NewsLiverpool FC welcomes Eurovision performers to Anfield
This week Liverpool FC has welcomed Eurovision performers and their teams from around the globe to Anfield.
The acts were invited to take a stadium tour and to look around the temporary mini-exhibition displaying the club’s links with Ukraine and music.
Representatives from several countries taking part in Eurovision attended, including Romania, Iceland, Slovenia, Serbia, Moldova, Albania, and Georgia. Performers in attendance included Croatia’s entry Let 3, Piqued Jacks from San Marino, and Latvia’s Aija.
The events included a reception in the Main Stand, followed by a stadium tour with an LFC tour guide that included a visit to the temporary mini-exhibition, and museum access with trophies on display for photograph opportunities.
For the majority of the guests, it was their first time visiting Anfield, and the Liverpool-Ukraine mini-exhibition was a particularly moving moment, with some guests joining in an impromptu performance of All Together Now by The Farm – a song choice that is poignant due to its anti-war messaging.
The display includes memorabilia and photos from Liverpool’s 2018 Champions League final appearance in Kyiv, plus other items linking the club with Ukraine. The exhibition was officially opened by Ukrainian delegates last month, who were invited to a tour of Anfield and to cut the ribbon to the exhibition, following the Liverpool-Ukraine Business Summit.
Bojan, the lead vocalist for Slovenia’s 2023 Eurovision entry Joker Out, said of the Anfield experience and exhibition: “It was great to see how music and football can unite people, and it’s fabulous to see the support Liverpool Football Club is giving to Ukraine.”
The exhibition and VIP tours for performers are part of an ongoing range of activities happening at Anfield to celebrate the Eurovision Song Contest being held in Liverpool, and to highlight the city’s music heritage.
Prior to the Premier League clash with Brentford on May 6, local music artists were invited to perform in the fan zone; these artists were specially selected by the Liverpool City of Culture team to support with the build-up to Eurovision.
Read more about the ongoing activities, and other available stadium tours and experiences, here.
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