The first weekend in October has become the standard diary date for the United Kingdom’s annual OGAE Eurovision event.
On Saturday 4 October Eurovision fans will gather at the Holiday Inn in Birmingham City Centre for the OGAE UK Eurobash. The event is so popular that it has moved to a larger hotel. It has also returned to Birmingham after several successful years in Manchester. This year there were 150 places up for grabs. Eurobash has been using the title for 9 years but has been going for many more.
Those who attend are not only from the United Kingdom but also from other parts of Europe. Many come because it is a place for participation. For those arriving early an extra event will happen. The first official Eurobash Pre-Party on Friday 3 October. This is a chance to catch up with fellow Eurofans in a Eurovision night. The Equator Bar on Hurst Street will be the place to be from 7.00pm
On the Saturday the event will include:
- Second Chance Song for Europe – a contest to find the most popular song from the UK’s national finals through the years, which never made it to Eurovision .
- The brainteasing Euroquiz
- The Guest List – Eurovision celebrities chat and answer questions from the audience.
- Eurostars – The Eurovision version of Stars In Their Eyes
- Live performance by two of the special guests
- The Euro Disco.
This year the 80’s era is from where the guests have been selected.
- Denmark’s Kirsten Siggard took part in the Eurovision Song Contests of 1984, 1985 and 1988 as part of Hot Eyes.
- Ray Caruana of Live Report represented the UK at Eurovision in 1989.
- The third guest is Martyn Ford who held the baton twice in the 1980s as he conducted for Cyprus.
Although tickets are sold out for the main event a few are still available for the EuroDisco by clicking here.
Hot Eyes with Det’ lige det 1984
http://youtu.be/hqy9lIKiE4c?t=53s
Hot Eyes with Sku’ du spørg’ fra no’en 1985
http://youtu.be/wOmCMRtyj9E
Hot Eyes with Ka’ du se hva jeg sa’? 1988
http://youtu.be/gWDy_Z6iX2g?t=1m37s
Live Report with Why Do I Always Get It Wrong? 1989
http://youtu.be/BiMLoqUVAdM?t=1m55s
Stay tuned to esctoday.com for all the information you need on the Eurovision Song Contest.
