The EBU has announced the postponement of the Eurovision Live Tour 2026, which was due to start one month after the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. No new date has been released and tickets will all be refunded.
Unforeseen challenges that cannot be resolved
The announcement came in a press release from the EBU, with a declaration from the Eurovision Song Contest Director Martin Green:
We regret to announce that we’ve made the difficult decision to postpone the Eurovision Song Contest Live Tour 2026.
Martin Green, ESC Director
We have encountered unforeseen challenges that despite the best efforts of our team, the producers, and promoters we have been unable to resolve.
To the thousands of fans who bought tickets, thank you, we will ensure you will be refunded in full as soon as possible.
We look forward to relaunching the Live Tour when we can ensure the world class experience that our fans expect.
Our focus remains on delivering an incredible Eurovision Song Contest in May.
The 70th anniversary shows will be celebrated with 35 amazing artists performing to record sell-out audiences in Vienna and hundreds of millions watching around the world.
The tour is thus postponed indefinitely, with priorities shifting towards the actual Contest. Green does state however that it is the EBU’s intention to relaunch the tour when “the world-class experience that [Eurovision] fans deserve” can be ensured.
People who bought tickets will receive full refunds “as soon as possible”.
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