Tickets for Söngvakeppnin 2018, the Icelandic national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, have gone on sale today.

As previously reported, the show will include a performance from Sweden’s contestant from 2017 Robin Bengtsson, and it has also been announced that Emmelie de Forest, who won for Denmark with her song Only teardrops in 2013, will be performing as well.

You can now buy tickets for both of the semi-final shows on 10 and 17 February, where 6 acts will perform on each night to decide who takes part in the final. A total of 6 acts will advance to the final on the selection.

For the 3 March, Icelandic Eurovision fans can get tickets for either the rehearsal show at 14:30 local time, which will just feature the acts competing, or the full live show at 19:30 local time.

Ticket prices for Icelandic national selection

Tickets for a total of 4 shows are now on sale, with prices ranging from 1,990 kr to 4,990 kr.

  • 10/02: Semi-final 1 live show (19:30 local time, 2,990 kr)
  • 17/02: Semi-final 2 live show (19:30 local time, 2,990 kr)
  • 03/03: Grand final family show (14:30 local time, 1,990 kr)
  • 03/03: Grand final live show (19:30 local time, 3,990 kr/4,990 kr)

Tickets are available from the tix,is website, or by phoning 551 3800.


Eliza-Jane watched Eurovision Song Contest as a youngster growing up in Australia and continued to be a keen follower of the show since moving to London in 1999. She watched the show live from Oslo in 2010 and Dusseldorf in 2011, and Malmo 2013.