There are tickets available for the next Eurovision song contest!

Being there live while Europe and the world are watching how the most exciting music competition is unfolding is an experience of a lifetime!

Tickets for the Semi-Finals of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest went on sale on Tuesday 30th January at 11:00 CET. Read more.
Tickets for the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest are priced at various levels and available from official ticketing website BlueTicket.pt.
Tickets for the remaining shows will be on sale in further waves in the coming months.
Please note:
BlueTicket operate a system called Queue-It, which is used to sell tickets for many of the biggest events in the world. It prevents the site from crashing if all users accessed the queue for the ticket selling platform simultaneously.
Those who arrive in the queue for tickets before the sale opens are assigned a random number at the time of the opening of the sale. This means that no one is at an advantage when they arrive on the ticket purchasing page just before the sale starts. Users who join the queue after the sale starts are then assigned a sequential number behind those who joined it beforehand.
It is strongly recommended that tickets are purchased through the official ticketing partner.

Do not purchase tickets on the secondary market

It is strongly recommended that tickets are only purchased through official partner BlueTicket

Tickets for the First Semi-Final

  • 7th May 21:00 CET - Jury Show of the First Semi-Final

  • 8th May 15:00 CET - Family Show of the First Semi-Final

  • 8th May 21:00 CET - Live Show of the First Semi-Final

Tickets for the Second Semi-Final

  • 9th May 21:00 CET - Jury Show of the Second Semi-Final
  • 10th May 15:00 CET - Family Show of the Second Semi-Final
  • 10th May 21:00 CET - Live Show of the Second Semi-Final

How to buy your tickets

BlueTicket, the official ticketing partner for the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest, operates a system called Queue-It, which is used to sell tickets for many of the biggest events in the world. It prevents the site from crashing if all users accessed the queue for the ticket selling platform simultaneously.
Those who arrive in the queue for tickets before the sale opens are assigned a random number at the time of the opening of the sale. This means that no one is at an advantage when they arrive on the ticket purchasing page just before the sale starts. Users who join the queue after the sale starts are then assigned a sequential number behind those who joined it beforehand.

What's the difference between the shows?

The Jury Show takes place the night before the live broadcast and it is where juries from each participating country cast their vote. The Family Show is held in the afternoon and offers families the opportunity to see the show before the evening broadcast. No voting takes place during the Family Show.
The Live Show is broadcast in participating countries and streamed around the world on Youtube. The public vote during the live show. The results of the votes from the professional juries are added to the results of the public and the ten qualifiers for the Grand Final are then announced.
In the First Semi-Final, 19 countries will participate with 18 in the Second Semi-Final. The Allocation Draw will also determine in which Semi-Final each of the six pre-qualified countries (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and host country Portugal) will broadcast and vote.
 
In total 43 countries will participate in the 63rd Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon. The Grand Final will take place on Saturday 12th May 2018.

When will the Tickets be available?

Usually the tickets go out early the same year or late the year before the contest. The start of tickets sale depended on several factors: Firstly the host city and arena must be chosen. Secondly selection of ticket agency. Thirdly a floor plan of seats/stands in the arena when stage design, green room and camera placement have roughly been decided.

  • Eurovision 2018: 30 November 2017
  • Eurovision 2017: 14 February 2017
  • Eurovision 2016: 26 November 2015
  • Eurovision 2015: 15 December 2014
  • Eurovision 2014: 29 November 2013
  • Eurovision 2013: 26 November 2012

The four previous years the tickets have been released in batches, depending on the allocation of seats in the arena.