The British Government will spend £10 million (€11.2 million) to host the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool (UK) upcoming May.
Eurovision 2023
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is spending £10 million (€11.2 million) to fund hosting Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. This amount will be used for several fields that are necessary to host the biggest music festival of the world, like: Security, visa arrangements, and other operational aspects of the contest.
Liverpool City Council and the BBC
The amount of money of the British Government will also be used by the Liverpool City Council and the BBC; both are part of the organization of this year’s contest, and will work together with artists and acts from Ukraine and the United Kingdom, since this year’s contest is a joint venture.
More figures
Below you can find more figures about the 67th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool, United Kingdom.
The Eurovision Song Contest 2023 the costs will be between £27 – £36 million (€30.4 – €40.6 million).
- The BBC will spend between £8 – 17 million (€9 – €19 million).
- The British Government will spend £10 million (€11.2 million).
- The Government of Liverpool will spend £4 million (€4.5 million).
- Broadcasters of competing countries will spend £5 million (€5.6 million).
The most expensive contest to date
The most expensive contest to date was the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The total price tag of this contest was €160 million euro, because Azerbaijan decided on building a whole new arena to host the contest, Baku Crystal Hall, which had a price tag of approx. €33 million.
