We can exclusively reveal that the Israeli representative at this year's Eurovision Song Contest, Harel Skaat, will also take part at the Dutch promo event on April 24. Harel will perform his Eurovision entry Milim for hundreds of fans and press at Eurovision in Concert. The Dutch event has a line up of 18 countries now, but some more confirmations are expected.

Cheese, wooden shoes and windmills
The municipality of Zaanstad, part of the metropolitan area of Amsterdam, will be the host city of the second edition of Eurovision in Concert. All delegations will be welcomed at the Zaans Museum by the mayor of Zaandam, Miss Geke Faber. Right after, all participating artists will be offered a guided tour through theZaanse Schans, which can be considered as a colourful living and working area. Here all delegationswill visitsome traditionalDutch workshops like a wooden shoe workshop, a pewter foundry and a cheese farm. The surrounding landscape, with picturesque Dutch houses,windmills and tulip fields,will make the tour 'Dutcher than Dutch'.
Eurovision in Concert
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 afterparty will be hosted by GermanDJ Ohrmeister, a well known Eurovision DJ.

The following18 countries have already confirmed their participation:

  • Israel – Harel Skaat – Milim
  • Poland – Marcin Mrozinski – Legenda
  • Georgia – Sofia Nizharadze – Shine
  • Lithuania – InCulto – East European Funk
  • Malta – Thea Garrett – My dream
  • Ukraine – Alyosha – Sweet people
  • Turkey – MaNga –We could be the same
  • Belgium – Tom Dice – Me and my guitar
  • Albania – Juliana Pasha – It's all about you
  • Portugal Filipa Azevedo Há dias assim
  • Serbia Milan Stankovic – Ovo je Balkan
  • Latvia – Aisha – What for? (Only Mr. God knows why)
  • Bulgaria – Miro – Angel si ti
  • 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-la-lie)

More participating countries will be announced in the next few days.

TICKET SALES

Tickets are on sale now and are priced€ 25,00.They can be purchased through www.ticketpoint.nl butfans from outside the Netherlands are requested to buy 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]