The official shortlist of UK cities hoping to host next year’s Eurovision Song Competition has been revealed.
The cities that will potentially host Eurovision 2023 are: Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield.
The news was shared on Friday morning on Radio 2 by Scott Mills on Zoe Ball’s breakfast show. Twenty cities had originally bid to take part.
The cities that bid to take part have been judged on various criteria, including having a venue that can host at least 10,000 people, and access to an international airport.
It’s a two-stage selection process – now we have a shortlist the cities will be assessed again, looking at things like the availability of resources and experience of hosting large events.
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