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11 Dec 2023

Liverpool wins biggest award of the year for Eurovision 2023 at The Drum Awards

Liverpool has picked up its biggest award of the year for hosting Eurovision 2023 on behalf of Ukraine and this time it’s for Best Experience in Sport, Leisure and Travel at The Drum Awards. The Drum Awards is a global awards programme which recognises the best brands, companies, agencies and people from across the marketing and communications industry. They recognise a campaign’s understanding of customers and measurable impact, not just outputs – which makes winning this award for Eurovision extra […]

05 Jun 2023

Club Liverpool Announce A New Chair

Club Liverpool, the city region’s ambassador programme, has appointed a new Chair, Howard Lewis, General Manager of Novotel Liverpool Paddington Village. Club Liverpool is a powerful network of influential ambassadors passionate about bringing world class conferences and events to Liverpool and showcasing the very best the city has to offer to associations and organisations across the globe. Following 18 months at the helm, Karen Brady from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine has stepped down, leaving behind an impressive legacy. Under […]

16 May 2023

The impact of Eurovision on Liverpool’s Visitor Economy Sector

Director of Marketing Liverpool, Chris Brown, reflects on the success of Eurovision on Liverpool’s Visitor Economy   As we reflect on a hugely successful Eurovision that Liverpool hosted on behalf of Ukraine, it is right that we reflect upon the input and support of the hospitality, culture and tourism sector who played a major role in the preparations and delivery of the event.  From the very start, team Liverpool pulled together to make it all a success. When we needed […]

03 May 2023

Club Liverpool recognises a huge year for Ambassador led conferences in Liverpool

Club Liverpool’s Annual Recognition Event recently took place at St George’s Hall for the first time since 2020.  The event brought together Club Liverpool Ambassadors who have helped to bring international conferences and events to the city region in the previous year. Guests enjoyed a reception in the grand North Hall before being presented certificates of recognition by the Lord Mayor of Liverpool, Cllr Roy Gladden, in the stunning Concert Room.  It was a bumper year for Club Liverpool Ambassador […]

25 Apr 2023

Liverpool’s Claire Lara creates a dish in BBC One’s Coronation Dish contest

Liverpool’s Claire Lara is one of five chefs who is competing in BBC One’s The Coronation Dish – a food contest launched by The One Show to mark the Coronation of Their Majesties, The King and The Queen. Announced during the programme last week, Alex Jones and Roman Kemp explained how The One Show is joining forces with the Queen of Cooking, Dame Mary Berry and the Coronation Big Lunch to vote for a Coronation dish that is perfect for […]

13 Apr 2023

First details of Eurovision Village have been revealed

Ukraine’s current and former Eurovision champions are to headline Liverpool’s official Eurovision Village – along with a host of major stars from the world of pop, gospel and opera – in a unique celebration. With just weeks to go until Eurovision takes over the city, the first programme details have been announced shining a light on the nine-day programme guaranteeing fun, food and fantastic music – promising to be one huge party! Opening on Friday 5 May and running every […]

12 Apr 2023

Liverpool included in UK and Ireland UEFA EURO 2028 bid

The City of Liverpool and Everton Stadium have been formally announced as part of the UK and Ireland’s bid to host UEFA EURO 2028. The pioneering five-association collaboration of England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales – with support of their government partners – is aiming to host the four-yearly tournament and create an amazing football celebration. The bid proposes to UEFA ten stadiums in famous sporting cities known throughout the world which are home to clubs with great footballing […]

03 Apr 2023

Tickets to go on sale for The National Lottery’s Big Eurovision Welcome

The National Lottery today announced that tickets to ‘The National Lottery’s Big Eurovision Welcome’ will be released on Wednesday 5 April at 10am. Hosted by AJ Odudu, this 90 minute outdoor show will be one of the events to kick-off the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest in spectacular style, transforming Liverpool’s much loved St George’s Hall and the surrounding area into a massive party for the people. Taking place on the evening of Sunday 7 May, this crucial part of Liverpool’s […]

28 Mar 2023

Liverpool unveils details of cultural commission programme, EuroFestival

It’s the pre-party to end all pre-parties as details are unveiled of a unique, never-before-seen cultural festival which will take over Liverpool in May.   Taking place from 1-14 May, EuroFestival, is a first for a Eurovision host city, as it presents 24 commissions – 19 of which are collaborative projects between UK and Ukrainian artists – to showcase the uniting power of music and art.  One of the most ambitious projects, Soloveiko Songbirds, will see 12, large scale, light-up nightingales […]

20 Mar 2023

The National Lottery’s Big Eurovision Welcome

The National Lottery announces huge outdoor party to welcome the Eurovision Song Contest to Liverpool. The National Lottery is delighted to announce it will be hosting ‘The National Lottery’s Big Eurovision Welcome’ – a spectacular live show, outside St George’s Hall in the heart of Liverpool. Taking place on the evening of Sunday 7 May this crucial part of Liverpool’s ambitious Eurovision host city plans, will see up to 30,000 tickets made available to the public for free*, thanks to […]