Eurovision 2025 Pics & Production

From a pine forest in Sweden to a shipwreck at sea (from landlocked but triumphant Austria!) the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 took 12,400 spectators in the arena and many millions of viewers at home, on a bizarre and fabulous musical journey. There were some predictable elements – leather trousers, leotards, and lots of glitter—but the stage, screens, and lighting are becoming ever larger and more impressive each year.

Last year's winner, Switzerland, hosted the competition this year on May 17 at St. Jakobshalle in Basel, and also streamed the contest live on massive screens to an additional 36,000 spectators at the nearby St Jakob-Park football stadium.

The design team for the 69th Eurovision Song Contest included production designer Florian Wieder on his 8^th Eurovision outing. Wieder spoke with Eurovoix earlier this year.

In addition to this year, British LD Tim Routledge also designed the lighting for Eurovision in Liverpool, UK, in 2023. 
The Swiss rig included: 
From Robe Lighting
200 x SVB1
36 x SvoPATT 
72 x FORTE LTX luminaires
Plus LEDBeam Series fixtures 
12 RoboSpot followspot systems from 

From MA Lighting
8 x grandMA3 full-size
3 x grandMA3 light
2 x grandMA3 compact
40 x grandMA3 processing unit

Supplied by Neg Earth Lights.

Holding it all together was head of production Tobias Åberg and head of content, Ola Melzig, who was working on his 19th Eurovision final.

The visual and audio brand identity for the 69th Eurovision Song Contest was developed by Art Director Artur Deyneuve whose goal was to create a design that made people feel heard and valued, inspired by the Swiss tradition of direct democracy.

Hats off to the stage crew who set up and took down the sets for each of the 37 countries in the final, they have just 35 seconds for each change, that's less time than a Formula 1 pit crew tire change!

Congratulations JJ, looking forward to next year's contest in Austria!