Crystal Hall, Baku - the venue for Eurovision 2012 | Eurovision Talents

Eurovision Song Contest 2012 will take place on the 22nd, 24th and 26th of May in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Land of Fire won the right to host the contest when viewers and professional juries across Europe chose their 2011 entry Running Scared by Ell/Nikki as the winner.

Azerbaijan’s public broadcaster and host of the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest – Ictimai TV channel – proposed three venues as options and expressed its preference for the new indoor arena.

Crystal Hall in Baku is a brand new multi-purpose indoor arena with an expected capacity of more than 20,000 people of audience. About 16,000 spectators will be able to attend each of the three Eurovision Song Contest live shows in May.

EBU’s Executive Supervisor of the Eurovision Song Contest, Jon Ola Sand says: “We are excited to hold the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest in a brand new, state-of-the-art concert hall. Now that we have the assurance that the construction will be ready in time, we can look really forward to the contest.”

Data from eurovision.tv