Basel, a Swiss city bordering Germany and France, will host next year’s Eurovision Song Contest, public broadcaster SSR-SRG announced on Friday.
The final of the event, which attracted 163 million viewers worldwide this year, will take place on Saturday, May 17.
“Congratulations to Basel,” said Reto Peritz and Moritz Stader, the co-executive producers of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC), in a statement. “We look forward to working with you to make the ESC an unforgettable experience for everyone.”
The event will take place in the St. Jakobshalle, which is known for tennis tournaments and other sporting events. It can accommodate 12,000 people.
The show will also be broadcast at the nearby St. Jakob-Park football stadium, which has a capacity of 20,000.
