The municipality of Zaanstad, part of the metropolitan area of Amsterdam, will be the host city of the second edition of Eurovision in Concert. Several participants at this year's Eurovision Song Contest will be taking part at the biggest Eurovision promo event which will take place on April 24.
All delegations will be welcomed at the Zaans Museum by the mayor of Zaandam, Miss Géke Faber. Right after, all participating artists will be offered a guided tour through Zaanse Schans, a neighbourhood of Zaandam, which has a collection of well-preserved historic windmills and houses. Therefore Zaanse Schans is one of the most popular touristic attractions of the region. Both national and international press are welcome to join this official programme.
Later that night, the concert will take place at Lexion, one of the most modern party venues in the area of Zaanstad and located in one of its municipals, Westzaan. Lexion can host up to 1,500 fans. Fans will be able to make use of special shuttle buses to be brought back from the venue to Amsterdam after the show. The concert will be hosted by the 1987 Dutch representative Marga Bult and the Dutch commentator at the Eurovision Song Contest, Cornald Maas.
The following 6 countries have already confirmed their participation:
- Turkey – MaNga –We could be the same
- Finland – Kuunkuiskaajat –Työlki ellää
- Slovenia – Anzambel Roka Zlindere & Kalamari – Narodno zabavni rock
- Cyprus – Jon Lilygreen – Life looks better in spring
- Switzerland – Michael von der Heide –Il pleut de l'or
- The Netherlands – Sieneke – Ik ben verliefd (Sha-lalie)
More participating countries will be announced in the next couple of weeks.
Ticket sales will start on Friday, March 19 and will be priced at € 25,00. Tickets can be purchased through www.ticketpoint.nl but the fastest 200 OGAE members (both national as international) get a discount of € 2,50 by reserving tickets through [email protected].
The Dutch promo event is organised by esctoday.com, OGAE Netherlands, www.songfestival.web-log.nl, www.bearecords.nl and Café ‘De Landman’. For more information please visit the official website at www.eurovisioninconcert.web-log.nl . For press accreditation and more info: [email protected]
