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30 November 2022
Douze Points! Royal Liverpool

Philharmonic Orchestra plays your

favourite Eurovision hits.

Friday 12 May 7.30pm
Liverpool Philharmonic Hall
Douze Points!

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra plays your favourite Eurovision hits
Hello, this is Liverpool calling… Eurovision is coming to our city and we can’t wait to join the
party with a celebration of the world’s biggest, brightest and most bonkers musical event.
There’s nothing like a Eurovision extravaganza – every single year it brings flamboyant
costumes and staging, voting dramas and everyone’s favourite commentary, but most
importantly, an absolute masterclass in cheesy hits and you-just-couldn’t-make-it-up musical
antics.

From folk to power ballads, heavy metal to Europop, Eurovision has it all, and the Royal
Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra are ready to embrace the musical madness, bringing you
orchestral versions of iconic Eurovision songs. Hosted by the wonderful broadcaster Owain
Wyn Evans (host of Radio 2’s Early Breakfast show in 2023, who raised more than £3 million
for BBC Children in Need with a 24-hour drumathon!) and joined by incredible vocalists, the