Acts from the first semifinal will be on stage twice today. The final dress rehearsal is a ticketed event aimed at a family audience. This is ahead of the televised show that is broadcast at 21:00cet. By the end of tonight, ten qualifiers will have gained a place in the final. The press conference tonight is where the ten qualifiers will draw a position in either the first or second half of the grand final. Stand by for our editors’ predictions in an article later today. We’ll see whether our expectations or your judgements from last weeks’ preview semifinal show are more accurate with the decision tonight!
Semfinal 1: Dress Rehearsal 3: 15:00cet
Semifinal 1: Televised show: 21:00cet
Qualifiers’ press conference and draw: 23:30cet (approx)
We’ll be giving you live updates via twitter @escXtra and facebook, plus live commentary and analysis on our webstream and webchat at www.escXtra.com/live or www.escXtra.com/live/mobile.
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