
Basel invites you to the Arena plus Grand Final viewing experience
30 January 2025 at 10:00 CETIf you didn't manage to get a ticket to the Grand Final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest in the first wave of tickets sales, our Host City Basel is offering up a large-scale alternative:
- It's happening at Switzerland's biggest football stadium, St. Jakob-Park, which is beside St. Jakobshalle, where the Eurovision Song Contest is taking place.
- You can watch the Grand Final live on gigantic screens, alongside approximately 36,000 other Eurovision fans.
- A 90-minute pre-show will kick off at 19:30 CET to warm up the crowd.
- Eurovision 2024 runner-up Baby Lasagna is one of the names already confirmed to be performing, with more national and international artists to be announced soon.

Tickets for the Arena plus viewing experience are now on sale at TicketCorner.ch, without the need for pre-registration. They range from CHF 55 to CHF 128. Admission for children in the family corner will be CHF 5.
If you have any questions about tickets to the Arena plus viewing event, you can check out our Arena plus FAQs. And if you're coming along for the party, you should bookmark our Arena plus page, where we'll be providing updates about the event as and when they happen.

Mélanie Freymond and Sven Epiney will be presenting the pre-show party and public viewing in the Arena plus, the repurposed St. Jakob-Park football stadium. They will also be live on air during the Grand Final to announce the Swiss points during the eagerly-anticipated voting segment.
Mélanie Freymond, 47, is one of the most experienced presenters for RTS (Radio Télévision Suisse), where she hosts numerous entertainment and cultural programmes. Her journey began as a children’s programme host on RTS, marking the start of a successful career in both radio and television journalism.
Sven Epiney, 53, has been one of the most prominent figures in the Swiss media landscape since the 1990s. Since 2008, he has been SRF’s commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest. A versatile media professional, Sven has presented over 3,000 television shows, 1,500 radio morning shows, and more than 30 original TV formats. In addition to hosting Arena plus, he will continue to commentate the Eurovision Song Contest for SRF.
The Arena plus is more than just a public viewing for the Grand Final: At around 7.30 pm, a captivating pre-show will start with live performances by a host of international and national artists who will get the audience even more excited for the night ahead. The first names are already known, with more to be announced soon.
With the much-loved Rim Tim Tagi Dim, Baby Lasagna finished in second place for Croatia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, winning the public televote from Eurovision fans all over the globe. The song has now surpassed 56 million streams on Spotify and was in the Top 40 charts in many countries across the continent. After he was able to turn his Eurovision success into an extensive tour to see his new fans, the future looks bright for Baby Lasagna.

Charismatic and always ready to get a crowd going, DJ Antoine is guaranteed to set the right mood on the night with summer-ready hits such as Welcome To St. Tropez and Ma Chérie, the most successful Swiss music song of all time. The Swiss DJ has already worked with Pitbull, Enrique Iglesias, Snoop Dogg, Madonna, Britney Spears and many more. Over 8 million albums and singles sold, as well as numerous awards won, make him the most internationally successful Swiss music export.
Anna Rossinelli made it to the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf with her song In Love for a While, laying the foundations for a successful career. Since then, she has released 6 albums, topped the charts several times and also made a name for herself as an actress; for example, in the Swiss hit series Tschugger, where she played a federal policewoman. She was also a judge on The Voice of Switzerland and took part in the most recent season of Sing Meinen Song - Das Schweizer Tauschkonzert. Anna Rossinelli and her bandmates Manuel Meisel and Georg Dillier all hail from Basel and still feel deeply connected to their hometown today.

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