGothenburgLinköpingÖrnsköldsvik
Bidding cities
Malmö
2017
2017
Year
2017
Bidding cities
Kyiv
Bidding cities
Dnipro
Bidding cities
KharkivKhersonLvivOdesa
Bidding cities
CherkasyIrpinUzhhorodVinnytsia
2018
2018
Year
2018
Bidding cities
Lisbon
Bidding cities
EspinhoFaroPorto
Bidding cities
BragaGondomarGuimarãesSanta Maria da Feira
2019
2019
Year
2019
Bidding cities
Tel Aviv
Bidding cities
Jerusalem
Bidding cities
EilatHaifa
Bidding cities
Masada
2020
2020
Year
2020
Bidding cities
Rotterdam
Bidding cities
Maastricht
Bidding cities
Arnhem's-HertogenboschUtrecht
Bidding cities
AmsterdamBredaEnschedeThe HagueLeeuwardenZwolle
2021
2021
Year
2021
Bidding cities
Rotterdam
2022
2022
Year
2022
Bidding cities
Turin
Bidding cities
BolognaMilanPesaroRimini
Bidding cities
AcirealeAlessandriaGenoaPalazzolo AcreideRomeSanremo
Bidding cities
BariBertinoroFlorenceJesoloMateraNaplesTriesteVeronaViterbo
2023
2023
Year
2023
Bidding cities
Liverpool
Bidding cities
Glasgow
Bidding cities
BirminghamLeedsManchesterNewcastleSheffield
Bidding cities
AberdeenBelfastBristolDarlingtonEdinburghLondon
Bidding cities
BrightonCardiffDerryNottinghamSunderlandWolverhampton
2024
2024
Year
2024
Bidding cities
Malmö
Bidding cities
Stockholm
Bidding cities
GothenburgÖrnsköldsvik
Bidding cities
EskilstunaPartille
Bidding cities
JönköpingSandviken
2025
2025
Year
2025
Bidding cities
Basel
Bidding cities
Geneva
Bidding cities
Bern/Biel/BienneZurich
Bidding cities
St. Gallen
2026
2026
Year
2026
Bidding cities
Vienna
Bidding cities
Innsbruck
Bidding cities
EbreichsdorfGrazLinz/WelsOberwartSt. Pölten
Year
Bidding cities
Selected host city
Shortlisted bids
Longlisted bids
Submitted a bid
Withdrew bids
1956
Lugano
1957
Frankfurt
1958
Hilversum
1959
Cannes
1960
London
1961
Cannes
1962
Luxembourg City
1963
London
1964
Copenhagen
1965
Naples
1966
Luxembourg City
1967
Vienna
1968
London
1969
Madrid
1970
Amsterdam
1971
Dublin
1972
Edinburgh
Blackpool
1973
Luxembourg City
1974
Brighton
London
1975
Stockholm
1976
The Hague
1977
London
Liverpool
1978
Paris
1979
Jerusalem
1980
The Hague
1981
Dublin
1982
Harrogate
1983
Munich
1984
Luxembourg City
1985
Gothenburg
JönköpingStockholm
1986
Bergen
OsloSandnesStavangerTrondheim
1987
Brussels
AntwerpLiège
1988
Dublin
1989
Lausanne
1990
Zagreb
1991
Rome
Sanremo
1992
Malmö
1993
Millstreet
Dublin
1994
Dublin
1995
Dublin
GalwayLimerick
1996
Oslo
1997
Dublin
1998
Birmingham
BelfastCardiffGlasgowLondonManchesterSheffield
AberdeenBournemouthBrightonEdinburghHarrogateInvernessLiverpoolNewcastle
1999
Jerusalem
2000
Stockholm
Gothenburg
Malmö
2001
Copenhagen
AarhusOdense
2002
Tallinn
2003
Riga
JūrmalaVentspils
· Semi-final allocation drawing venue
2008
2008
Year
2008
Venue
Old Palace
City
Belgrade
2009
2009
Year
2009
Venue
Marriott Royal Aurora Hotel
City
Moscow
2010
2010
Year
2010
Venue
Smuget [no]
City
Oslo
2011
2011
Year
2011
Venue
Esprit Arena
City
Düsseldorf
2012
2012
Year
2012
Venue
Buta Palace
City
Baku
2013
2013
Year
2013
Venue
Malmö Town Hall [sv]
City
Malmö
2014
2014
Year
2014
Venue
Copenhagen City Hall
City
Copenhagen
2015
2015
Year
2015
Venue
Vienna City Hall
City
Vienna
2016
2016
Year
2016
Venue
Stockholm City Hall
City
Stockholm
2017
2017
Year
2017
Venue
Column Hall of Kyiv City State Administration
City
Kyiv
2018
2018
Year
2018
Venue
Lisbon City Hall
City
Lisbon
2019
2019
Year
2019
Venue
Tel Aviv Museum of Art
City
Tel Aviv
2021
2021
Year
2021
Venue
Rotterdam City Hall
City
Rotterdam
2022
2022
Year
2022
Venue
Palazzo Madama
City
Turin
2023
2023
Year
2023
Venue
St George's Hall
City
Liverpool
2024
2024
Year
2024
Venue
Malmö Town Hall
City
Malmö
2025
2025
Year
2025
Venue
Kunstmuseum Basel
City
Basel
Year
Venue
City
Ref.
2008
Old Palace
Belgrade
2009
Marriott Royal Aurora Hotel
Moscow
2010
Smuget [no]
Oslo
2011
Esprit Arena
Düsseldorf
2012
Buta Palace
Baku
2013
Malmö Town Hall [sv]
Malmö
2014
Copenhagen City Hall
Copenhagen
2015
Vienna City Hall
Vienna
2016
Stockholm City Hall
Stockholm
2017
Column Hall of Kyiv City State Administration
Kyiv
2018
Lisbon City Hall
Lisbon
2019
Tel Aviv Museum of Art
Tel Aviv
2021
Rotterdam City Hall
Rotterdam
2022
Palazzo Madama
Turin
2023
St George's Hall
Liverpool
2024
Malmö Town Hall
Malmö
2025
Kunstmuseum Basel
Basel
· Running order drawing venue
1973
1973
Year
1973
Venue
Villa Louvigny
City
Luxembourg City
1988
1988
Year
1988
Venue
Mansion House
City
Dublin
1993
1993
Year
1993
Venue
National Concert Hall
City
Dublin
1997
1997
Year
1997
Venue
Clarence Hotel
City
Dublin
2007
2007
Year
2007
Venue
Finlandia Hall
City
Helsinki
2008
2008
Year
2008
Venue
Sava Centar
City
Belgrade
2009
2009
Year
2009
Venue
Cosmos Hotel
City
Moscow
2012
2012
Year
2012
Venue
Buta Palace
City
Baku
Year
Venue
City
Ref.
1973
Villa Louvigny
Luxembourg City
1988
Mansion House
Dublin
1993
National Concert Hall
Dublin
1997
Clarence Hotel
Dublin
2007
Finlandia Hall
Helsinki
2008
Sava Centar
Belgrade
2009
Cosmos Hotel
Moscow
2012
Buta Palace
Baku
· Receptions and opening ceremony venues
1985
1985
Year
1985
Venue
Kronhuset
City
Gothenburg
1992
1992
Year
1992
Venue
Malmö Town Hall [sv]
City
Malmö
1993
1993
Year
1993
Venue
Great Southern Hotel
City
Killarney
Cork City Hall
Cork City Hall
Year
Cork City Hall
Venue
Cork
1994
1994
Year
1994
Venue
Dining Hall, Trinity College
City
Dublin
1995
1995
Year
1995
Venue
Royal Hospital Kilmainham
City
Dublin
1996
1996
Year
1996
Venue
Oslo City Hall
City
Oslo
1998
1998
Year
1998
Venue
International Convention Centre
City
Birmingham
1999
1999
Year
1999
Venue
Israel Museum
City
Jerusalem
2004
2004
Year
2004
Venue
Çırağan Palace
City
Istanbul
2006
2006
Year
2006
Venue
Zappeion
City
Athens
2007
2007
Year
2007
Venue
Finlandia Hall
City
Helsinki
2008
2008
Year
2008
Venue
Palace of Serbia
City
Belgrade
2009
2009
Year
2009
Venue
Central Manezh Exhibition Center
City
Moscow
2010
2010
Year
2010
Venue
Oslo City Hall
City
Oslo
2011
2011
Year
2011
Venue
Tonhalle Düsseldorf
City
Düsseldorf
2012
2012
Year
2012
Venue
Baku Sports Palace
City
Baku
2013
2013
Year
2013
Venue
Malmö Opera
City
Malmö
2014
2014
Year
2014
Venue
Copenhagen City Hall
City
Copenhagen
2015
2015
Year
2015
Venue
Rathausplatz and Vienna City Hall
City
Vienna
2016
2016
Year
2016
Venue
Stockholm City Hall
City
Stockholm
2017
2017
Year
2017
Venue
Mariinskyi Palace and Parkovy Congress and Exhibition Center
City
Kyiv
2018
2018
Year
2018
Venue
Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology and Electricity Museum
City
Lisbon
2019
2019
Year
2019
Venue
Habima Square and Charles Bronfman Auditorium
City
Tel Aviv
2020
2020
Year
2020
Venue
Rotterdam Cruise Terminal X
City
Rotterdam
2021
2021
Year
2021
Venue
Rotterdam Cruise Terminal
City
Rotterdam
2022
2022
Year
2022
Venue
Palace of Venaria
City
Turin
2023
2023
Year
2023
Venue
Walker Art Gallery and St George's Hall
City
Liverpool
2024
2024
Year
2024
Venue
Malmö Live
City
Malmö
2025
2025
Year
2025
Venue
Basel Town Hall, Middle Bridge and Congress Center Basel
City
Basel
2026
2026
Year
2026
Venue
Rathausplatz and Vienna City Hall
City
Vienna
Year
Venue
City
Ref.
1985
Kronhuset
Gothenburg
1992
Malmö Town Hall [sv]
Malmö
1993
Great Southern Hotel
Killarney
Cork City Hall
Cork
1994
Dining Hall, Trinity College
Dublin
1995
Royal Hospital Kilmainham
Dublin
1996
Oslo City Hall
Oslo
1998
International Convention Centre
Birmingham
1999
Israel Museum
Jerusalem
2004
Çırağan Palace
Istanbul
2006
Zappeion
Athens
2007
Finlandia Hall
Helsinki
2008
Palace of Serbia
Belgrade
2009
Central Manezh Exhibition Center
Moscow
2010
Oslo City Hall
Oslo
2011
Tonhalle Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf
2012
Baku Sports Palace
Baku
2013
Malmö Opera
Malmö
2014
Copenhagen City Hall
Copenhagen
2015
Rathausplatz and Vienna City Hall
Vienna
2016
Stockholm City Hall
Stockholm
2017
Mariinskyi Palace and Parkovy Congress and Exhibition Center
Kyiv
2018
Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology and Electricity Museum
Lisbon
2019
Habima Square and Charles Bronfman Auditorium
Tel Aviv
2020
Rotterdam Cruise Terminal X
Rotterdam
2021
Rotterdam Cruise Terminal
Rotterdam
2022
Palace of Venaria
Turin
2023
Walker Art Gallery and St George's Hall
Liverpool
2024
Malmö Live
Malmö
2025
Basel Town Hall, Middle Bridge and Congress Center Basel
Basel
2026
Rathausplatz and Vienna City Hall
Vienna

References

  1. The 2020 contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  2. Known as Harrogate International Centre in 1982
  3. Known as National Indoor Arena in 1998
  4. Known as Sankt Eriks-Mässan in 1975
  5. Known as Stockholm Globe Arena in 2000
  6. Known as Ericsson Globe in 2016
  7. Known as RAI Congrescentrum in 1970
  8. Known as Nederlands Congresgebouw in 1976
  9. Known as Nederlands Congresgebouw in 1980
  10. The 2020 contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  11. Known as Nouveau Théâtre Municipal de la Ville de Luxembourg in 1973
  12. Known as Théâtre Municipal de la Ville de Luxembourg in 1984
  13. Known as Palais des Festivals de Cannes in 1959
  14. Known as Palais des Festivals de Cannes in 1961
  15. Known as Telenor Arena in 2010
  16. The 1957 and 1983 contests were held in West Germany. The 2011 contest was held in reunified Germany.
  17. Known as Großer Sendesaal des Hessischen Rundfunks in 1957
  18. Known as the Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle in 1983
  19. Known as Esprit Arena in 2011
  20. Known as Sala di Concerto della Radiotelevisione Italiana in 1965
  21. Known as Pala Alpitour in 2022
  22. Known as Teatro Kursaal in 1956
  23. Now in present-day Croatia, following the breakup of Yugoslavia in the early 1990s.
  24. Known as Saku Suurhall in 2002
  25. Known as Olympic Indoor Hall in 2006
  26. Known as Hartwall Areena in 2007
  27. Known as Altice Arena in 2018
  28. The 2020 contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  29. The semi-final allocation draw for the cancelled 2020 contest was eventually retained for the 2021 contest.
  30. Contest held in Millstreet
  31. No opening ceremony event was held in 2021 due to COVID-19 restrictions, only the "Turquoise Carpet" event was held.
  32. "London 1960"
    https://eurovision.tv/event/london-1960
  33. "London 1963"
    https://eurovision.tv/event/london-1963
  34. "London 1968"
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  35. "London 1977"
    https://eurovision.tv/event/london-1977
  36. "Edinburgh 1972"
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  37. "Brighton 1974"
    https://eurovision.tv/event/brighton-1974
  38. "Harrogate 1982"
    https://eurovision.tv/event/harrogate-1982
  39. "Birmingham 1998"
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  40. "Liverpool 2023"
    https://eurovision.tv/event/liverpool-2023
  41. "Dublin 1971"
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  42. "Dublin 1981"
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  43. "Dublin 1988"
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  44. "Dublin 1994"
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  45. "Dublin 1995"
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  46. "Dublin 1997"
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  47. "Millstreet 1993"
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  48. "Stockholm 1975"
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  49. "Stockholm 2000"
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  50. "Stockholm 2016"
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  51. "Gothenburg 1985"
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  52. "Malmö 1992"
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  53. "Malmö 2013"
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  54. "Malmö 2024"
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  55. "Hilversum 1958"
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  56. "Amsterdam 1970"
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  57. "The Hague 1976"
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  58. "The Hague 1980"
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  61. "Luxembourg 1962"
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  62. "Luxembourg 1966"
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  63. "Luxembourg 1973"
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  64. "Luxembourg 1984"
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  65. "Cannes 1959"
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  66. "Cannes 1961"
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  67. "Paris 1978"
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  68. "Vienna 1967"
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  69. "Vienna 2015"
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  70. "Vienna 2026"
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  71. "Bergen 1986"
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  72. "Oslo 1996"
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  73. "Oslo 2010"
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  74. "Frankfurt 1957"
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  75. "Munich 1983"
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  76. "Dusseldorf 2011"
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  77. "Copenhagen 1964"
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  78. "Copenhagen 2001"
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  79. "Copenhagen 2014"
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  80. "Jerusalem 1979"
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  81. "Jerusalem 1999"
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  82. "Tel Aviv 2019"
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  83. "Naples 1965"
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  84. "Rome 1991"
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  85. "Turin 2022"
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  86. "Lugano 1956"
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  87. "Lausanne 1989"
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  88. "Basel 2025"
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  89. "Kyiv 2005"
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  90. "Kyiv 2017"
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  91. "Madrid 1969"
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  92. "Brussels 1987"
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  93. "Zagreb 1990"
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  94. "Tallinn 2002"
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  95. "Riga 2003"
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  96. "Istanbul 2004"
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  97. "Athens 2006"
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  98. "Helsinki 2007"
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  99. "Belgrade 2008"
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  100. "Moscow 2009"
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