What makes the difference between getting ‘douze points’ and ‘nul points’? How do you get to the top of the left-hand side of the leaderboard? Is there more to it than ‘Love, Love, Peace, Peace’? Join RTS London as we try to find out how to win the Eurovision Song Contest!
Sam Ryder gave the UK its best score since 1998, with the third-highest jury vote in Eurovision history of 283 points. His performance also gave the UK its highest viewing figures since 2011, a decade that otherwise saw some of its lowest vote rankings. The Grand Final was the second-most-watched programme in Britain (8.9 million viewers), behind only the Platinum Party at the Palace, at which Sam Ryder also performed.
With pride restored to the nation, and Liverpool 2023 just a couple of months away, it begs the question, how do you win the Eurovision Song Contest? Our panel of Eurovision experts will dive into some of the contest’s greatest hits, look at why the UK hasn’t won since 1997, and explore what audiences have to look forward to this year. We’ll be at the legendary music venue, The 100 Club on Oxford Street, for our countdown party to the Eurovision Song Contest!
The evening will also include special musical performances from Abalicious, in tribute to 1974 winners ABBA, and SuRie, the UK Representative at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest. Tickets are £10 for non-members and free for RTS members and members of the press. Members of the press should contact: rts@ddapr.com
Host:
Steve Holden, Host of the Official Eurovision Song Contest podcast
Panel:
Paddy O'Connell, Eurovision Song Contest Aficionado and Presenter, BBC Radio
SuRie, Singer-Songwriter and UK Representative, 2018 Eurovision Song Contest
Caroline Frost, Journalist, Broadcaster and Sunday Times Bestselling Author
Chris West, Author, Eurovision! A History of Modern Europe Through the World's Greatest Song Contest
Producer:
Phil Barnes and Damien Ashton-Wellman
Venue:
The 100 Club
100 Oxford Street
London W1D 1LL
Public transport:
BY TUBE
Oxford Circus (Victoria, Central, and Bakerloo Lines) and Tottenham Court (Central, Northern, and Elizabeth Lines).
BY BUS
Bus 55, 73, 98, and 390 stop at Dean Street
Parking
There is no parking provided on site, however there is public parking in the vicinity. The nearest pay car parks are Q-Park Oxford Street and NCP Brewer Street.
