First ever ‘Eurovision Live Tour’ announced for 2026, including huge show in London

Eurovision has announced its first-ever live tour for 2026, including a huge show in London. Find all the details below. The official ‘Eurovision Live Tour’ will coincide with the annual song contest’s 70th anniversary across 10 cities this summer. Today’s news comes amid ongoing backlash over Israel being allowed to participate this year . Ten performers from the 2026 edition of the competition are set to perform at the forthcoming shows. They’ll be joined by some “icons” from the past seven decades of Eurovision, performing their “timeless hits”. A host of surprise special guests will take to the stage in each city, too. The line-up for the tour is to be confirmed by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) the day after the Eurovision Grand Final, which is being held in Vienna, Austria, on May 16. A month later, the 2026 ‘Eurovision Live Tour’ will kick off with a huge show at The O2 in London on June 15. Further dates will follow in Hamburg, Milan, Zürich, Antwerp, Cologne, Copenhagen, Amsterdam and Paris throughout the rest of the month. The final concert is due to take place at the Avicii Arena in Stockholm on July 2. Eurofans who join before February 1 will receive exclusive early access to tickets via a dedicated pre-sale - sign up here . More details on how to purchase tickets for each tour date will be shared on the official Eurovision website soon. The ‘Eurovision Live Tour’ 2026 tour dates are: JUNE: 15 - The O2, London, UK 17 - Barclays Arena, Hamburg, Germany 19 - Arena Milano, Milan, Italy 20 - Hallenstadion, Zürich, Switzerland 22 - AFAS Dome, Antwerp, Belgium 23 - Lanxess Arena, Cologne, Germany 25 - Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark 27 - Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, Netherlands 29 - Accor Arena, Paris, France JULY 02 - Avicii Arena, Stockholm, Sweden Multiple countries have pulled out of Eurovision 2026 recently in protest of the controversial decision to allow Israel to compete this year . These include Ireland, the Netherlands, Spain and Iceland . Last month, Portugal’s participation in the 2026 contest was put at risk as 11 of the 16 entrants in their song selection contest refused to represent them if they won. Nemo , the winner of the Eurovision 2024, also returned their trophy to the headquarters of the EBU over “Israel’s continued participation” . Eurovision director Martin Green addressed the situation in a statement, saying that “the Eurovision Song Contest continues to be a place where friendships are forged, languages are learned and new genres and artists are discovered”. He concluded: “In a challenging world we can indeed be United by Music.” Austrian singer-songwriter JJ won the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with his track ‘Wasted Love’ , beating Israel’s Yuval Raphael in second place. UK entry Remember Monday landed in 19th place with ‘What The Hell Just Happened?’ .

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