Morten Thomassen reported yesterday that tickets for the 2023 Eurovision song contest went on sale for the shows in May in Liverpool. ESC Covers google translated it from Norwegian to English.

Today the tickets for this year’s event are released for us ESC fans and for many fans it is a big dream to experience this show live and to be present in the city where it happens.

It turns out that you probably first have to dream of becoming a millionaire before you can start dreaming of seeing ESC live. Because this year the prices are breaking all records, we were quite furious when the price to see both semi-finals and the final live back in 2019 cost around NOK 8,000.

Only four years later, the same fun costs a whopping NOK 12,000 and I think we should be furious.

Yes, you read correctly, for the tidy sum of £960 you can experience Alessandra on stage in the first semi-final and hopefully you will see her in the final and between the two events it is semi-final number two.

The British organizers have admittedly set aside a good pot of tickets for Ukrainians at a cheap price and they should be congratulated for that.

But, that other fans should pay dearly for this generosity is completely wild and they have not given any discount to those who buy the ticket package for all three shows.

Even in the high-cost country of Norway, someone who had the opportunity to buy a ticket package for all three live shows had to turn it down in tears, it was simply too expensive.

To see the jury shows that take place the day before the live shows, you have to shell out an incredible NOK 8,800, so quite expensive to see something only the juries of the participating countries can watch on TV.

The fact that the prices for accommodation in Liverpool are also beyond all reason does not make the desire to go any greater.

Fortunately for fans heading to Liverpool, there are much more fan friendly options.

The shows are shown on the big screen at EuroFanClub and you can come in and watch them for the pleasant price of £5.

So it will probably be fun to be a fan of MGP and ESC this year too, even if the actual raisin in the sausage is financially unattainable for many.

And for those who think Norway is an expensive country, back in 2010 the same ticket package cost the tidy sum of NOK 1,600 and that was only NOK 200 more than the most expensive ticket to the final cost.

Let’s hope that if Sweden wins this year we get more sober prices next year.