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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[han-g]

Most israeois voted for politicians commiting these war crimes, and many still support the war, no matter how many innocent civilians who gets killed. They should not get blamed directly, legaly speaking, but it is not like the population has done nothing to support this.

Funny I remember those exact sentiments being used by pro Israelis. Im going to continue judging each Israeli person for themselves and themselves alone, just as I would do with any person regardless of nationality.

 

[han-g]

The number of boring ballads in the final is horrendous.

You mean 6 out of 26 songs, I think you will be just fine somehow.

 

[Dimitry]

It shouldn't even be Israelis, just the government. If we don't blame the average Palestinian for hamas and those Palestinians who watched on and cheered the 7th October, then we shouldn't blame the average Israeli for the actions of their government, the Idf and a few other including settlers and those who try to interrupt aid workers.

At the same time you should not blame average Belarussian for what Lukaschenko is doing, but you do. So it is evedent, Eurovision touches politics.

 

[Teaisloveable]

Allegedly, a spokesperson has said that they did not censor out booing during the Israeli performance

The reaction really did sound "too perfect" though
Especially when you saw clips from inside the arena on the night

 

[Navn Navnes]

Funny I remember those exact sentiments being used by pro Israelis. Im going to continue judging each Israeli person for themselves and themselves alone, just as I would do with any person regardless of nationality.

I am not advocating killing them or some other colective punishment like the israeli government and army are doing with the palestinians, and hamas does with the Israelis ehen they can, I am just stating realities that a lot of Israelis support the government and the army, and that is something they should not do based on very basic morals and ethics. If israel wins this it is because people support the governments actions, this would be 11th at best if it was from a country who did not have political support.

 

[empo21]

But what would be the point of putting more of the not so strong/ interesting songs between 20-26? After all you want to have an exciting show with the climax at the very end of the running order… and it’s also about setting highlights in the running order. Therefore not every favourite can get a spot in the 2nd half or between 20-26. So most of the work is also balancing things out.

Who says? Who made the rules? It's a contest not a movie. If it was truly about the flow of the show why are Lithuania, Spain, Estonia back to back?

There are entries that have fun performances without being contenders to win. You want to have an exciting show, but your idea is to just pile up the contenders back to back?

 

[SpiritofKeiino]

I'm sick now of the political stuff overshadowing the contest. I just want to enjoy the show

 

[empo21]

Allegedly, a spokesperson has said that they did not censor out booing during the Israeli performance

The reaction really did sound "too perfect" though
Especially when you saw clips from inside the arena on the night

They definitely drowned out the boos with fake noise. It becomes even more obvious when Norway performed and you could tell the difference in their cheers compared to the ones during Israel.

 

[Looren]

Lol these shitheads killed Ukraine and I hate them for that

 

[Gitte]

I also found the "noise" to be very weird during/before/after israel's performance. It sounded off, a bit unnatural.

 

[Navn Navnes]

Israel winning would ruin everything, no matter what you think about the war. Because it is so obvious then that this is not about what performance is the best, but about politics. At least in 2022 Ukraine had a good song.

 

[jatojo]

You mean 6 out of 26 songs, I think you will be just fine somehow.

There are more slow ballads than midtempo songs:

1. Sweden | Uptempo

2. Ukraine | Midtempo

3. Germany | Midtempo

4. Luxembourg | Uptempo

5. Netherlands | Freaky

6. Israel | Slow ballad

7. Lithuania | Midtempo

8. Spain | Midtempo

9. Estonia | Freaky

10. Ireland | Freaky

11. Latvia | Slow ballad

12. Greece | Freaky

13. United Kingdom | Midtempo

14. Norway | Rock/ethnic

15. Italy | Uptempo

16. Serbia | Slow ballad

17. Finland | Freaky

18. Portugal | Slow ballad

19. Armenia | Uptempo/ethnic

20. Cyprus | Uptempo

21. Switzerland | Uptempo

22. Slovenia | Ballad

23. Croatia | Freaky

24. Georgia | Uptempo

25. France | Slow ballad

26. Austria | Uptempo

 

[Paco Roca]

Observing the events and the order of execution we can take for granted that there is a danger of an Israeli victory (as I thought from the beginning and being criticized by those who told me that politics would not prevail again). To save itself from disaster, the EBU placed its brand on the shoulders of Croatia and put a "convenience winner" like France back into play. The EBU also broke the legs of the Netherlands and Ukraine. Italy is currently in a limbo of uncertainty and Ireland could be the outsider. Personal opinion, most disappointing edition ever: 0 involvement, dirty political plots and songs with a dissing flavor from Sweden (who, to clean their hands, make them sing "the moral winner" - to me it gave more of a sense of showing off a precious head as a trophy on your wall at home).

 

[AlekS]

Will the juries put Croatia above Israel? Do you believe in science fiction? Lol.

 

[soulm8]

I’m expecting enormous tv vote for Croatia for all the people who want to stop Israel from winning.

 

[Ajeje Brazorf]

I expect mister "Good to Go" to resign at the end of this contest. He is taking Eurovision into oblivion. Mister Österdahl, sorry, you are good to go....

 

[gigi_copp3]

I’m expecting enormous tv vote for Croatia for all the people who want to stop Israel from winning.

Yeah. Geolier Vs Angelina Mango. Angelina needed a huge jury support to win though.

 

[Paco Roca]

I expect mister "Good to Go" to resign at the end of this contest. He is taking Eurovision into oblivion. Mister Österdahl, sorry, you are good to go....

Let's hope that the EBU and the bookmakers are plotting well to make Israel "the Geolier of the Eurovision Song Contest": a "bad winner" knows how to stem it at any cost

 

[Ajeje Brazorf]

Let's hope that the EBU and the bookmakers are plotting well to make Israel "the Geolier of the Eurovision Song Contest": a "bad winner" knows how to stem it at any cost

I'm sick and tired to root against someone this year, really so sick and tired...

 

[GermanBango]

Oh surprise surprise, the EBU still hasn't said anything about this mess. Gosh at this point I am just glad that it will be all over soon.