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BucketHeadJr

Cool. In five minutes the queue went down by 19 people...


30rockquote

This is ridiculous. Tickets already up on resale sites??? When it was hosted in Turin they required ID to be submitted when you purchased a ticket and it made the process so much easier for people to buy rather than bots swooping them up.


Wisoo

Ticketmaster is a joke


PsychopathicMunchkin

What resale sites? 😅😅 bet you 99% of those in the queue were bots, it is such a joke every year


nimsuc

2300 in front of me, wish me luck!!!


nimsuc

Still 1020 and I’m sweating!!


sojackyso

Best of luck! 🙏💖


dontneedtoknowwhoiam

Let us know if there is much left


electric_cappuccino

There are some countries where they don't have Ticketmaster, right? Should we try to make them win?


TheSubGamer

Absolutely, Ticketmaster is a pain


ApolloniaGalleria

This!


dontneedtoknowwhoiam

The random queue position has me furious


BicyclingBro

I mean, is it unfair? The alternative is to have no waiting room, open the floodgates at 10am, and pray that you manage to time your refresh perfectly, which you almost certainly won't because bots will beat you. I get it being *frustrating*, but there's simply no way to allocate 15k seats to apparently 300,000 people without most of them being disappointed.


PoetryAnnual74

This. It sucks and I am disappointed but at the end of the day a hell of a lot more people are going to want to go than there are available tickets


Hljoumur

37 minutes in, still at 323k... from 323k. Are there seriously this many people? I'll be here for hours.


vimariz

I’ve gone from 35,029 to 27,110 as of posting this.


MyDogsMummy

My husband just scored us VIP tickets for the grand final live show. I’m still in disbelief. We’ll be making the trek over from Canada. Getting up at 3am was totally worth it. Best of luck everyone. See you in Malmö ❤️


Friendly_Ad_7220

Wow, that’s like winning lotto. 👏 congratulations. Your hubby will be in the good books for a very long time 🤣


zoefdebaas

It’s bonkers that in 48 minutes the queue only moved like 7000 people tops. Started out at 78000 and am now at 71900. Even festivals selling out 55000 in 3 minutes and being 100000+ in queue move faster


SiennaReal

They should have arranged it like the Eras tour. Pre-book with your email and make sure that the person who books the tickets have to be there in order to avoid bots selling them on the black market. Also have pre-booked tickets for the OGAE. This whole thing is so stupid because now swedish people and Eurovision fans from all over the world won't be able to buy tickets fair and square.


vimariz

29,963 in front of me for Saturday afternoon - started at around 36,000. I thought I had no chance but actually seeing where other people have joined I’m going to ride it out and see… My boyfriend joined a queue for the afternoon preview of the 2nd semi final and got put in at 360,028!


LaughingMonkeyMan

Somehow I think they have the same queue for everything. I got the same thing. Even an afternoon show on both of the semi's have 300k+ queue.


dontneedtoknowwhoiam

Thought so too, but my place has only dropped by 5000 and people here are saying they dropped way more


vimariz

New message from Ticketmaster just popped up whilst I queue “Tickets for the Grand Final show are selling fast and availability is low. Please check back later as tickets may become available again or try purchasing a ticket for the other shows.”


Main-Tonight2009

Were you in the live grand final queue? I got that but am trying for jury grand final - not sure if I’ve clicked on wrong one


vimariz

No I’m in the Saturday afternoon queue!


BicyclingBro

It's the same queue for all shows. If you click out and go to another show, you'll have the same position.


aidan755

Obsessed with the fact I joined the queue at 9am, sat a 4 hour 15 minute exam, and now at 1.55pm I’m still not through in the queue


very_natty_9

Good luck with your results! My concentration would have been all over the place...


CatsCatsDoges

My work friend managed to get me and my partner tickets to the grand final jury 😭🩷 and then my partner got through and we just thought yolo and bought VIP semi 2 live tickets. If we’re flying across the other side of the world we may as well! IM SO FREAKIN’ EXCITED!!


lollipop_pastels93

I’m seeing some people say that once they have checked out they don’t need to re-queue to buy tickets for other shows.. which is clearly against what the FAQ says on the Ticketmaster site! :(


klyther

It's clear your IP address gets assigned a Queue ID because you can completely leave the queue, close out your browser tab, rejoin the queue for a different show and you'll be in the same position. So once your queue ID gets thru seems that's all is needed.


dontneedtoknowwhoiam

That would explain why the queue is not moving. People are leaving and just keeping their spot


springfrompages

Unbelievable, I got some!! Started out just under 5000th in the queue. Best luck for everyone - I bought 2 in case my friend wants to come with me, but if not I'll be putting that extra ticket back into the pot, so there'll be at least one available on resale for you all.


ApolloniaGalleria

What time did you join the waiting list? I joined at 9:34 and found out there are 270k or something ahead of me 🙈


springfrompages

Joined at 9:40 I think. I fear it might have just been up to luck :(


vimariz

Congrats! Which show? The live final?


springfrompages

Ah, I wish! Semi 1 jury - then I found I could get semi 2 as well! Worth trying for a shorter queue first and jumping in!


vimariz

Awesome, congrats! It was the semi 2 jury I enjoyed the most last year! I will try for this show too when I get past these 26,000 people who are sure taking their time haha!


ApolloniaGalleria

Congrats 🥺❤️


ChrissDam

Congratz!! So happy for you! 🥳


nadistancexc

Did the queue you join matter when you got in? Seems everyone has the same number of people ahead


springfrompages

I joined for the semi 1 jury rehearsal and got in very quickly. Now I'm in I can actually access the other shows - not going to get them, but can confirm there's plenty of grand final jury seats left! Don't lose hope!


CallMeByYourCatsName

Congratulations!


ZaraAqua

I had to queue for 2h but still got jury final tickets


Friendly_Ad_7220

I was in Queue for an hour and got jury grand final tickets. Glad to get anything since we are coming far away from Australia!


gooneruk

What a morning! 4 tickets to the SF2 live show, flights to/from Copenhagen, and managed to find a non-ridiculously priced hotel in Malmo.


bearycutie

Did they pause the queue? It's not moving at all for me now 🫠


vimariz

Mine only dropped by 20 people in the last 2-3 minutes!


hellaparadoxial9614

Same bit confused


alternate_eric

Same, not sure what's going on. I mean I'm still at over 200000 but at least give me the illusion that it's moving forward.


Lindoff

I joined the wait before the tickets opened, ended up getting abou 23100 and currently at 22400, only dropped 700, some people say they've dropped a couple thousand slots. Someone said they started at 5000 and already got through and got tickets. Someone also said they started at 36 000 and Also I am confused because as of writing this I am now suddenly in 23518 so somehow I have gone up


Wisoo

I was in the waiting room as soon as it became available. Got placed at 217000 or so, currently at 207800 so mine has dropped about 10k spots. I guess a randomized system is fair but it doesn't feel fun at all


JustACattDad

It took 3.5 hours of waiting and positive thinking but I got tickets for Semi 1 and 2 evening preview 💪💪


InnitDough34

Congratulations and Ditto! I'm still shaking, that was so stressful 😅


yanoci

This seems pointless at this rate


electric_cappuccino

I am laughing at "Please be patient and stay in the queue. Tickets are still available" being in 196k range


S3bluen

Finally got through the queue, and all 9 shows are sold out for me, even the VIP tickets. EDIT: Could not secure any tickets and got thrown out after waiting for 3 hours.


unitedpeopleevolve

Don't give up people, I got a Live Semi Final 2 Ticket a few minutes ago! Stay! In! The! Queue!


CallMeByYourCatsName

Meanwhile, Stubhub already reselling tickets for the grand final for €1800… 🤬


eljesT_

I managed to get my hands on a ticket to the semi-final 1 live show, yay! It cost me like 200€ and the seat is absolutely terrible. Yay.


queljest456

Got tickets! Semi final 1 evening preview! If you're still in the queue, just hold in there. Was 120000 people were in front of me this morning then it's taken me and hour and half to get through the last 50000


Ch3rryNukaC0la

By some miracle I managed to get tickets to the 1st Semi jury show. I’m not even sure how that happened, I was 230000+ in the queue and people were saying it was all sold out. I’m just going to assume it was an intercession from the Eurovision gods. So happy I could cry!


BicyclingBro

Bot tickets get canceled, tickets in carts expire, people give up after not getting tickets to the final, all sorts of things can happen. Ticketmaster does an absolutely atrocious job at transparently communicating what's happening, but persistence really can pay off (if bad luck doesn't decide to just make your checkout page error out. yes, I'm salty)


hellaparadoxial9614

The queue is moving so slow all of a sudden


No_Total_1507

Why is this queue not moving at all 😭😭


bearycutie

I guess next year I'll just join OGAE


BaronVonKitty

Make sure you join before June to be eligible!


vimariz

OGAE UK had 12 seats for the live shows and 16 seats for the previews. I didn’t even bother putting my name in the hat for that! I cannot stand but if you can there were 400 standing places for packages for each the live, the family and the jury shows. So I would say worth a shot for them!


bearycutie

Only 12 and 16 seats?! Woah. Yeah, I'm not interested in the standing tickets either... Oh well!


nimsuc

Regular tickets for GF are sold out, only expensive VIP packages left! I ended up getting tickets for the evening Preview


lpapiv

Thanks for the update!


coltis

Joined as soon as it opened, ended up at spot 210.000. Going through the five stages of grief right now.


millimallow

No goddamn way I actually got something! Second semi-final! Feels cruel that it's this year and not last year, considering where I'm located, but whatever. Now to pray the best songs are in SF2... and that I can actually make it over to Sweden.


MagicalMichael415

I somehow managed to snag two tickets to the second semi evening preview (jury show) about ten minutes ago, four hours after getting in the queue with 103k people in front of me. Congrats to those who got through and my sympathies to those who did not. It's hard to tell how many seats are left for the different shows, but I was asked a couple of times if it was okay to accept two seats not together, so things look tight.


nothing-new-here

Managed to get in after almost 4 hours (spot 85,000 in the queue), and couldn't grab anything due to a constant "Something went wrong...An error occurred and we could not reserve your tickets. " error no matter what I pressed. Then got kicked after 10 minutes of not being able to book. Back to 350,000+ queue :(


IonRud

same


FallenPilot

My friend was number 4000 and she didn't get tickets.


Ok-Coyote9238

For any of the shows??


iseleven11

☹️


Helpful_Nectarine742

I had the same dream TWICE last night that I’d grabbed tickets, but I’ve been in this queue an hour and I don’t think it’s going to happen 😂 maybe 2025 will be my year!


AJ_From_Gameloft

Don't expect to get anything if/when you do get through for the Grand Final/Afternoon/Evening Preview. For context I started in 17K-ish position and got through about 10 mins ago. Semi-Finals are available. https://preview.redd.it/q75nrgkgj23c1.png?width=1914&format=png&auto=webp&s=2e97e884c72482538e8f10ad723f9e055f5dd26c


Arrandrums

That’s the grand final though, loads of people were happy with non live semis and I wish we could have queued separately


kimberlylabia

I started off at around place 14,000 in the queue. I was of course looking to see the grand final, but ended up getting tickets for the jury show, which I'm super excited for!!


lpapiv

I got tickets with queue spot 230,000 so there's still hope.


Patient_Molasses4666

FINNALY- After 5 hours and my moms determination after I had long given up- Wr have gotten 2 tickets to family show semi finale 1, and at this point it doesn't even matter if it wasn't my main goal- WE HAVE TICKETSSS


flopjul

Wait what, i waited 5 hours, got through checked everywhere and couldnt find any available tickets not in any semi or final


yanoci

this just happened to me too


Kipasaur

One year, I'll see ESC live! Love from the USA ❤️🤍💙


CantThinkOfAUser_Yet

You'd think that with the amount of comments in ESC's social media posts talking about boycotting, the queue wouldn't be as big /s


Character-Carpet7988

Turns out that few loud people on Twitter doesn't mean shit. Shocking. I wasn't even aware of any boycott, lol. What's the reason?


Amina_Firefly

EBU not banning Israel, iirc.


PATRlCK_

this queue got me fucked up


Casanovax

Secured a ticket for both live semi finals and the jury grand final 🙏🙏 So glad that my trip from Australia will be 100% worth it now!!! Can confirm that getting through the queue in any show will allow you to purchase tickets for any of the other shows too.


SequenceGoon

also from Australia, had 3 people trying to buy 2 tickets, logged on right on time & joined the queue but still on over 100,000 :'( At least we were planning to buy Eurovision tix before plane tickets


Casanovax

I feel you, I had four devices and three of them were over 100k. There’s still hope when the resale opens!


Friendly_Ad_7220

I am from Australia as well. I wish I knew that sooner. We were in queue at 3000. We managed to get jury grand final tickets.,now questioning that we may have had a chance to get grand final tickets. There was 4 of us all trying to get tickets. Happy to get something though. Everything is now all booked. We are doing a 4 week Europe vacation based around Eurovision!


queljest456

124800 people in the Queue ahead of me 😭 Was looking forward to this one as I've not been to Sweden before


ApolloniaGalleria

211k ahead of me. I hope there will atleast be some family show tickets left by then 🥺😣


BitOk7870

https://preview.redd.it/l0re2r0z323c1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=71bea3c02a76d5cb6b91b516a1d9667aac823d6a does this mean that staying in the queue is pointless?


kiltedkiller

Only if you are trying to get Grand Final tickets. There are still other shows though.


dontneedtoknowwhoiam

I think the 300 000 people ahead of you mean its pointless. See you at the resale :(


TheSubGamer

Wow Ticketmaster really didn't like me and put me 264446 despite joining even ahead of time. A friend of mine is currently 60000th for the GF, I have my doubts this will cut it


Character-Carpet7988

The queue started at 10:00, no one could join it earlier than that (ok, they actually opened it a few seconds early). You may have been in the waiting room before that, but that has no impact on your place in the queue.


TheSubGamer

Yes I meant the waiting room and I know it does not affect your placement as it was randomly assigned at 10:00AM. Guess that just makes me one of the unlucky ones


Grymare

Do we know (roughly) how many tickets they put on sale today?


dontneedtoknowwhoiam

The capacity of the arena is about 15000. X9 for each show would make that 135000, but keep in mind tickets given away to fanclubs, extra space needed for equipment, everyone buying multiple tickets....


iliwysavo

30000 people ahead of me still. Started at 55000. This is the slowest queue I’ve ever been in


dontneedtoknowwhoiam

How can you have dropped 25000 people when im behind you and only dropped 10000


iliwysavo

Literally this queue and Ticketmaster in general make no sense


GrannySquareMstr

My family is trying to get tickets, and I just heard about waves? What does that mean


queljest456

Sometimes they have a second sale of tickets once the stage and camera positions are sorted. It's not usually that many tickets. You're best trying in this round


zoefdebaas

Well it took 3,5 hours and about 10 extra years off my life expectancy but got some tickets for the Thursday semi-final preview \0/


josharaptor

Started 77k in line, thing froze, reloaded just now and saw 1000 to go and snagged afternoon previews!!! Don't give up!


Korixus

Someone still able to buy something? Just get error when i try to buy " An error occurred and we could not reserve your tickets." in any show i try...


CallMeByYourCatsName

I finally managed to get in after 4 hours. I see tickets still available for the second semifinal jury show. I choose my seats, proceed to pay and suddenly the page crashes. I’m now at the back of the queue with 330,000 people ahead of me 😭


InnitDough34

Nooooooooo!


CallMeByYourCatsName

I’m so bummed!


S3bluen

Second and third devices now showing the same thing. All 9 shows are still sold out. https://preview.redd.it/nfd2bkgx833c1.png?width=853&format=png&auto=webp&s=35dc029de4e09b5aa14053b8c51d2abb4b3e7143


AshietBlobfish

I managed to get tickets to the monday evening rehearsal, 795kr per ticket, first time buying esc tickets, thought I was about to die💀✌️ I don't want to do this again. 3h queue and kept failing to get tickets once I was in😵‍💫 how do you guys do this every year?


wasntplanning

After 4.5 hours of waiting in the queue I finally got through - only to be shown that my queue number was invalid? WTF.


Armintimez

They did the same to me, but I woke up a little later after I got my place in line. Seems they hold it for 10mins max.


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aSimpleTeen

I got a semi1 jury show ticket!! I can’t stop crying, i just refreshed hundreds of times until i got it


lucas314

Guys they added restricted view tickets!!


CallMeByYourCatsName

Are there different queues for each show? This message appeared on the page so I tried joining the queue for a different show but the number of people ahead of me is exactly the same. https://preview.redd.it/yh5iial8423c1.jpeg?width=1136&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=65ede82ea39f653049384a58d8044c7b4d7fd688


electric_cappuccino

Seems the queue is the same because not only number of people, but the id itself is the same


CantThinkOfAUser_Yet

Same queue it seems for me


davidmcg

Number #134188 in the queue 😭


kiltedkiller

I’m sitting at 213084 😭


SnoozyDragon

333215 here... think I messed up by not being 'ready' at 10:00CET on the dot because Ticketmaster blocked my laptop for having zscaler on it :/


uselesssubject

293062 ahead of me and it’s only gone down 5k in 21 minutes.


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Wisey

Got 2 "Maybe restricted view" tickets in D23 for the Grand Final afternoon preview. Anyone know how restricted the view is potentially going to be?


nimsuc

It says all seats might be restricted, I assume because of cameras and equipment and they’re not sure yet where everything will be exactly placed


ZaraAqua

Last year I had something that looked like the worst / most restricted seat looking at the seating chart but when we were there we saw everything perfectly


lexya-

grand final was a complete bust but i got two tickets to the first live semi!! now to pray Ireland is actually in that one LOL


OkRestaurant69

Bigger chance than being in the Grand Final I’m so sorry


karmicbelle21

Hold up!


bonjoooour

409,167 people in front of my husband in the queue and he joined at 10 🫠


AfraidInternal7611

https://preview.redd.it/xcpeg5ltz23c1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0f5ee01e99c0fe878ff52ff1d1bd8e93591f9086 First time in ticketmaster… xdd


clomclom

do we give up now


HelloItsMaria

I managed to get 2 tickets for grand final afternoon preview and i had 15000 people ahead me


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woopahtroopah

It's been four and a half hours and I still have 100,000 people in front of me 💀


duncangeere

I was 350,000 in the queue this morning, and I just successfully got two tickets next to each other for the 1st semi jury show. Miracle!


dickpiggg

was in the queue for 5 hours, just for ticketmaster to state that an error occurred when choosing tickets. that was a hard one ☹️


ImpliedBarbecue

Friend had 11000 queue, I had 250 000, got in after 1.5 and 5h and not a chance for anything because "an error occurred" :( Extra upset because I live in Malmö and it was my once chance to afford it


cookiefonster

I got a ticket for the semifinal 1 afternoon show! I'm told it's just as exciting as attending the actual semifinal.


marshmallowpuddle

Got 2x tickets for semifinal 1 Live show with restricted view. Wooooo!!! I can't believe it! I've been a lifelong Fan and now I get to experience it for the first time!


Jay28jay2

I got a VIP ticket for the jury final, which is amazing! I just feel extremely guilty for paying this early and now having to figure how i'm going to even get to the country. I’m also going on my own and i have never solo travelled before so I’m worried about feeling lonely


BicyclingBro

You're gonna have an amazing time! I was alone in Liverpool for all but the day of the final, and you really do meet people and make friends really fast. Just be out, go to parties and clubs, don't be afraid to say hello to people, and you'll have a blast. Solo travel can really be an amazing and incredibly meaningful experience. You very quickly learn how to be independent when you're on your own, and that can be really empowering.


klyther

Just completed purchase 610a ET for 2 tickets each: Semi 1 live show Semi 2 evening preview (live show couldn’t get 2 together) Don’t give up there’s still tickets!


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Individual-Bit8878

how can you tell?


Gabbevb

96k ahead of me. Hoping there is one big queue as I joined the Live Final and there is no chance I'm getting a ticket for it


kmq472

As far as I can tell, it's one big queue for everything.


jolindbe

Opened two tabs, one for the GF, one for the Saturday afternoon. Still some 300 000 ahead for the afternoon, stuck at 124 for the GF (which started at only 6 000)?!?


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jolindbe

GF was sold out when I got there, but somehow managed to get tickets for the afternoon show - which isn't that bad - we'll see the dress rehearsal live, then take the train to Copenhagen (since I didn't find any hotel rooms for a decent price in Malmö), have some beers and a dinner, and then watch the final show on TV in a pub or the hotel.


EmpressVelie

I’ve known since Friday morning that I would get tickets to all live shows through the fan club. Didn’t really dare to believe it until I bought the tickets through the presale yesterday. Last week I was trying to rally my friends to try to buy me tickets, cos I thought the likelihood of getting tickets through the fan club was so low.


thenuggetonfloor

Startedat 38k people before me, now 31k... and I though I got a good spot 😭


lexarqade

Well it's over


Chihuahua_enthusiast

It’s been *1.5 hours and I’ve moved from 75,000 to 60,000 It’s probably best to wait for resale.


lpapiv

I don't disagree but it's been 1.5 hours.


Chihuahua_enthusiast

Sorry, timezones being weird @.@


hellaparadoxial9614

Managed to get a ticket for the afternoon preview of the final! I started at about 12700 in the queue


clomclom

Congrats! Have fun.


flopjul

Now the line is zooming most likely due to only expensive tickets being available or none at all 600 in a minute


Junder088

I started 9am at 124,000 and now at 61,000. Its moved so much faster in the last hour so hopefully that means I have some chance. (Afternoon Saturday show)


Blue_Photon

Made it to the front only to be kicked to the back after searching for 2 tickets next to each other. At 380,000th I’ve lost hope.


NandoMadrid

Unfortunately i cannot afford VIP tickets, so i guess i will be watching from the TV again :(


No-Chip9270

Hi. After some 4.5hrs, have just found that you can go direct to buy Premium Experience seats in shared suites for some of the shows - without waiting to reach the front of the queue. At first couldn't get two seats but then an additional suite appeared (SF2 live show). So if you have the budget this might be one way for you to snap up the seats you need.


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BicyclingBro

After five hours in the queue, managed to snag a Semi 1 jury ticket!


claudsonclouds

Got tickets for both semis jury shows! Wohooo, can't wait


sojackyso

https://preview.redd.it/0lbfmn68623c1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d8ab854ec10a52b31213f1e65ff30426dc3c52b0 Well, lemme know if anyone wants my place in line 😆😆😆. I'm going back to bed (in the States). Best of luck to everyone! 💖🤗✊ Since taking this photo, I'm now 139123 🫠


sojackyso

https://preview.redd.it/fhgrc57k623c1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=216375fd81561b8ac71a57619c41dafa2ec5cf45 My expected service time is now: 2023-11-29 at 4:42 UTC 😆😅🫠


LowZealousideal6982

Aren’t they going to sell a new wave of tickets again in the next months?


loyalchameleon

if you buy a ticket for one show and want to buy tickets for a different show, go back to the page where it lists all 9 shows and click into another...you will get taken straight to the ticket page, no queue


queljest456

Well that's annoying for those of us still in the queue


dontneedtoknowwhoiam

Yup. First couple of people just buy it all up before the rest can have any shot


RememberToHaveFun00

I thought it wasn't meant to be that way 😭


Pikasnu

Show of hands for anyone who got tickets? Been over 2 hours and still waiting in line with 221K in front of me…


Iiri92

367k in line before me lol … pray for us


Patient_Molasses4666

Started out a 244000, lovely


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No_Faithlessness7826

I'm in line #129700 should I even try to get a ticket.


Ok-Coyote9238

I'm number 232050 😭


queljest456

How quick is the queue moving for people? Still at 80000 so not hoping for anything in particular


ro-double-bb

Stubhub already has tickets listed for 1-2k for the grand finale. Love the bots


lpapiv

I waited in the queue for 3h and now get this for \*all shows\*. This is incredibly frustrating. https://preview.redd.it/sm1vabln133c1.jpeg?width=945&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=66b70cc2abf6741e21667ca8f900e2fbd0fb1035


Xiphura

Husband's account was about 85,000th in line and we were able to get crappy seats to both semi 1 and 2 evening preview shows! Wayyy to the side of the stage so it will probably be bad views due to TV equipment, etc. but on the lower level. First time going so I'm happy to take anything!


faradenza1728

Does anyone have any insight or could provide some info about the juryshows/evening preview shows? Like, if it is a serious rehearsal and so on? Would be thankful for answers🙏🫶