Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, this is Vienna Calling! The Eurovision 2026 rehearsals will be continuing today in Vienna with the second set of countries from the First Semi-final taking the stage for the very first time.
The first artist individual rehearsals are set to continue today in Vienna. The first and second artist rehearsals of the 35 countries competing at ESC 2026 will be held behind closed doors without the presence of the media.
The second set of countries from the First Semi-final are expected to rehearse today with Montenegro being the first country to grace the Vienna stage.
Countries rehearsing today:
- Montenegro
- Estonia
- Israel
- Belgium
- Lithuania
- San Marino
- Poland
- Serbia
An ‘I’ve Arrived’ video from each competing country will be shared by Eurovision’s Instagram and TiktTok official accounts whilst photographs from today’s rehearsal will be shared tomorrow by the Eurovision Song Contest.
The 2026 Eurovision Song Contest is scheduled to be held on 12, 14 and 16 May at the Wiener Stadthalle in Vienna, Austria.
