Last January, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced the official concert tour to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Eurovision. A historic tour that was scheduled to visit 10 European cities between June and July 2026. Of course, Spain was left out of the plan: the only country in the historic Big Five to do so. Since Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy and France were planned. A decision by the EBU that seemed like a punishment to Spanish Eurofans for RTVE's decision not to participate in the 2026 edition.
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But it seems that this tour, for now, is not going to come out and is postponed until further notice. And the EBU is having difficulties carrying out this 70th anniversary tour. It was the organization itself who, through a statement, confirmed the news:
“The European Broadcasting Union regrets to announce that we have made the difficult decision to postpone the tour Eurovision Song Contest Live Tour 2026. We have encountered unforeseen challenges that, “Despite the best efforts of our team, the producers and the promoters, we have not been able to resolve it.”
WECB
WECB
Some unforeseen events that highlight the difficulties that the organization is encountering this year with everything that has to do with the Festival. Have they encountered difficulties in closing contracts with artists from previous editions? And, at the moment, the following were confirmed:
- Johnny Logan (Ireland): Winner in 1980 and 1987.
- Helena Paparizou (Greece): Winner in 2005.
- Lordi (Finland): Winners in 2006.
- Katrina (United Kingdom): Winner in 1997 with Katrina and The Waves.
- Verka Serduchka (Ukraine): Runner-up in 2007.
- Alessandra (Norway): 5th in 2023.
- Guy Sebastian (Australia): 5th in 2015.
For all the fans who had bought the tickets, they have sent a reassuring message: and that is that in the next few days they will be refunded in full.
The statement ends with a promise to try to get this tour afloat: “We hope to relaunch the live tour when we can guarantee the world-class experience that our fans expect.”
Finally, the EUR wanted to show that they still plan to celebrate Eurovision 2026 with 35 artists (for now) who will perform in Vienna.
