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!​

 

[Grinch]

with blackjack and hookers

What a disgusting thing to say

 

[AliceEsc]

Let's wait for confirmation before we accuse someone of a violent act. It's serious and damaging.

 

[Looren]

The behavior by the Israeli is disgusting (if true), but violence can NEVER, and I mean NEVER be a solution!!

I'm not saying it's a solution or approve it, I just say that I understand that he went for it if what's said is indeed true

 

[Looren]

If Netherlands is disqualified, would the Dutch even get to vote in the final?

Probably as ROTW

 

[EscGeek]

What a disgusting thing to say

i made a futurama joke. Sorry if you aren't familiar with it.

 

[Wynnter]

Also I thought the fight was with a stage manager??

 

[ESC94]

If Netherlands is disqualified, would the Dutch even get to vote in the final?

I guess they would maybe be treated like they would´ve been eliminated in the semi final and vote like the other countries that didn´t make it into the final.

 

[gigi_copp3]

Will the 11th place in the SF2 get a spot into the final?

 

[Wynnter]

Will the 11th place in the SF2 get a spot into the final?

I think it's too late for that.

 

[Teaisloveable]

If whatever has happened needs to end in disqualification then so be it.of course at this stage it's all theories so fingers crossed it works out for the best.

But there's a certain irony in a Dutch disqualification the day before the final whilst Israel escape disqualification and jump to 2nd in the odds

 

[Wynnter]

Also it's probably best to just wait for official announcements because the rumour train is quite the powerhouse in the modern internet landscape, I'd say.

 

[Grinch]

Honestly, I don't believe an Israeli person (from the delegation?) made fun of his deceased father and that's the reason of the fight. Probably there was a physical fight but with the staff/stage manager.

 

[crashworld]

Also it's probably best to just wait for official announcements because the rumour train is quite the powerhouse in the modern internet landscape, I'd say.

I agree. This is serious allegation. Let's not have one unverified source ruins someone's reputation.

 

[NeoTen]

I can add to @Oscar (can't confirm his rumour)
I'm really scared to place this but as that discussion is 1 I wanna stay out of, the "thing about the stage where he got physical" is rumoured to be apparently "he wanted to make an anti Israeli-statement yesterday and brought props and was refused and went back to fight the production and (ass.) stage manager after his performance"
Would explain his outburst at the press convo.

 

[gigi_copp3]

with blackjack and hookers

Without Eurovision Song Contest. And without blackjack.

 

[Andrin]

Also it's probably best to just wait for official announcements because the rumour train is quite the powerhouse in the modern internet landscape, I'd say.

Official statement does not necessarily mean more clarity. It may be formulated in very vague terms and simply convey the message about DQ without giving much detail.

 

[Etanna]

We should wait. Remember how there were the drugs rumours about Maneskin which turned out to be completely untrue but they were harassed about it for days and had to even take tests. Just because of an ambiguous 1 second long shot from a distance

 

[NeoTen]

....In other news: EBU is trying to change to change the bad running order by reversing the order of the numbers shown in the recaps.

 

[crashworld]

I can add to @Oscar (can't confirm his rumour)
I'm really scared to place this but as that discussion is 1 I wanna stay out of, the "thing about the stage where he got physical" is rumoured to be apparently "he wanted to make an anti Israeli-statement yesterday and brought props and was refused and went back to fight the production and (ass.) stage manager after his performance"
Would explain his outburst at the press convo.

So was the altercation today or last night? If the altercation happened last night, then why EBU waited only today to bar him from rehearsing when he was practically there during the flag parade?

This is really confusing.

 

[Lugano]

What is your source NeoTen?