New Eurovision website and ticket sales announced
- Samuel Lee
- 15 hours ago
- 2 min read
The Eurovision Song Contest will change its website domain eurovision.tv to the brand new eurovision.com.
The new website is already live. Very prominently on the new website is the opportunity to create a free Eurofan account which the website states will allow fans to gain "early access to tickets, exclusive merch, special perks, personalised content, and behind the scenes moments."
Tickets for Eurovision 2026 will go on sale at 13:00 CET (23:00 AEDT) on Tuesday 13 January via the new Eurovision website. This is after the semi-final allocation draw which will be held on Monday 12 January.
Eurovision fans have from now until 23:59 CET on Thursday 18 December (9:59 AEDT on Friday 19 December) to register for the ticket sale.
This is done by creating a Eurofan account and receiving an email from Eurovision's official ticket partner oeticket.com on how to register. The same email must be used for both the Eurofan and oeticket to be eligible for Eurovision ticket sales.
Tickets for nine shows will be available:
Semi-final 1 evening preview at 21:00 CET Monday 11 May
Semi-final 1 afternoon preview at 15:00 CET Tuesday 12 May
Semi-final 1 live broadcast at 21:00 CET Tuesday 12 May
Semi-final 2 evening preview at 21:00 CET Wednesday 13 May
Semi-final 2 afternoon preview at 15:00 CET Thursday 14 May
Semi-final 2 live broadcast at 21:00 CET Thursday 14 May
Grand Final evening preview at 21:00 CET Friday 15 May
Grand Final afternoon preview at 12:00 CET Saturday 16 May
Grand Final live broadcast at 21:00 CET Saturday 16 May
Another exciting feature of the new Eurovision website, particularly for an old school Eurovision enthusiast like myself, is a "full Contest database" which will dive deep into all past editions of Eurovision.
The Eurovision app, the Junior Eurovision website and other features will be updated and rolled out from February next year.
The reason for Eurovision previously using the website domain code .tv is likely because TV is an abbreviation for television, which highlights the visual medium of the contest.
Furthermore .tv is also the official country domain of the Pacific Island of Tuvalu. The country often lets websites use its official domain .tv at a cost, which contributes significantly to its small economy. However due to its geographic location Tuvalu is ineligible to compete at Eurovision, which could explain why Eurovision is moving away from the .tv website domain code.
The old Eurovision website domain Eurovision.tv will become inactive from next week. To paraphrase the Eurovision organisers make sure you update your Eurovision bookmarks!
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