Oh good heavens, is that the time?
In less than two weeks the stars of 2018 will descent on the Portuguese capital of Lisbon, bringing with them thousands of delegates, press, fans and tourists who will soak up the sun, sounds and atmosphere of Portugal over the Eurovision fortnight. The city, and indeed Portugal itself, will be hosting their historic first ever Eurovision Song Contest, so we at ESC United couldn't possibly refuse the invitation to attend!
Over the two weeks at Eurovision we will once again be bringing you live, hands-on coverage from the press centre and beyond as the 43 participating acts rehearse and fine-tune their performances for the global audience. Of course, we will bring you the usual exclusives, press conferences, rehearsal reactions and live streams, but we also have a few surprises in store for #YOU...
The first members of our team arrive in Lisbon on Thursday 26th April, with the majority of our crew arriving on Saturday and Sunday of this week as the rehearsals begin. #YOU can check out this rehearsal schedule, as well as links to all of the relevant articles and videos as they happen!
As ever, we couldn't keep this website and forum going from strength to strength without #YOU, so we want to know what suggestions, questions and ideas you have for our coverage in Lisbon. What would #YOU like to see from the coming weeks?
This thread will be used as live discussion throughout the rehearsals, live shows and everything in between as well as our main forum point of contact, but in the mean time feel free to make your predictions and feelings about the rehearsals known!
Muito obrigado a todos vocês! Te vejo em breve
HOW TO FOLLOW ESC UNITED:
Facebook - Like and follow us for all of the latest news and updates
Twitter - Games, quick reactions, competitions and updates from Lisbon
Instagram - The latest snaps and videos from the Portuguese capital, and beyond
YouTube - Don't miss a single live stream, interview or reaction video by subscribing
Also consider supporting us on Patreon if you are feeling generous, we really really appreciate any support!
SCHEDULE:
Sunday 29th April - 1st rehearsals
Azerbaijan (11:00 - 11:30)
Iceland (11:40 - 12:10)
Albania (12:20 - 12:50)
Belgium (13:00 - 13:30)
Czech Republic (14:40 - 15:10)
Lithuania (15:20 - 15:50)
Israel (16:00 - 16:30)
Belarus (17:00 - 17:30)
Estonia (17:40 - 18:10)
Bulgaria (18:20 - 18:50)
Monday 30th April - 1st rehearsals
(FYR) Macedonia (11:00 - 11:30)
Croatia (11:40 - 12:10)
Austria (12:20 - 12:50)
Greece (13:00 - 13:30)
Finland (14:40 - 15:10)
Armenia (15:20 - 15:50)
Switzerland (16:00 - 16:30)
Ireland (17:00 - 17:30)
Cyprus (17:40 - 18:10)
Tuesday 1st May - 1st rehearsals
Norway (11:00 - 11:30)
Romania (11:40 - 12:10)
Serbia (12:20 - 12:50)
San Marino (13:00 - 13:30)
Denmark (14:40 - 15:10)
Russia (15:20 - 15:50)
Moldova (16:00 - 16:30)
Netherlands (17:00 - 17:30)
Australia (17:40 - 18:10)
Wednesday 2nd May - 1st rehearsals
Georgia (11:00 - 11:30)
Poland (11:40 - 12:10)
Malta (12:20 - 12:50)
Hungary (13:00 - 13:30)
Latvia (14:40 - 15:10)
Sweden (15:20 - 15:50)
Montenegro (16:00 - 16:30)
Slovenia (17:00 - 17:30)
Ukraine (17:40 - 18:10)
Thursday 3rd May - 2nd rehearsals
Azerbaijan (11:00 - 11:20)
Iceland (11:25 - 11:45)
Albania (11:50 - 12:10)
Belgium (12:15 - 12:35)
Czech Republic (12:40 - 13:00)
Lithuania (14:05 - 14:25)
Israel (14:30 - 14:50)
Belarus (14:55 - 15:15)
Estonia (15:20 - 15:40)
Bulgaria (15:45 - 16:05)
(FYR) Macedonia (16:30 - 16:50)
Croatia (16:55 - 17:15)
Austria (17:20 - 17:40)
Greece (17:45 - 18:05)
Finland (18:10 - 18:30)
Friday 4th May - 2nd rehearsals / finalists 1st rehearsals
Armenia (11:00 - 11:20)
Switzerland (11:25 - 11:45)
Ireland (11:50 - 12:10)
Cyprus (12:15 - 12:35)
Norway (12:40 - 13:00)
Romania (14:05 - 14:25)
Serbia (14:30 - 14:50)
San Marino (14:55 - 15:15)
Denmark (15:20 - 15:40)
Portugal (16:05 - 16:35)
United Kingdom (16:40 - 17:10)
Spain (17:15 - 17:45)
Germany (17:50 - 18:20)
Italy (19:25 - 19:55)
France (20:00 - 20:30)
Saturday 5th May - 2nd rehearsals
Russia (11:00 - 11:20)
Moldova (11:25 - 11:45)
Netherlands (11:50 - 12:10)
Australia (12:15 - 12:35)
Georgia (12:40 - 13:00)
Poland (14:05 - 14:25)
Malta (14:30 - 14:50)
Hungary (14:55 - 15:15)
Latvia (15:20 - 15:40)
Sweden (16:05 - 16:25)
Montenegro (16:30 - 16:50)
Slovenia (16:55 - 17:15)
Ukraine (17:20 - 17:40)
Sunday 6th May - 2nd rehearsals
Portugal (11:00 - 11:20)
United Kingdom (11:25 - 11:45)
Spain (11:50 - 12:10)
Germany (12:15 - 12:35)
France (12:40 - 13:00)
Italy (13:05 - 13:25)
Opening Ceremony (17:00)
In less than two weeks the stars of 2018 will descent on the Portuguese capital of Lisbon, bringing with them thousands of delegates, press, fans and tourists who will soak up the sun, sounds and atmosphere of Portugal over the Eurovision fortnight. The city, and indeed Portugal itself, will be hosting their historic first ever Eurovision Song Contest, so we at ESC United couldn't possibly refuse the invitation to attend!
Over the two weeks at Eurovision we will once again be bringing you live, hands-on coverage from the press centre and beyond as the 43 participating acts rehearse and fine-tune their performances for the global audience. Of course, we will bring you the usual exclusives, press conferences, rehearsal reactions and live streams, but we also have a few surprises in store for #YOU...
The first members of our team arrive in Lisbon on Thursday 26th April, with the majority of our crew arriving on Saturday and Sunday of this week as the rehearsals begin. #YOU can check out this rehearsal schedule, as well as links to all of the relevant articles and videos as they happen!
As ever, we couldn't keep this website and forum going from strength to strength without #YOU, so we want to know what suggestions, questions and ideas you have for our coverage in Lisbon. What would #YOU like to see from the coming weeks?
This thread will be used as live discussion throughout the rehearsals, live shows and everything in between as well as our main forum point of contact, but in the mean time feel free to make your predictions and feelings about the rehearsals known!
Muito obrigado a todos vocês! Te vejo em breve
HOW TO FOLLOW ESC UNITED:
Facebook - Like and follow us for all of the latest news and updates
Twitter - Games, quick reactions, competitions and updates from Lisbon
Instagram - The latest snaps and videos from the Portuguese capital, and beyond
YouTube - Don't miss a single live stream, interview or reaction video by subscribing
Also consider supporting us on Patreon if you are feeling generous, we really really appreciate any support!
SCHEDULE:
Sunday 29th April - 1st rehearsals
Azerbaijan (11:00 - 11:30)
Iceland (11:40 - 12:10)
Albania (12:20 - 12:50)
Belgium (13:00 - 13:30)
Czech Republic (14:40 - 15:10)
Lithuania (15:20 - 15:50)
Israel (16:00 - 16:30)
Belarus (17:00 - 17:30)
Estonia (17:40 - 18:10)
Bulgaria (18:20 - 18:50)
Monday 30th April - 1st rehearsals
(FYR) Macedonia (11:00 - 11:30)
Croatia (11:40 - 12:10)
Austria (12:20 - 12:50)
Greece (13:00 - 13:30)
Finland (14:40 - 15:10)
Armenia (15:20 - 15:50)
Switzerland (16:00 - 16:30)
Ireland (17:00 - 17:30)
Cyprus (17:40 - 18:10)
Tuesday 1st May - 1st rehearsals
Norway (11:00 - 11:30)
Romania (11:40 - 12:10)
Serbia (12:20 - 12:50)
San Marino (13:00 - 13:30)
Denmark (14:40 - 15:10)
Russia (15:20 - 15:50)
Moldova (16:00 - 16:30)
Netherlands (17:00 - 17:30)
Australia (17:40 - 18:10)
Wednesday 2nd May - 1st rehearsals
Georgia (11:00 - 11:30)
Poland (11:40 - 12:10)
Malta (12:20 - 12:50)
Hungary (13:00 - 13:30)
Latvia (14:40 - 15:10)
Sweden (15:20 - 15:50)
Montenegro (16:00 - 16:30)
Slovenia (17:00 - 17:30)
Ukraine (17:40 - 18:10)
Thursday 3rd May - 2nd rehearsals
Azerbaijan (11:00 - 11:20)
Iceland (11:25 - 11:45)
Albania (11:50 - 12:10)
Belgium (12:15 - 12:35)
Czech Republic (12:40 - 13:00)
Lithuania (14:05 - 14:25)
Israel (14:30 - 14:50)
Belarus (14:55 - 15:15)
Estonia (15:20 - 15:40)
Bulgaria (15:45 - 16:05)
(FYR) Macedonia (16:30 - 16:50)
Croatia (16:55 - 17:15)
Austria (17:20 - 17:40)
Greece (17:45 - 18:05)
Finland (18:10 - 18:30)
Friday 4th May - 2nd rehearsals / finalists 1st rehearsals
Armenia (11:00 - 11:20)
Switzerland (11:25 - 11:45)
Ireland (11:50 - 12:10)
Cyprus (12:15 - 12:35)
Norway (12:40 - 13:00)
Romania (14:05 - 14:25)
Serbia (14:30 - 14:50)
San Marino (14:55 - 15:15)
Denmark (15:20 - 15:40)
Portugal (16:05 - 16:35)
United Kingdom (16:40 - 17:10)
Spain (17:15 - 17:45)
Germany (17:50 - 18:20)
Italy (19:25 - 19:55)
France (20:00 - 20:30)
Saturday 5th May - 2nd rehearsals
Russia (11:00 - 11:20)
Moldova (11:25 - 11:45)
Netherlands (11:50 - 12:10)
Australia (12:15 - 12:35)
Georgia (12:40 - 13:00)
Poland (14:05 - 14:25)
Malta (14:30 - 14:50)
Hungary (14:55 - 15:15)
Latvia (15:20 - 15:40)
Sweden (16:05 - 16:25)
Montenegro (16:30 - 16:50)
Slovenia (16:55 - 17:15)
Ukraine (17:20 - 17:40)
Sunday 6th May - 2nd rehearsals
Portugal (11:00 - 11:20)
United Kingdom (11:25 - 11:45)
Spain (11:50 - 12:10)
Germany (12:15 - 12:35)
France (12:40 - 13:00)
Italy (13:05 - 13:25)
Opening Ceremony (17:00)