[Lifestyle]Swiss choose Basel to host 2025 Eurovision Song Contest

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ZURICH, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Next year's Eurovision Song Contest will be held in the Swiss city of Basel, the event's organiser said on Friday, setting it up for an economic boost from the hundreds of thousands of fans expected to flock to its restaurants, hotels and bars.
The final, which was watched by 163 million viewers around the world this year, will take place on May 17 in Basel's St Jakobshalle arena, a multi-purpose sport and music venue that can accommodate 12,000 fans.

Basel beat competition from Geneva to host the May 2025 event, which Switzerland will host after singer Nemo won this year's competition in Malmo, Sweden.
The two Swiss cities were the final candidates chosen according to criteria that included transport connections, hotel capacity and security.
Other factors included available venues, sustainability and how the city disposes of waste, as well as experience with large scale events, said Swiss broadcaster SRG which is organising next year's show.
"Congratulations to Basel," said Reto Peritz and Moritz Stadler, the co-executive producers of the Eurovision Song Contest, in a statement. "We look forward to working with you to make the ESC an unforgettable experience for everyone."
In addition to Geneva, earlier unsuccessful applications to host the event came from Zurich and jointly from Bern and Nemo's hometown Biel.
The Basel government said it would submit a funding proposal to the city's parliament for 34.9 million Swiss francs ($41.2 million) to pay for the event.

https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/swiss-choose-basel-host-city-2025-eurovision-song-contest-2024-08-30/