Scotguy 330 Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 So the contest had departed Copenhagen, Dnemark and we now move down to the middle of the continent to Austria. The Provisional dates for 2015 are: 12th, 14th and 16th May 2015 The potential hosts so far: Vienna Wiener Stadthalle - 16000 Salzburg RedBull Arena - 31000 Graz Stadhalle - 11000 So far 4 countries have declared their participation" Austria Sweden Finland Ireland Quote Link to post Share on other sites
illustrado 75 Posted May 12, 2014 Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 i hope next years theme is 'unstoppable' Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yoshi 345 Posted May 12, 2014 Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 So they're the candidates? Interesting, they'd have to plonk a roof on the Red Bull Arena, Graz I think is probably too small (the city that is, don't know though) Vienna is the obvious candidate, the Stadthalle doesn't look that big in the picture but it must be. Doesn't Innsbruck have any arena left from 76? They must have, but I guess it's small or booked. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
illustrado 75 Posted May 12, 2014 Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 things i want them to do again in vienna: the postcard's style the glass system for the staging the country map intro for the voting (but need a bit of improvement with the accuracy i.e. Spain invading Portugal ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
daveypodmore 520 Posted May 12, 2014 Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 I want Saltzburg and I want the strap line to be The Sound of Music : ) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Citius Altius Fortius 560 Posted May 12, 2014 Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 It seems that it will be Vienna - there is an arena with 16,000 capacity... Just one other sentence about the shipyard hall in Kobenhavn - I liked the idea, but it seems that the planers didn't expected the difficulties which occurred during the transformation into an arena - I am not talking about the beauty of a venue, but necessary infrastructure for a venue for such a large event (transportation: there was only one street - the boats arrived in Nyhavn without any possibility of further transportation / rest rooms: that was really a joke you had to queue outside (it was very hot in the arena (water was dripping from the ceiling onto the audience) - outside it was extremely cold and windy) / No DJ outside to calm down the people like in Malmö or in London 2012 / the parking lot, where you could enter/left the buses were a sandy area (in London they did everything that the people could go to the venues (even to the smaller ones - like the whitewater venue - that you could reach them clean) The people were all friendly, but the organization team was not aware that the selection of the shipyard buildings in an industrial wasteland will produce such difficulties... Therefore I would like to see an Eurovision 2015 in a normal venue again, which is in an area, which is easy to access... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Citius Altius Fortius 560 Posted May 12, 2014 Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 ORF just announced that Salzburg won't bid. The conservative Prime Minister of the Salzburg federal state is quoted, that the ESC won't fit in the culture program of the Salzburg state Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Citius Altius Fortius 560 Posted May 12, 2014 Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 ORF.at - Viele Bewerber, Entscheidung demnächst (a lot of bids, decision soon) Alexander Wrabetz (ORF) will announce the venue in the next two months. Wien - Stadthalle - Messe (Exhibition) - maybe Happel Stadium (very unlikely - due open-air) Hofburg won't bid (venue of 1967) And there will be other bids from other federal states Quote Link to post Share on other sites
daveypodmore 520 Posted May 12, 2014 Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 boo hiss Salzburg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Citius Altius Fortius 560 Posted May 12, 2014 Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 boo hiss Salzburg ORF.at - Song Contest: Salzburgs Politik winkt ab (Salzburg's politics dismisses) In the article it is mentioned that Salzburg Tourismus Bureau has already reacted annoyed by this dismiss of the politicians Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ikarus360 599 Posted May 12, 2014 Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 I wouldn't be surprised if they pick Vienna due to its intimate relationship with the history of classic music (despite Mozart being born in Salzburg, many prominent artists raised to fame at the capital of the old Austro-Hungarian Empire, such as Strauss) so I expect there will be a heavy theme related to this fact next year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Tower Bridge Fox 48 Posted May 12, 2014 Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 Vienna what a great host city ,I can already see of how some of next years competition may shape up,I think we can expect I think we can expect the Netherlands to be really going for the winAfter coming second this yearI think we can expect another fantastic entry from Spain who will be trying to built a reputation for being a country to look out for.The voters have memories and know who constantly enters good songs,This is how Aszensasjasn becomes a Eurovision winner,Austria who deserved to win this year with one of the best songs in the contest may not wont to win again ,so we will just have to weight to see what direction they go in.I hope Moldova aren’t put off by not getting through to the finals with what was there best ever entryAnd I hope San mareno enter another good song even though they finished nears the bottom this year with a song that should have been in the top three, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StefanMUC 688 Posted May 12, 2014 Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 So they're the candidates? Interesting, they'd have to plonk a roof on the Red Bull Arena, Graz I think is probably too small (the city that is, don't know though) Vienna is the obvious candidate, the Stadthalle doesn't look that big in the picture but it must be. Doesn't Innsbruck have any arena left from 76? They must have, but I guess it's small or booked. Uhm, Graz is almost twice the size of Salzburg, it's Austria's 2nd city and could probably cope easily if they had a suitable venue. But it's clearly going to be Vienna, everything is in place there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yoshi 345 Posted May 12, 2014 Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 Really? Well, I'd never have thought Graz was the second city, I must say. But surely it's Vienna for Eurovision, a no-brainer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Citius Altius Fortius 560 Posted May 12, 2014 Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 EuroVisionary: Several candidates to host the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest in Austria Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ripley 102 Posted May 12, 2014 Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 So Salzburg is too good for Eurovision.... I'm sure at least 1 country could come up with a singing nun or two... with beards? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mainad 203 Posted May 12, 2014 Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 ORF just announced that Salzburg won't bid. The conservative Prime Minister of the Salzburg federal state is quoted, that the ESC won't fit in the culture program of the Salzburg state I guess they think the city of Mozart couldn't possibly host something as 'trashy' as the ESC? But that's a bit sad and ironic because I think Mozart would have loved it! He would no doubt have endeavoured to raise the quality of the singing but he loved a good party and the whole Eurovision atmosphere would probably have really appealed to him. Unlike some of the 21st century politicians now running his city, he was no stuffed shirt! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ripley 102 Posted May 12, 2014 Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 Didn't Salzburg have a skiing fluffy snowball to promote their last Winter Olympics bid.... classy! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scotguy 330 Posted May 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 the usual post contest news and rumor GREECE SERIOUSLY THINKING TO WITHDRAWhttp://oikotimes.com/2014/05/12/greece-seriously-thinking-to-withdraw/ ROBBIE WILLIAMS OFFERS HIMSELF TO BBC!http://oikotimes.com/2014/05/12/robbie-williams-offers-himself-to-bbc/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
illustrado 75 Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 they should also bring back the orchestra. and may be a sound mixing booth at the back Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Citius Altius Fortius 560 Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 It seems that Russia is thinking about a "Eurasiavision", which is restricted on "traditional" values... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Citius Altius Fortius 560 Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 Erdogan just announced that Turkey wouldn't participate at the ESC anymore, due Conchita's victory Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ofan 696 Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 (edited) Is anyone else as offput as I am by the guy who won it? Edited May 13, 2014 by ofan97 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Citius Altius Fortius 560 Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 Is anyone else as offput as I am by the guy who won it? had you been interested in the ESC before? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ofan 696 Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 had you been interested in the ESC before? No. I have no interest at all. I just googled the guy who won and he/she makes me a little uncomfortable. I understand it's being taken as a political statement and an FU to Putin, but I find the winner very strange. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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