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global audience, creating a real and tangible Eurovision legacy for Merseyside. As music
journalist Paul du Noyerhas said: “Liverpool is more than a place where music happens.
Liverpool is a reason why music happens.” Our musical excellence and strength-in-
depth across multiple and diverse genres stretches from Black music, to jazz, to pop, to
rap, to house, to folk, to classical, to electronic dance music.

Liverpool’s musical wealth is evident in our grand concert hall, in the huge number of
music pubs, clubs, societies and associations, in the array of our festivals, including
Africa Oye, Liverpool International Music Festival (LIMF) and Sound City, and in the
wide range of artistic output, from Merseybeat in the 1960’s, to the emergence of Eric’s
and the influential post-punk scene of the 1970’s and 80’s. It can also be seen in the
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (RLPO) marking its 180th anniversary in 2022,
in globally recognised EDM brands Cream and Circus, and the recognition of Liverpool
as the ‘World Capital of Pop’ by the Guinness Book of Records.

There are over 400 live music venues of all scales across Merseyside, mapped by the
Liverpool City Region Music Board, in association with the University of Liverpool, most
of which are hosting dedicated Eurovision events. Whether you celebrate the launch of
Jamala’s QIRIM, enjoy the avant-pop spectacle ‘Welcome to Eurotopia’, attend the
RLPO’s ‘Douze Points’ concert, join the official EuroClub after-party at Camp & Furnace,
watch ‘English National Opera Do Eurovision’, or dance your heart out at Rave UKraine,
there will be live music heard from morning to night across the city and beyond that will
appeal to anyone and everyone.

The Liverpool City Region Music Board is delighted to welcome Eurovision to Liverpool,
to celebrate Ukraine, unity, diversity and freedom, and broadcast to the world: ‘THIS IS
LIVERPOOL MUSIC CITY. COME ON, FEEL THE NOISE’.