List of host cities of the Eurovision Song Contest
This page is a list of cities and venues that have hosted the Eurovision Song Contest, one or more times. Future venues are shown in italics. Since 1958, the host city has customarily been in the winner country of the previous year. There have been exceptions, however, when certain issues have prevented the winner to host the following year's contest. The host country then passed to the country that had come second, or a country that agreed to. Such events have been in 1960, 1963, 1972, 1974 and 1980.[1]
With 6 contests, Dublin is the city having hosted the most contests. It is followed by London and Luxembourg (4 contests each), and Copenhagen (3 contests).
Oslo Spektrum was the venue for the 1996 Contest.
The Helsinki Arena hosted the 2007 Contest.
The Belgrade Arena hosted the 2008 Contest.
The Wiener Stadthalle will host the 2015 Contest.
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Anniversary contests
| Anniversary | Country | City | Venue | Contest | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50th |  Denmark |
Copenhagen | Forum Copenhagen | Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest | 2005 |
| 60th |  United Kingdom |
London | Eventim Apollo | Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits | 2015 |
OGAE Second Chance Contest
Main article: OGAE Second Chance Contest
| Contests | Country | City | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 |  Sweden |
Östersund | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 |
| Örebro | 1995 | ||
| Farsta Strand | 1996 | ||
| Stockholm | 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009 | ||
| Växjö | 2004 | ||
| Gothenburg | 2011 | ||
| 3 |  Germany |
Montabaur | 1992 |
| Hanover | 1997 | ||
| Hamburg | 1998 | ||
 Spain |
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | 2003 | |
| Bilbao | 2005 | ||
| Barcelona | 2013 | ||
| 2 |  Norway |
Oslo | 1993, 1994 |
 Netherlands |
Huizen | 1987 | |
| Emmen | 1999 | ||
| 1 |  Turkey |
Istanbul | 2000 |
 Finland |
Helsinki | 2001 | |
 Slovenia |
Ljubljana | 2007 | |
| Denmark |
Copenhagen | 2010 | |
 South Africa (as Rest of the World) |
Johannesburg | 2012 | |
See also
- List of host cities of the ABU Song Festivals
- List of host cities of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
References
- ↑ The history of the Eurovision Song Contest - By year Official Eurovision Website History. Accessed May 2012
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