Eurovision 2018 – We’re only 24 hours away for the first rehearsal at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon. You’ll be able to follow all the action from the Altice Arena in Lisbon, here on Eurovision Times starting tomorrow. Aisel, from Azerbaijan, kicks off the first rehearsal at 10.00 (local time, GMT) on Sunday 29th April. So that’s 11.00 CET. The first rehearsal for each country is 30 minutes, and the second rehearsal 20 minutes long.
Here is the full rehearsal schedule:
Sunday 29th April
10:00-10:30 Azerbaijan
10:40-11:10 Iceland
11:20-11:50 Albania
12:00-12:30 Belgium
13:40-14:10 Czech Republic
14:20-14:50 Lithuania
15:00-15:30 Israel
16:00-16:30 Belarus
16:40-17:10 Estonia
17:20-17:50 Bulgaria
Monday 30th April
10:00-10:30 FYR Macedonia
10:40-11:10 Croatia
11:20-11:50 Austria
12:00-12:30 Greece
13:40-14:10 Finland
14:20-14:50 Armenia
15:00-15:30 Switzerland
16:00-16:30 Ireland
16:40-17:10 Cyprus
Tuesday 1st May
10:00-10:30 Norway
10:40-11:10 Romania
11:20-11:50 Serbia
12:00-12:30 San Marino
13:40-14:10 Denmark
14:20-14:50 Russia
15:00-15:30 Moldova
16:00-16:30 Netherlands
16:40-17:10 Australia
Wednesday 2nd May
10:00-10:30 Georgia
10:40-11:10 Poland
11:20-11:50 Malta
12:00-12:30 Hungary
13:40-14:10 Latvia
14:20-14:50 Sweden
15:00-15:30 Montengro
16:00-16:30 Slovenia
16:40-17:10 Ukraine
Thursday 3rd May
10:00-10:20 Azerbaijan
10:25-10:45 Iceland
10:50-11:10 Albania
11:15-11:35 Belgium
11:40-12:00 Czech Republic
13:05-13:25 Lithuania
13:30-13:50 Israel
13:55-14:15 Belarus
14:20-14:40 Estonia
14:45-15:05 Bulgaria
15:30-15:50 FYR Macedonia
15:55-16:15 Croatia
16:20-16:40 Austria
16:45-17:05 Greece
17:10-17:30 Finland
Friday 4th May
10:00-10:20 Armenia
10:25-10:45 Switzerland
10:50-11:10 Ireland
11:15-11:35 Cyprus
11:40-12:00 Norway
13:05-13:25 Romania
13:30-13:50 Serbia
13:55-14:15 San Marino
14:20-14:40 Denmark
15:05-15:35 Portugal
15:40-16:10 United Kingdom
16:15-16:45 Spain
16:50-17:20 Germany
18:25-18:55 Italy
19:00-19:30 France
Saturday 5th May
10:00-10:20 Russia
10:25-10:45 Moldova
10:50-11:10 Netherlands
11:15-11:35 Australia
11:40-12:00 Georgia
13:05-13:25 Poland
13:30-13:50 Malta
13:55-14:15 Hungary
14:20-14:40 Latvia
14:45-15:05 Sweden
15:30-15:50 Montenegro
15:55-16:15 Slovenia
16:20-16:40 Ukraine
Sunday 6th May
10:00-10:20 Portugal
10:25-10:45 United Kingdom
10:50-11:10 Spain
11:15-11:35 Germany
11:40-12:00 France
12:05-12:25 Italy
Monday May 7th
10:00-12:00 Viewing Camera Crew | SF1 & Acts from Spain, United Kingdom + Portugal
14:00-16:25 Semi Final 1 Dress Rehearsal 1 (incl. 2 Acts from Spain, United Kingdom + Portugal)
19:00-20:00 Pre-Show
20:00-22:10 Semi Final 1 Dress Rehearsal 2 (incl. 2 Acts from Spain, United Kingdom + Portugal)
Tuesday May 8th
10:30-12:30 Viewing Camera Crew Dress Rehearsal 2
14:00-16:10 Semi Final 1 Dress Rehearsal 3 (incl. 2 Acts from Spain, United Kingdom + Portugal)
16:30-18:00 Viewing Camera Crew Dress Rehearsal 3
19:00-20:00 Pre-Show
20:00-22:10 Semi Final 1 Broadcast
22:30 – 23:10 Press Conference 10 finalists + Draw for the Grand Final
Wednesday May 9th
10:00 – 12:00 Viewing Camera Crew | SF2 & Acts from Germany, Italy and France
14:00-16:25 Semi Final 2 Dress Rehearsal 1 (incl. 3 Acts from Germany, Italy and France)
17:00-17:20 EBU & RTP Press Conference
17:30-17:50 JESC Press Conference
19:00-20:00 Pre-Show
20:00-22:10 Semi Final 2 Dress Rehearsal 2 (incl. 3 Acts from Germany, Italy and France)
Thursday May 10th
10:30-12:30 Viewing Camera Crew Dress Rehearsal 2
14:00-16:10 Semi Final 2 Dress Rehearsal 3 (incl. 3 Acts from Germany, Italy and France)
16:30-18:00 Viewing Camera Crew Dress Rehearsal 3
19:00-20:00 Pre-Show
20:00-22:10 Semi Final 2 Broadcast
22:30-23:10 Press Conference 10 finalists + Draw for the Grand Final
Friday May 11th
10:30-12:00 Opening Grand Final Rehearsal – All Finalists
13:00-16:00 Grand Final Dress Rehearsal 1
16:00-18:00 Viewing Camera Crew Dress Rehearsal 1
16:20-17:00 Big Five and Portugal – Joint Press Conference
19:00-20:00 Pre-Show
20:00-23:30 Grand Final Dress Rehearsal 2
Saturday May 12th
09:30-10:30 Viewing Camera Crew Dress Rehearsal 2
12:30-16:15 Grand Final Dress Rehearsal 3
16:30-18:00 Viewing Camera Crew Dress Rehearsal 3
19:00-20:00 Pre-Show
20:00-23:30 Grand Final Broadcast
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ESC 18 is on! :)
I listened to Jury Box 8 and was amazed at how much the people there try to say that Australia 18 is agood song – the double standards are so obvious – flag voting is so very much alive and kicking.
I personally did not understand the incredible hate for Waylon in that podcast. Seemed kinda off imo…
Niether did I. It was borderline rude and disrespectful.
I don’t listen to that nonsense anymore. I really enjoyed it some years ago but ever since Sam left the site, it has been a downhill ride. :(
I love podcasts so I’ll listen to ESCInsight/ESCPullse/ESCTips even if I disagree with their opinions. Really, only ESC Tips among them is a good analyzer of songs and their chances to qualify or win.
ESC Tips have the best podcasts, atm, I agree. ESC Pulse do a good job as well, even when I do not agree with them.
They seem to be full of themselves and come across as rather pretentious sometimes.
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