[2024] Rehearsals #1

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God morgon, and welcome to sunny Malmö for Day One of 2024’s Eurovision Song Contest rehearsals. We’re delighted to be partnering with Reddit this year, and hope you’ll stick with us for what is going to be the mother of all megathreads.

For those of you who don’t know, Eurovision rehearsals are closed to all but a very small production crew, and a handful of intrepid writers, photographers and TikTokers with special access to both the arena and the Eurovision Reddit account.

So if you want to get a first look at your favourite artist’s staging, costume and performance, this is the place to be. We’ll tell you what’s happening live as the rehearsals progress through the day, add some photos as soon as we can, and provide a link to an exclusive TikTok sneak peek. So keep Reddit open, make sure you’re following the official Eurovision account on Tiktok, and don’t go away.

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Op zaterdag 27 april 2024 10:06 schreef Em31 het volgende:
Er staat daar dat er meerdere TikTokers aanwezig zijn

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10:25 CEST: Ready for 360 staging?

While we’re waiting, a bit about the staging. It’s completely different from previous years - for the first time, the stage is in the centre of the arena so artists are performing in the round. It looks amazing in an empty arena, and full of people it’s going to feel like a really immersive experience.

Even more excitingly, it means every artist this year is going to have to adapt their staging for a 360 audience, which hopefully means we’ll get a few surprises over the coming days.

On the downside, it means we can’t bag a comfy sofa in the Green Room, because this year it’s hidden away behind a screen. Instead we have thousands of arena seats to choose from, which is both exciting and stressful. Which to choose?

For today we’ve bagged a seat in Block A20 - a great view, but this year EVERYWHERE in this arena is a great view. By arena standards the seats are quite comfortable, but ask us again in eight hours.

If you have a ticket for one of the live shows, tell us where you're sitting and we'll check it out for you!

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Op zaterdag 27 april 2024 10:34 schreef grazz het volgende:
Ik hoop dat ze een keer wat sneller zijn met beeldmateriaal uploaden.

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Also just a small housekeeping note: it's Day 1, and we're still finding our feet in the arena, with the tech and the WiFi. So please be gentle with us if replies and photos and videos take a little longer today - we'll get into the swing of things very soon!

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Op zaterdag 27 april 2024 10:32 schreef AnnethingIsPossible het volgende:
Je krijgt hier ook niet zo'n fijne melding als er een nieuw bericht is
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Op zaterdag 27 april 2024 10:34 schreef AnnethingIsPossible het volgende:

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Dit wordt aangegeven:
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We will post pictures in this post, alongside the rehearsal commentary, so check back later. We'll also add a link to a full gallery, and the TikTok clip. Enjoy!

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Op zaterdag 27 april 2024 10:38 schreef AnnethingIsPossible het volgende:
Maar ziet er dus naar uit dat foto's en video's ook viab Reddit gaan? Zal wel weer los van de thread zijn.

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We will post pictures in this post, alongside the rehearsal commentary, so check back later. We'll also add a link to a full gallery, and the TikTok clip. Enjoy!

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Op zaterdag 27 april 2024 10:38 schreef AnnethingIsPossible het volgende:
Maar ziet er dus naar uit dat foto's en video's ook viab Reddit gaan? Zal wel weer los van de thread zijn.

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10:30 CEST: Rehearsals are starting!

Some things to note:

Each artist/band has exactly half an hour to rehearse - that's usually enough time to rehearse and reset three times. Sometimes it runs over a little, so there is a spare ten minutes between each rehearsal - so Cyprus is 1030 CEST, and Serbia is 1110 CEST.

If there is any pyro (fireworks, flames, smoke, steam jets) - we'll only see it in the final rehearsal of the half hour - we'll definitely let you know!

Costumes seen in first rehearsals aren’t always the one worn in the live show - artists use these closed rehearsals as an opportunity to try different outfits so we may see something different in second rehearsals next week.

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Rehearsal 1: 🇨🇾 Cyprus – Silia Kapsis – Liar

Shall we get these rehearsals started? First up on stage is Silia Kapsis from Cyprus - she’ll be opening the first Semi-Final on May 7th with her song Liar. Silia is a singer and dancer of Greek and Cypriot descent, and she currently lives in Sydney, Australia.

Silia is only 17, but she’s owning this stage like performing in a huge arena is a walk in the park. The gold lamé costume from the official video has been replaced with trousers and a crop top in sparkly white, with four male backing dancers in cargo pants and baggy white t-shirts. No stage props, but lots of swirly green and red graphics on the LED backdrop and floor.

Fans of Silia's dancing will be happy to hear that this performance has a high energy routine and a huge dance break before the bridge into the final chorus - just the kind of upbeat number we need to get the party started on May 7th.

EUROVISION HAS BEGUN!

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Op zaterdag 27 april 2024 10:42 schreef AnnethingIsPossible het volgende:

Eurovision 2024 Rehearsals - Day 1 Round-Up Live Stream

ESCUnited gaat trouwens om 2 uur live. Is natuurlijk nog niet zoveel te zeggen.

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OkAcanthocephala2471
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green and red graphics...?

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Yes! Like watery swirls and sine waves, hard to describe in words but hopefully the video later will help!

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Op zaterdag 27 april 2024 10:50 schreef Em31 het volgende:
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Ik weet niet waar dit nou vandaan komt maar zag het langskomen op Twitter

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Op zaterdag 27 april 2024 10:48 schreef AnnethingIsPossible het volgende:
Ik moet zeggen dat ik geen groen en rood had verwacht voor Cyprus.

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Yes! Like watery swirls and sine waves, hard to describe in words but hopefully the video later will help!

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Op zaterdag 27 april 2024 10:50 schreef Em31 het volgende:
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Ik weet niet waar dit nou vandaan komt maar zag het langskomen op Twitter

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Op zaterdag 27 april 2024 10:51 schreef smart1252 het volgende:

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