The Euro Trip | Eurovision Podcast

With stand-in rehearsals underway in the Stadthalle in Vienna we chat to the creative team behind six of this year's performances.Dan Shipton and Ross Nicholson from Black Skull Creative tell us more about their plans for Albania, Australia, Austria, Malta, Montenegro and San Marino, including some of the most ambitious staging we've ever seen at the Eurovision Song Contest. They also explain the importance of stand-in rehearsals, more behind the scenes gossip, and what it's like to work with AIDAN, Delta Goodrem and more.This year we're delighted to be teaming up with the Europarty app to help you bring even more enjoyment to this year's Eurovision season.Click this link to sign up to The Euro Trip + on Patreon for just £4.99 a month.Follow us on Twitter, Instagram & TikTok or email hello@eurotrippodcast.com, and find us online at eurotrippodcast.com

We've got a bumper episode for you this week.Recorded live in London we're bringing you an extended cut of all the conversations we had ahead of the final pre-party of the Eurovision 2026 season.You'll hear interviews with eleven of this year's artists as they discuss their preparations for Vienna, staying calm amongst the madness, and there might a few clues about their staging too.We'll also reunited with a couple of familiar faces as this year's contest gets ever closer.This year we're delighted to be teaming up with the Europarty app to help you bring even more enjoyment to this year's Eurovision season.Click this link to sign up to The Euro Trip + on Patreon for just £4.99 a month.Follow us on Twitter, Instagram & TikTok or email hello@eurotrippodcast.com, and find us online at eurotrippodcast.com

In an interview recorded exactly a month before the Grand Final of Eurovision 2026, we're reunited with Executive Producer Michael Krön as he takes us through his final to-do list.In a candid conversation he explains why there is a now an added pressure to succeed following the resignation of ORF's former Director General Roland Weißmann, how preparations continue in the Wiener Stadhalle, and his favourite way to relax away from his hectic schedule.This year we're delighted to be teaming up with the Europarty app to help you bring even more enjoyment to this year's Eurovision season.Click this link to sign up to The Euro Trip + on Patreon for just £4.99 a month.Follow us on Twitter, Instagram & TikTok or email hello@eurotrippodcast.com, and find us online at eurotrippodcast.com

As the contest gets ever closer we head to the Nordics and meet both FELICIA & Søren Torpegaard Lund as they prepare to represent Sweden and Denmark in Vienna.FELICIA tells us she isn't feeling the pressure of representing Eurovision's joint-most successful nation, with Søren continues to be fascinated by the betting odds making him one of the main contenders to win the contest this year.As a new President is elected in Hungary, we also ask whether we can expect them to return to Eurovision in 2027.This year we're delighted to be teaming up with the Europarty app to help you bring even more enjoyment to this year's Eurovision season.You can click here to purchase your tickets for the London Eurovision Festival.Click this link to sign up to The Euro Trip + on Patreon for just £4.99 a month.Follow us on Twitter, Instagram & TikTok or email hello@eurotrippodcast.com, and find us online at eurotrippodcast.com

In this special episode we sit down with Victoria Swarovski and Michael Ostrowski as they prepare to host the 70th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest.In their first feature-length interview since being announced as this year's presenting duo, the pair reveal when they were first approached to present the shows, how they've been preparing for the event, and why they can always rely on yodeling to get them through any potential technical mishaps. This year we're delighted to be teaming up with the Europarty app to help you bring even more enjoyment to this year's Eurovision season.You can click here to purchase your tickets for the London Eurovision Festival.Click this link to sign up to The Euro Trip + on Patreon for just £4.99 a month.Follow us on Twitter, Instagram & TikTok or email hello@eurotrippodcast.com, and find us online at eurotrippodcast.com

This week we're heading to last year's host nation to meet Switzerland's singer-songwriter Veronica Fusaro. The Thun born performer tells us more about how her entry 'Alice' hid in plain sight for months before she was revealed as her country's Eurovision entry, while she also tells us she'll be playing the iconic guitar solo live on stage despite the rules.Friend of the podcast and host of the Official Eurovision podcast Steve Holden also stops by as he reveals his favourite chats from the class of 2026 so far.This year we're delighted to be teaming up with the Europarty app to help you bring even more enjoyment to this year's Eurovision season.You can click here to purchase your tickets for the London Eurovision Festival.Click this link to sign up to The Euro Trip + on Patreon for just £4.99 a month.Follow us on Twitter, Instagram & TikTok or email hello@eurotrippodcast.com, and find us online at eurotrippodcast.com

With Eurovision 2026 getting ever closer, this week we take a step back to ask whether the odds can help us predict the final leaderboard? Eurovision expert and broadcaster Adrian Bradley returns to help answer that question, while we also ponder what the arrival of Eurovision Asia might mean for the European contest.This week we also bring you a conversation with Jonas Lovv as he prepares to represent Norway, and there's a USA special edition of Eurovision Songs in the Wild.This year we're delighted to be teaming up with the Europarty app to help you bring even more enjoyment to this year's Eurovision season.You can click here to purchase your tickets for the London Eurovision Festival.Click this link to sign up to The Euro Trip + on Patreon for just £4.99 a month.Follow us on Twitter, Instagram & TikTok or email hello@eurotrippodcast.com, and find us online at eurotrippodcast.com

After years of rumours, false starts and cancelled plans, the first ever edition of Eurovision Asia is set to arrive on our screens on Saturday 14th November.Hosted in Bangkok, Thailand, the contest will see participants from at least ten countries compete, including South Korea, Malaysia and the Philippines.On this bonus episode we're joined by Eurovision Director Martin Green, and Eurovision Asia Managing Director Marcus Tang, as we learn more about what to expect, how the show came together, and what impact Eurovision Asia could have on its European counterpart.This year we're delighted to be teaming up with the Europarty app to help you bring even more enjoyment to this year's Eurovision season.You can click here to purchase your tickets for the London Eurovision Festival.Click this link to sign up to The Euro Trip + on Patreon for just £4.99 a month.Follow us on Twitter, Instagram & TikTok or email hello@eurotrippodcast.com, and find us online at eurotrippodcast.com

In this special episode recorded during our recent visit to Austria we take you on a tour of Vienna as the city prepares to host this year's contest.Alongside Vienna Tourism guide Gerd Brandstaetter we learn more about the city's incredible history, while we also visit the scenes of some of Eurovision's most memorable moments in the Austrian capital city.Find out more by visiting Vienna Tourism's website, download the ivie app, and learn more about the “United by Queerness” exhibition.This year we're delighted to be teaming up with the Europarty app to help you bring even more enjoyment to this year's Eurovision season.You can click here to purchase your tickets for the London Eurovision Festival.Click this link to sign up to The Euro Trip + on Patreon for just £4.99 a month.Follow us on Twitter, Instagram & TikTok or email hello@eurotrippodcast.com, and find us online at eurotrippodcast.com