Eurovision Daily Monday 8th May: Nine events happening today

What a night it was at The National Lottery’s Big Eurovision Welcome last night! The air was filled with excitement and anticipation as 25,000 music lovers from all over gathered to witness the spectacle.

Today might be a rainy one, but that won’t dampen our spirits here in Liverpool. We’re ready for another day of Eurovision festivities, and we’re not going to let a bit of rain stop us!

We’ll keep you updated throughout the day if anything changes, but rest assured, we’re still going to have a good time. There are some fantastic events taking place today, and we can’t wait to see what’s in store.

Can we just talk about last night – we can’t think of a more perfect way to have welcomed Eurovision to the city and we did it how Scousers know best – with a proper massive party!

The crowd was treated to some fantastic performances from Atomic Kitten, Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK Winner The Vivienne, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, former Eurovision winner Conchita Wurst, and more! It really was a night to remember, and one that will go down in the history books for this city!

Jay spoke to Liz and Tash from Atomic Kitten yesterday ahead of their performance on the big stage take a look here at what they had to say:

If you didn’t get a chance to see it you can catch it tonight on BBC One and BBC iPlayer at 6.30pm.

Let’s take a look at todays Eurovision events:

Eurovision Village – This is Ukraine

The afternoon will be a celebration of the best of new music with BBC Introducing programming the stage, as well as proudly presenting an extraordinary line up of Ukrainian music. The stage will be hosted by Masha Vynogradov.

Antytila, Go_A, Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil will be bringing the best of modern Ukrainian music to Liverpool.

For more info and for the full line up click here.

Lyn Paul and Nicki French in Conversation

As part of their week-long Eurovision events programme leading up to the Grand Final, the British Music Experience (BME) are thrilled to welcome two UK Eurovision stars for an evening in conversation.

Lyn Paul who, as a member of the New Seekers, performed Beg, Steal or Borrow in the 1972 contest held in Edinburgh and Nicki French who performed Don’t Play that Song Again in the 2000 contest in Stockholm.

For more info and to book tickets click here.

EuroTrash at Golf Fang

Join Golf Fang in Cains Brewery Village for a full day and night of Eurovision fun. There will be themed cocktails, your favourite throwback RnB and Hip Hop tunes, as well as plenty of seated space for all the gang!

For more info click here.

EuroCamp presents… Black Gold Arts Takeover 

The three-day queer fantasia EuroCamp kicks off today, with a Black Gold Arts Takeover of Liverpool One’s Chavasse stage. Queer artists and allies from the Global Majority* serve up circus, family catwalk extravaganzas, bands, DJs, strollers, dance, spoken word – and more, more, MORE!

With more than 50 artists on the day, it’s a fierce Bank Holiday – like nothing that’s ever been seen before.

Also featuring performance and walkabout entertainment from RubyLemon.

(*Global Majority = African, Caribbean, Southeast, South, East Asian and Middle Eastern diaspora communities, as well as Indigenous communities.)

For more info click here.

EUROfansClub – Fusion

Fusion Liverpool will be kicking off their weeklong programme of events tonight as they host EUROfansClub.

Tonight everyone will be welcomed and the celebrations will kick off in extravagant fashion. Let the EuroFansClub begin! 

For more info click here.

Eurovision Chrome Disco – Heaven

Join Heaven on Victoria Street tonight as they bring you a week long afterparty for Eurovision 2023! Giving you chrome disco Realness, with a camp silver disco-themed bar, as well as your favourite queens on every day of the week! 

Heaven with be joining forces with popular Temple Court venue Revolver during the event for a weeklong of Euro shenanigans.

For more info click here.

Euro Jam – District

District will be showing the finals on the big screen all week long from today! With today’s event Drag Vision kicking off the festivities from 9.30pm – 4.00am!

For more info click here.

The Abba Show Eurovision Bottomless Brunch – Tonight Josephine

Set to the backdrop of your favourite tunes, you’ll be entertained, serenaded and left amazed with performances by stars as seen in London’s Mamma Mia the musical.

The fierce drag hosts will be picking out the best dressed table with a £100 free bar tab up for grabs at every brunch.

A mouth-watering brunch dish and a day of show-stopping shenanigans. Plus, you’d better get rehearsing as you’ll be pitted against each other in an epic sing-along battle where the winner will most certainly take it all.

For more info click here.

EuroClub – Lindsay Dracass, Joke Out + More

EuroClub 2023 is the heart and soul of all things Eurovision! Camp and Furnace is the place where we all come together, in celebration of music, diversity and live performance, all under one roof!

The UK’s 2001 Eurovision Entry – Lindsay Dracass, Slovenia’s 2023 Entry – Joker Out and more, will be performing live!

For more info click here.

Grab a Drink

Grab a coffee from PaperCup Coffee shop in Queen’s Square! Not only do they do great coffee, you’re also helping towards a really incredible charity!

For more info click here.

Grab a Bite

The GPO, inside the Metquarter, is the city’s largest food hall, offering up food from all over the world. When you visit, you can enjoy everything from pizza to popadoms and not only that, you can wash it down with one of the drinks from its huge bar.

The GPO does things a little differently as well – it has its own ordering app, which allows you to earn cash back every time you order.

For more info click here.

For all the latest Eurovision events keep checking out calendar here.