Thunder and lightning, it’s getting exciting! The City of Basel is gearing up in full steam for the forthcoming Eurovision Song Contest 2025. Are you coming to Basel for Eurovision? If so you must experience the Eurovision Tram!

Basel has started to get dressed for the upcoming Eurovision edition. In circa 2-3 weeks the first delegations will start to land in the iconic Eurovision 2025 host city. The countdown has officially kicked off, preparations for the competition are in full swing.

The Eurovision Tram has arrived in Basel! As part of the ESC 2025 City Branding the Eurovision Tram kicked off its service on 31 March and is a flexibility tram from the Basler Verkehrsbetriebe (BVB), which operates alternately on different lines in the city (with the exception of lines 15/16).

The whole of Basel will be dressed up for the Eurovision Song Contest with the theme art, logo and slogan of ESC 2025.

The 2025 Eurovision Song Contest is scheduled to be held on the 13, 15 and 17 May at the St.Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland.

Source: City of Basel
Photo credit: City of Basel


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