Several changes has been to the Eurovision song contest as we know it already for the 2013 edition. The most discussed and heavily criticized by fans have been the standing only fan section, and most of all abandoning the draw for the running order. Now let's see how they take on the news of the new rehearsal schedules and system!
The closed doors rehearsals will start in Malmö on May 6 and until Thursday May 9 all the semifinalists will rehearse in peace and quiet without being exploded to the internet only moments later for all of us to see and judge, when things aren't right yet. For many artists Eurovision can be a crucial moment in their career, and they should have a fair change to have peace and quiet for their rehearsal. It's all about them, not about fans and what they want. But journalists and fans and fans pretending to be journalists can follow the rehearsals in EuroClub all those days, but certainly taking pics and videos will be a lot harder. Besides, isn't it nice to have some surprises left for the dress rehearsals? The artists will come and visit EuroClub after their rehearsals for interviews and photos.
From Friday May 10 to Sunday May 12 the second round of semifinalists rehearsing will take place and the PressCenter will open, too, and it's business as usual. The artists will give a 20 minute press conference after those rehearsals as usual and then stay for further interviews and photos.
The Big 5 plus Sweden will rehearse on Sunday May 12 and Wednesday May 15.
The dress rehearsals and live shows will follow the usual schedule from Monday May 13.
At this point this seems to this blogger a good solution and cuts down a bit the long rehearsal schedule, especially when you can basically skip the early days and concentrate on the finished and polished staging (hopefully!)
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