The Eurovision spirit is already gripping the streets of Vienna, and today it became even more palpable. ORF, in cooperation with Wiener Linien (the company that runs public transport in Vienna) and Gewista (a leading outdoor advertising company), unveiled an “ultra low floor” streetcar, which includes the “Building Bridges” slogan and related Eurovision 2015 artwork. It will ferry passengers across the city until the end of May, when Eurovision comes to an end.
Edgar Boehm, the Executive Producer of this year’s Eurovision, is understandably excited. Here’s what he said in ORF’s official statement.
The ‘Building Bridges’ tram makes the song contest in Vienna present, since public transport will play an important role for us during the Eurovision Song Contest. We therefore made this the first and most visible sign.
Eduard Winter, the CEO of Wiener Linien, points out that the Vienna cityscape is truly “enormous” and that trams are central to getting around. The colourful tram will “increase visibility and interest.”
Apparently we have even more to look forward to, according to Gewista CEO KR Karl Javurek.
The Song Contest puts Vienna in the center of international interest, and we look forward to putting together [more]Â accents in the public sphere. The Song Contest tram is just the beginning.
Are you loving the new trains?!
not every train looks like this, just one.
On betting odds today , best odds for win in 2015 have Greece and Serbia with odds 26/5. Norway and Sweden have 28/5 and than Azerbaijan and Denmark with 6/1… bottom 3 on betting odds are France and Portugal with odds 20/1 and last country is F.Y.R Macedonia with odds 23/1.
The Netherlands 19/2
Malta 52/5
Belarus 76/5
F.Y.R Macedonia 23/1
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You’re welcome! I think these news are the best because he is one of the best stage designer in the world, please write an article about this, wiwibloggs!
Love it…
Johannes
Thanks! That was really nice.
@[email protected]: good news for you, today i read in austrian newspaper that orf hired florian wieder to plan the stage for the 2015 edition. (he planned the stage of the esc 2011)
http://kurier.at/kultur/medien/die-song-contest-buehne-wird-zum-brueckenschlag/104.838.987
I really can’t wait for Vienna 2015. Why can’t May just hurry up?????? My biggest hope for Eurovision 2015 and future Eurovision Song Contests is that ORF and the host countries after Austria go to levels we never thought possible. I know it can be achieved. As the organization of the Eurovision Song Contest thrives on ambition and taking leaps of faith. That to me is one of the elements that makes the Eurovision Song Contest the biggest, best and most successful music competition of all time. Some leaps of faith taken in the future we might be apprehensive about.… Read more »
Great! Vienna will be a great Eurovision City! Our neighbours will do a great job! I’m very excited for ESC 2015!
What do we want?
EUROVISION
When?
NOW DAMMIT
I am really excited to hear the rest of the songs and to see the stage.
I hope the stage is a 2011 lookalike.
I’m excited for Vienna 2015.
Public transports in Vienna are really excellent. No one should ever get on a taxi.
And for all of you, who are arriving at Vienna Airport, don’t get on the City Airport Train, use the S7 metroline instead! Many guests are tricked into buying CAT tickets and realise too late they could have used the S7 metro, which is much longer and much cheaper. Familiarize yourself with Vienna public transports before arriving! Maybe wiwibloggs can bring a Vienna city guide timely.
Hm, the colour scheme of the theme art screams ROMANIA to me….. not Austria
I like that they are promoting it already to the people as early as today!!!!
cool!
This is nice 🙂
Eurovision 2015 Vienna slogan Building Bridges and winner ???????