ESC United - Rehearsal and Live Show discussion megathread

[Sean]

It's time for the rehearsals to finally get underway for Eurovision 2024 at Malmö Arena! 37 countries will begin their preparations for this year's contest today, with over two weeks of coverage to come from the ESC United team on the ground!

The schedule for rehearsals is below (thank you Eurovisionworld! All times in CEST);

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You can check out Matt's pre-rehearsal live stream below in case you missed it;

DAY ONE

Eurovision 2024 Rehearsals - Day 1 Round-Up Live Stream

Join Matt and his team as they discuss the rehearsals of the day and answer your questions. The first dress rehearsal is closed to the press so we'll be here...

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Please also use this thread for any rehearsal coverage and discussion, including for jury shows, dress rehearsals and the live shows!​

 

[Loindici]

I wouldn't expect much tbh. Feels like it's more likely that they would withdraw themselves rather than being punished by EBU.

To be honest this would be better for both KAN and EBU, but I don't know who'd act quicker. Obviously, though, the core Eurovision fandom sure wouldn't welcome Israel at this time. I will still be monitoring slowly on this.

 

[Loindici]

Sorry hun. This weekend every year I'm like up for 19 hours a day, using like 5 devices all on a home VPN. It's way too much lag and stress.
I placed a combi-bet on Croatia being the best Baltic country, and the UK being dead last in televoting
Last one was risky, but I just knew, that staging was too gay even for ESC standards. People blocked me for it. But c'mon.

I mean, now I got what the gay sauna is, but Croatia is...






Balkan.

 

[Leydan]

The only countries not to vote for Israel were Ukraine & Croatia

 

[ag89]

I feel somehow sorry for Martin. He is the face of EBU and some people who made decisions around the table that he had to sign.

 

[b4ld3r]

Don't worry, he has his hit. Europapa is by FAR the most popular Eurovision song in the Netherlands since I was born. It's especially popular among children and it's just an instant classic. He will return a hero.

Yeah, I know and that's amazing. What I meant was that he gets an international (i.e. outside of Benelux) hit as well.

 

[Kev4000]

Israel received the most points from Germany. 12+8.

 

[GermanBango]

12 points from the public
15x (Rest of the world, Australia, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom)
9x (Albania, Austria, Azerbaijan, Denmark, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Serbia and Slovenia)
7x (Czechia, Estonia, Georgia, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova and Poland)
1x (Greece)
1x (Cyprus)
1x (Armenia)
1x (Croatia)
1x (Israel)
1x (Ukraine)

 

[mauve]

Israel received the most points from Germany. 12+8.

I predicted that. History.

 

[Loindici]

Israel received the most points from Germany. 12+8.

That Austrian painter shaking in his grave right now

 

[b4ld3r]

Israel received the most points from Germany. 12+8.

Quelle surprise

 

[NeoTen]

I mean, now I got what the gay sauna is, but Croatia is...






Balkan.

Damn I'm tired. Well, you're always welcome to join me in Bern next year and share a drink for the kind heads up.

 

[Gwendal]

I'm sad no one cared for Norway. But I'm (a little) less sad to discover that the only two countries giving them televote points are Finland and Ukraine.

Sure taste.

 

[Looren]

Nemo : "maybe Eurovision needs a little bit of fixing"

SPILL

PREACH

 

[Leydan]

btw, can I just say I hated how the 1-10 just automatically showed on the scoreboard instead of being listed first like in previous years.

 

[Anthony Tesla]

My brother is the normiest of the normies in terms of Eurovision, and he said this gem.

"I want either Israel or Ireland to win".

The fandom is a bubble, and most normies are not only not informed about all this drama, but they're not even CLOSE to find about the drama in the first place.

 

[Loindici]

Also, congrats Bambie for showing Ireland something to be proud about and hopefully RTE will NOT pick a retirement home song again next year.

 

[jatojo]

The last interesting thing happening this night is to see how bad Denmark did in the semi.

 

[Gitte]

Have the sf results been posted?

 

[Gwendal]

22 "douze points" (on technically possible 36) from juries to Switzerland (4 for France, 3 for Portugal, 2 for Croatia and Ukraine, 1 for Greece, Ireland, Luxembourg and Sweden).

Well, that helps.

 

[jatojo]

Lol, Czechia beat Denmark in the semi. Norway just above them.