We are already halfway through the two weeks of the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest and tonight sees the opening ceremony followed by the the opening of the Euroclub.

Red carpet appearances schedule

The ceremony will begin with Conchita (Eurovision 2014 winner) opening the red carpet at 18:00 CET. Last year’s host Denmark will have the honour to walk the carpet first at 18:04 followed by these countries:

1. The Netherlands – 18:07
2. Lithuania – 18:10
3. Ireland – 18:12
4. Israel – 18:15
5. Georgia – 18:18
6. Armenia – 18:20
7. Estonia – 18:22
8. HOSTS ESC 2015 – 18:25
9. Italy – 18:28
10. Poland – 18:31
11. United Kingdom – 18:34
12. Germany – 18:37
13. Finland – 18:40
14. Australia – 18:43
15. Switzerland – 18:46
16. Austria – 18:49
17. Slovenia – 18:52
18. Spain – 18:55
19. Sweden – 18:58
20. Czech Republic – 19:01
21. France – 19:04
22. Hungary – 19:07
23. Belarus – 19:10
24. Malta – 19:13
25. FYR Macedonia – 19:16
26. Russia – 19:19
27. Iceland – 19:22
28. Greece – 19:25
29. Belgium – 19:28
30. Albania – 19:31
31. Portugal – 19:34
32. Montenegro – 19:37
33. Norway – 19:40
34. Serbia – 19:43
35. Cyprus – 19:46
36. San Marino – 19:49
37. Azerbaijan – 19:52
38. Latvia – 19:55
39. Moldova – 19:58
40. Romania – 20:01

Each artist will start their walk down the red carpet by having a 3 minutes photo-shoot in front of the press wall while afterwards they will answer the questions of the world media attending.

ESCToday will of course be there to interact with the acts and we would like to hear from you! If you have a question for any of the artists, make sure you submit it to #ASKToday or through our social media pages using the hashtag.

After the opening ceremony, this year’s Euroclub ‘Ottakringer Brewery’ will open it’s doors for their first party, Welcome to Austria. The famous brewery will also host the delegation parties as well as the after parties for all 3 shows. The Euroclub is only accessible for delegations and accredited press.

How to watch the opening ceremony:

The opening ceremony can be seen live on eurovision.tv with English commentary. ORF Eins will also be broadcasting the event live from 18:30 to 19:15.

Stay tuned to ESCToday.com for all the lastest news about the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest.