Thanks to the efficiency of British Airways and the Scandinavian railway system, I managed to get my accreditation this evening in preparation for the first day of rehearsals tomorrow. Here’s what I’m planning to provide by way of coverage. Obviously it’s subject to change as the fortnight progresses.
Mainly you can expect an evening summary of events, but I will be making good use of Twitter during the day as well. First rehearsals offer one such opportunity. From this Tuesday to Friday, the only video footage available will come from official channel eurovision.tv – likely to be a short and unrevealing set of teasers. A Sofabet tweet summing up what each semi-finalist has revealed is in order.
I’ll be tweeting to get these thoughts out quickly. Do feel free to respond via Twitter or in the comments section here, though I can’t guarantee a response. I’m sure you understand that it’s a busy time, and during rehearsals I want my eyes mainly on the TV feed. However, the Sofabet evening summary will give me a chance to answer any particular questions you have posed.
I will also re-tweet other coverage I think is worth reading. There will be a plethora of bloggers covering proceedings, many of whom are worth listening to, including other betting sites EntertainmentOdds and ESCtips. No one person has all the right answers; half the fun for readers is considering different viewpoints before making up your own mind. And I hope we’re going to have a lot of fun over the next two weeks.
Good to hear you made it up there safely Daniel. Enjoy yourself and thanks for providing this service!
Have fun, Daniel! It’s going to be one hell of a ride…for all of us really. Decided I’m going to ESC next year, wherever it is, and will likely get tickets for the jury performances. Fingers crossed for Sochi, Tbilisi or Oslo!
Once more unto the breach, dear friends, Tim, Ben, Daniel… let’s all come out of the other side of this richer and wiser 🙂
Thank you Daniel for everything and good luck every1!
For those who missed what looked like the video revealing the Georgian staging plans, which was posted in our comments section then removed from Youtube, part of it has been played on the latest Swedish preview show. Click the link and go to 46m10s.
http://www.svt.se/melodifestivalen/se-den-tredje-delen-av-infor-eurovision-song-contest-2013-med-niklas-stromstedt-och-malin-roos
Is that what everybody was raving about? I certainly wouldn’t use the word stunning. I mean its nice. The lighting is a lot moodier than expected, perhaps the lean is overdoing it slightly. (It’s not “Sofia Nizharadze” overdoing it, mind you!) The key change is screaming out for a pyro curtain or some kind of lighting shift. I hope they can pull it off.