Huge dissapointment in Zurich for not hosting Eurovision 2025

Switzerland 2025

by Sanjay (Sergio) Jiandani July 19, 2024 8:39 pm 3,301 views

The Swiss national broadcaster, SRG-SSR, unveiled  the two finalist cities in the 2025 Eurovision host city race, with hot favorite Zurich not proceeding to the next phase of the race.

The City of Zurich is quite dissapointed that it will not get to host the forthcoming 2025 Eurovision Song Contest. Zurich was vying to host the competition at the Hallenstadion, a venue which can accomodate circa 15,000 spectators. Zurich has an international airport with excellent international flight connections, a massive hotel accomodation capacity, an external transport network system and a fabulous nightlife and LBTQ scene. Zurich is also the home for the German speaking Swiss broadcaster SRF. The city also has all the required side venues and infrastructure to host the event.

Zurich believes it had submitted a strong bid and there is massive dissapointment after SRG’s announcement today. The City of Zurich will now evaluate and analyse the reasons behind SRG’s negative decision.

The City of Zurich ‘s official press release reads:

The city of Zurich has applied to the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG) to be the location for the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2025. The city council has requested a framework credit of CHF 20 million from the municipal council for the planning and implementation, and the municipal council approved this request with a clear majority on July 3, 2024.

The SRG announced today, Friday, July 19, 2024, that the city of Zurich is not among the two cities that remain in the running to be awarded the 2025 ESC. The city deeply regrets this decision. It is convinced that, with its extensive experience in organizing major events, its excellent infrastructure and attractive ESC venues, it has submitted a strong application. There was also great support from politicians, numerous partner organizations and society in Zurich. The city will now carefully analyze the reasons for the SRG’s negative decision.

Mayor Corine Mauch: “Zurich and the ESC – it would have been a perfect fit. We are disappointed by the SRG’s decision. Many Zurich residents – both inside and outside the city administration – have put a huge amount of energy and passion into a strong candidacy in recent weeks. I would like to thank them very much for their enormous commitment.

SRG-SSR announced today that Geneva and Basel had been shorlisted in the Eurovision 2025 Host City race. The 2025 Eurovision Host City will be unveiled by late August.

Source: Stadt-Zuerich
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