Tomorrow, the promotional event for the Eurovision Song Contest, Eurovision in Concert, will take place at Zaanstad's Lexion, The Netherlands. As the first delegations are already arriving in the Schiphol airport in Amsterdam, it has also been announced that the executive producer for this year's Eurovision, NRK's Jon Ola Sand, will attend the event, which will feature 17 acts instead of the 18 expected due to the ash cloud affecting Europe's skies.
Among those 17 acts to participate in Eurovision in Concert is Josh, the British hopeful, who will sing the final version of the UK entry, That sounds good to me. On the other hand, Thea Garrett, another confirmed artist to take part, has been forced to cancel her trip because of the volcano eruption happened a week ago in Iceland. You can learn more about it here.
Eurovision in Concert has created anticipation and high expectations, proved by the presence of the executive producer of the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest, Jan Ola Sand, as well as more than 125 journalists requesting accreditation.
More details on the event have been revealed. Marga Bult, host of the concert and Dutch representative in Eurovision back in 1987, will wear the dress he wore back then again tomorrow evening. Also, the weather is announced to be nice: sunny and 20 ºC.
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]. Besides that, all those wishing to attend the concert and don't have a ticket yet, can purchase them tomorrow right at the door.
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]
