{"id":1464,"date":"2016-05-13T12:39:57","date_gmt":"2016-05-13T11:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/?p=1464"},"modified":"2016-05-13T12:39:57","modified_gmt":"2016-05-13T11:39:57","slug":"esc2016-lets-get-fizzical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edgehill.ac.uk\/eurovision\/2016\/05\/13\/esc2016-lets-get-fizzical\/","title":{"rendered":"ESC2016: Let’s get Fizzical…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eurovision week is gaining momentum in Stockholm. It feels much busier, and even for the family final on Thursday afternoon, there seemed to be many more people heading to the arena, as we made our way to the press centre. I haven\u2019t got bored of how awesome the arena looks\u2026<\/p>\n

\"globethurs\"<\/a>\"globethurs2\"<\/a>By the magic of television, the second semi-final didn\u2019t feel as bad at it had done on the two other occasions that I have seen it! I think a big reason for that is when the arena is full to capacity, and there\u2019s a fantastic buzz. Also, the excitement of being at the event when it\u2019s being broadcast live.<\/p>\n

Last night I was once again sitting behind the green room at the back of the arena, with a great view of the contestants as they took their place to watch their competition and await their fate. It was a bit distracting at times, but also fascinating to watch the delegations watch their own artists on stage.<\/p>\n

You know that the theme is Come Together<\/em>, and that really is the case for all us fans from across the globe, at the Globe, and also for the performers. Never before have I seen such camaraderie in the green room. Even my bad camerawork can capture the joy in green room as the final country to perform, Belgium, took to the stage. How delightful to see everyone, erm, come together and support each other\u2026<\/p>\n