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Good evening, Europe! Good morning, Australia! It’s the big day! The Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 is today, May 11th, at 21:00 CEST/3:00 PM EDT. Come on in to discuss the highs, the lows, and the grand spectacle that can only be Eurovision. [more inside]
posted by PearlRose on May 11, 2024 - 289 comments

Good evening, Europe! Good morning, Australia! Semifinal 2 begins Thursday, May 9th (today!), at 2100 CEST / 3:00pm EDT. Who will qualify for the Grand Final on Saturday? Which countries will be good, bad, or so bad they're good? Come on in to chat about the second round of performances! [more inside]
posted by PearlRose on May 9, 2024 - 148 comments

Good evening, Europe! Good morning, Australia! Semifinal 1 begins Tuesday May 7th (today!), at 2100 CEST / 3:00pm EDT. Who will qualify for the Grand Final on Saturday? Which countries will be good, bad, or so bad they're good? Come on in to chat about the first round of performances! [more inside]
posted by PearlRose on May 7, 2024 - 90 comments

Good evening, Europe! Good morning, Australia! The Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest airs TODAY, Saturday, May 13, 2023 at 2100 CEST / 3:00pm EDT. The Big Five and last year's winner, Ukraine, already secured their spot in the final. The other twenty finalists made it through one of the two semifinals for their spot in the lineup tonight. There have been many memorable acts this year, but only one can be the Eurovision 2023 winner. Who will it be? [more inside]
posted by PearlRose on May 13, 2023 - 682 comments

Good evening, Europe! Good morning, Australia! Semifinal 2 begins Thursday May 11 (today!), at 2100 CEST / 3:00pm EDT. Who will make it qualify for the Grand Final on Saturday? Who will be good, bad, or so bad they're good? Come on in to chat about the second round of performances! [more inside]
posted by PearlRose on May 11, 2023 - 155 comments

Good evening, Europe! Good morning, Australia! Semifinal 1 begins Tuesday May 9th (today!), at 2100 CEST / 3:00pm EDT. Who will make it qualify for the Grand Final on Saturday? Who will be good, bad, or so bad they're good? Come on in to chat about the first round of performances! [more inside]
posted by PearlRose on May 9, 2023 - 181 comments

Good evening, Europe! Good morning, Australia! The Grand Final will air on May 14 (today!), at 2100 CEST / 3:00pm EDT. Twenty-five artists are have made it through two semifinals, and tonight, we will find out who is the winner of Eurovision 2022! [more inside]
posted by PearlRose on May 14, 2022 - 488 comments

Good evening, Europe! Good morning, Australia! Semifinal 2 begins Thursday May 12th (today!), at 2100 CEST / 3:00pm EDT. Come on in to chat about the second round of performances and to express all your Eurovision-related feelings. [more inside]
posted by PearlRose on May 12, 2022 - 125 comments

Good evening, Europe! Good morning, Australia! Semifinal 1 begins Tuesday May 10th (today!), at 2100 CEST / 3:00pm EDT. Come on in to chat about the first round of performances and conjecture about who's good, bad, and so-bad-it's-good. [more inside]
posted by PearlRose on May 10, 2022 - 112 comments

The show must go on. The 2021 artists have made it through two intense semifinals. Two artists have been forced to use pre-recorded performances during the competition because of the COVID-19 situation. There’s been the usual Eurovision drama to contend with as well. We’ve had a heck of a ride this year, and now it’s come to this – the Grand Final! [more inside]
posted by PearlRose on May 22, 2021 - 244 comments

Eurovision Week continues in Rotterdam, and we move along to Semifinal 2. Semifinal 1 was full of surprises, and this one will undoubtedly have a few twists of its own. Semifinal 2 begins Thursday May 20th (today!), at 2100 CEST / 3:00pm EDT. Come on in to chat about the second round of performances and to express all your Eurovision-related feelings. [more inside]
posted by PearlRose on May 20, 2021 - 103 comments

And we're back! Last year’s contest may have been cancelled, but this year, it is on. It’s Eurovision Week, and we’re going to have ourselves a semifinal! Semifinal 1 begins Tuesday May 18th (today!), at 2100 CEST / 3:00pm EDT. Come on in to chat about the first round of performances and conjecture about who's good, bad, and so-bad-it's-good. [more inside]
posted by PearlRose on May 18, 2021 - 69 comments

Once more, with feeling! After two over-the-top semifinals, with plenty of expected qualifications and several surprises, today, Saturday, May 18th, at 2100 CEST / 3:00pm EDT. Come on in to live chat the spectacle that can only be Eurovision. Viewers outside the US and Canada can watch via the main Eurovision YouTube channel. For those of us unlucky enough to be geoblocked, you've got a few options to access the semi-final: 1) a VPN that can allow you access to the Official YouTube channel or 2) an unblocked stream from a national broadcaster (reddit link, I'm a big fan of the Swedish one). [more inside]
posted by PearlRose on May 18, 2019 - 347 comments

We had some great qualifications and some surprise non-qualifications on Tuesday in the Round 1 Semifinal, now let's do it all again! Semifinal 2 begins today, Thursday, May 16th, at 2100 CEST / 3:00pm EDT. Come on in for performance previews and discuss all your highly-complicated Eurovision feelings here. Viewers outside the US and Canada can watch via the main Eurovision YouTube channel. For those of us unlucky enough to be geoblocked, you've got a few options to access the semi-final: 1) a VPN that can allow you access to the Official YouTube channel or 2) an unblocked stream from a national broadcaster (reddit link, I'm a big fan of the Swedish one). [more inside]
posted by PearlRose on May 16, 2019 - 59 comments

Greetings from Tel Aviv, Israel for this year's edition of the Eurovision Song Contest! Semifinal 1 begins Tuesday May 14th (today!), at 2100 CEST / 3:00pm EDT. Come on in for performance previews and conjecture about who's good, bad, and so-bad-it's-good. Viewers outside the US and Canada can watch via the main Eurovision YouTube channel. For those of us unlucky enough to be geoblocked, you've got a few options to access the semi-final: 1) a VPN that can allow you access to the Official YouTube channel or 2) an unblocked stream from a national broadcaster (reddit link, I'm a big fan of the Swedish one.) [more inside]
posted by PearlRose on May 14, 2019 - 33 comments

Saturday May 11, 2100 CEST! Viewers outside the US can watch via the main Eurovision YouTube channel. For fans located in the US: Logo is broadcasting the Grand Final again this year (with Ross Mathews and Shangela) which means we get to deal with geoblocking. Get a VPN with endpoints outside the US to access the stream on YouTube, or try the Swedish broadcaster's high-quality (and largely commentary-free) live stream. Eurovision.tv also lists a series of live stream links, some of which are geoblocked but many of which look to be open to the general viewing public. [more inside]
posted by k8t on May 12, 2018 - 507 comments

Semifinal 2 begins Thursday May 10th, at 2100 CEST / 3:00pm EDT. Semifinal 1 featured some shocking winners and losers, so there's no telling what can happen in the competition for the last ten spots! Viewers outside the US can watch via the main Eurovision YouTube channel. For fans located in the US: Logo is broadcasting the Grand Final again this year (with Ross Mathews and Shangela) which means we get to deal with geoblocking. Get a VPN with endpoints outside the US to access the stream on YouTube, or try the Swedish broadcaster's high-quality (and largely commentary-free) live stream. Eurovision.tv also lists a series of live stream links, some of which are geoblocked but many of which look to be open to the general viewing public. [more inside]
posted by zebra on May 8, 2018 - 39 comments

Live from Lisbon, Semifinal 1 begins Tuesday May 8th (today!), at 2100 CEST / 3:00pm EDT. Come on in for performance previews and conjecture about who's good, bad, and so-bad-it's-good. Viewers outside the US can watch via the main Eurovision YouTube channel. For fans located in the US: LOGO is broadcasting the Grand Final again this year (with Ross Mathews and Shangela) which means we get to deal with geoblocking again. (Boo.) Get a VPN with endpoints outside the US to access the stream on YouTube, or try the Swedish broadcaster's high-quality (and usually commentary-free) live stream. Eurovision.tv also lists a series of live stream links, some of which are geoblocked but many of which look to be open to the general viewing public. [more inside]
posted by zebra on May 8, 2018 - 32 comments

The 2017 Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final begins Saturday! May 13th! at 2100 CEST / 3:00pm Eastern! with results announced usually between 6-630pm Eastern! Can you tell I am excite! Most of the world can watch via the main Eurovision YouTube channel. Fans located in the US can tune their TVs to LOGO or computing devices to LogoTV.com, where the show will be co-hosted by Ross Mathews and Michelle Visage of "Rupaul's Drag Race" fame. Other options for following the action include accessing the main Eurovision stream on YouTube using a VPN, or using the delightfully Swedish feed from SVT (co-hosted, although probably in Swedish, by 2015 winner Måns Zelmerlöw). [more inside]
posted by zebra on May 12, 2017 - 577 comments

Semifinal 2 of the 2017 contest begins Thursday, May 11th, at 2100 CEST / 3:00pm Eastern, with results announced ~2 hours later. Most of the world can watch via the main Eurovision YouTube channel. Fans located in the US, Canada, and Brazil have to deal with geoblocking. Use a VPN with endpoints outside the US to access the stream on YouTube, or use the delightfully Swedish feed from SVT. [more inside]
posted by zebra on May 10, 2017 - 172 comments

Live from Kyiv, Semifinal 1 begins Tuesday, May 9th, at 2100 CEST / 3:00pm EDT. Come on in for performance previews and conjecture about who's good, bad, and so-bad-it's-good. Viewers outside the US can watch via the main Eurovision YouTube channel. For fans located in the US: LOGO is broadcasting the Grand Final again this year (with Ross Mathews and Michelle Visage of Drag Race fame. Yay!) which means we get to deal with geoblocking again. (Boo.) Get a VPN with endpoints outside the US to access the stream YouTube, or try the Swedish broadcaster's high-quality (and usually commentary-free) live stream. [more inside]
posted by zebra on May 8, 2017 - 43 comments

EUROVISION DAY IS HERE! The 2016 Grand Final begins at 2100 CET / 3pm Eastern / 12pm Pacific. As before, the live stream will be available via the Eurovision website, the Swedish broadcaster, SVT, and for the first time, through the LOGO TV website. (Note to LOGO viewers: commentary will be provided by Carson Kressley and Michelle Collins.) Viewers located outside the US can also watch via YouTube. [more inside]
posted by zebra on May 14, 2016 - 428 comments

It's time for the next round of the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest! Semifinal 2 begins at 2100 CET / 3pm Eastern / 12pm Pacific. As before, the live stream will be available via the Eurovision website. Viewers located outside the US can also watch via YouTube. Thanks to LOGO TV's contract to broadcast Saturday's Grand Final, the semifinal rounds are not available to viewers in the US via YouTube, and the Eurovision.tv stream is relatively low quality. One freely available (no VPNs necessary!) and high-quality source is the Swedish broadcaster, SVT. This is probably the correct link for today's stream. In case it's not, check the SVT Play home page. [more inside]
posted by zebra on May 12, 2016 - 11 comments

I've set up a new club for the Eurovision Song Contest. Whether you're a die-hard fan or just really love the idea of wind machines and superfluous acrobats, come join us to discuss everything Eurovision-related! [more inside]
posted by zebra on May 9, 2016 - 4 comments

The opening round of this year's Eurovision Song Contest is almost upon us! Semifinal 1 begins Tuesday, May 10th, at 2100 CEST / 3:00pm EDT. The live stream will be available via the Eurovision.tv website or directly from YouTube (link TBD). Let's talk fabulous hits and glorious misses! [more inside]
posted by zebra on May 9, 2016 - 18 comments