Back in December Swedish broadcaster SVT revealed the contest’s branding and artwork. Inspired by the Northern Lights and a soundwave, the graphics seem to mix the Aurora Borealis with the rising bars you’d see on a sound equaliser. And today we finally got to see them in motion — and on the Eurovision 2024 stage.
During a special press event, SVT flipped the switch and gave the world its first look at how the graphics, the lights and the stage will work together this May inside Malmö Arena.
Watch the Eurovision 2024 stage in motion video
The design includes movable LED cubes along with LED floors — and the latest in light, video and stage technology. The stage rests in the middle of the audience and is shaped like a cross, “creating a unique 360-degree experience that the audience and viewers will get to experience in May,” according to the EBU.
Production designer Florian Wieder light designer Fredrik Stormby are behind the dreamy concept.
In an EBU statement, Florian Wieder said:
“I am so happy to be part of the Eurovision family again! Putting together an exceptional show is a team effort and I’m proud to be part of a dream team of professionals – just the right constellation of people to come up with something different and new. We all have the same vision of what this show should be and how to take Eurovision to the next level, and for me Sweden is always a guarantor of good music and entertainment.”
Fredrik added:
“We believe that together we have created what is an unexpected and updated concept for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 and are looking forward to showing it off for real! I am honoured to have been commissioned to design the light and video in collaboration with the team from our studio, and the production team that SVT has put into place for the project.
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Overwhelmingly unimpressed.
So small, I wonder who’s first to fall from that stage!
1988 was the game changer and will always be my favourite stage. I still look at it and can’t really tell where the back of the stage is – very clever!
I imagine Joost creating a huge mosh-pitt as all the audience is just all around him. Depends on the strict safety meassures in the Malmö Arena. What I can fully understand.
But still Perfect.
The dutch act will benefit form this cross-shaped staging.
He and his team are knowing to feed the crowd and getting their energy back.
I love the design this year, this could bring the best types of staging in the world
It looks really cheap
This is like the stage from 2016, which is kinda disappointing, but what’s more important is that the stage is functional and the countries will have a chance to fully utilize it in a variety of ways.
When Sweden hosts, I’m always afraid of the new rules they are about to introduce.
Nevertheless, I’m never afraid of their stage. The always deliver!
Again and again the same designer. Is Florian Wieder the only person in Europe capable of designing a stage? That smells a bit like nepotism.
The toxic fandom is back at it! Meh meh meh, crying and complaining! Just leave the bubble and don’t watch anymore!
It looks quite cool. But no stage has blown my mind like Copenhaguen 2014, that stage was everything!
People on this site is SO negative. Especially when an article has something to do with Sweden. It always brings my mood down to read the comments here and thats why i don’t read Wiwibloggs that much anymore.
I can’t judge the stage until i see it in full action on TV.
I was expecting something more than cubes going up and down. Vienna 2015 was just the best. Turin 2022 introduced some concepts never seen before. Waterfall. Pool. Plants. And there was a concept behind. Lisbon 2018 dared to do it without a ledwall. Here is the same Florian Wieder’s style. A big ledwall plus some fancy addons. This year are the raising/dropping cubes. It was presented as the cubes could move horizontally, too. That would have been groundbreaking. But they can actually only go up or down. Things already seen. A nice stage but nothing groundbreaking. Typical Florian Wieder footprint.
Didn‘t Florian Wieder also design Vienna‘s stage? Basically, a big ledwall plus some fancy addons…
Well, that was probably the best one. I didn’t remember he was the designer. The rest has been bland and monodimensional.
He also designed the beautiful Lisbon stage in 2018.
Sweden never fails to deliver.
party vibes are important, but why do viewers at home need to see the audience holding flags all the time next to the performers? some of the artists are not used to this kind of staging (or any stage at all), and it might show. why challenge them so much? A small “conservative” stage is enough.
The green room is hidden behind the big led screen like in Dusseldorf ?
That audience will look so small, very little space left for them although the stage is tiny.
Looks very expensive but not particularly unique as big events go. It should work just fine. Though the surface area of the stage looks huge and it could be a challenge for some acts to adequately fill the space in a way that makes sense, especially those countries with small budgets.
It all depends on the camera work.
Very, VERY cool!
Love it! Which song will be most suited for this stage?
Probably made for the square staging of Sweden.
But the Holy Cross is best for Teresa and Maria. Jerry and alyona alyona said so themselves too.
La noia
It looks good, anything beats that awful sun from Turin
Turin still beat out the disaster that was Tel Aviv – (NOT A POLITICAL STATEMENT!)- remember how everything that could be wrong did that year? Especially the amateurish, sloppy camera work that showed things that were supposed to be unseen- like the underside of equipment instead of the act singing a meter away. I will never forget that one in particular.
You say this as if Turin was zooming in on people’s heads and showing us footage of a folded chair.
*wasn’t 😉
That’s because there was a broken missing camera registered in Cue Pilot. Unfortunately all the shots the ceiling rail camera had to do were wrong because it got stuck in a fixed position. They couldn’t edit in Cue Pilot all the hundreds of shots that camera had to do.
It only happened with the Estonian song in 2019.
Icl it’s actually starting to piss me off how everyone only knows how to complain when it comes to this years production. Just enjoy it ffs the stage is insane stop cherry picking smh
It looks amazing. One of the bests in recent years.
HOW DARE YOU???!!!! Boooooo!!
Im just trying to match the vibe in here…
I didn’t get the negativy around. It looks clear, stylish and practical. For me very similar to 2021’s stage and somehow everybody liked that one but not this..
People are still bitter that the clown from Finland didn’t win. I think that’s that or also people tend to complain about Florian Weider as if he owes them a dollar.
Is it me or all the positive comments are just being disliked? What happened to people on this website? Im seriously asking. What condition are y’all dealing with? What pills are you skipping?
The bots are strong
What’s the point of the bots crapping on the stage design? Who benefits from that?
Just another boring Florian Wieder stage. I dont understand why they keep on hiring him? It feels so empty to me. Im not a fan of his work.
Oh it feels empty in an empty arena with no performers on it? How very shocking! You must be a genius
I agree. It seems a cheap design. More for a cheap talent show that a production like Eurovision. To be sincere, I preferred the set in 2016. At least the slanted/scattered ledwall gave some thrills that this set design doesn’t give. Another typical set design by Florian Wieder. A ledwall plus some other fancy props around. Everybody criticizing the broken sun, but at least the lady dared to put plants, a waterfall, a pool, something never seen before. Cubes going up and down. Wow! Shocking! 🙂
At least the cubes are doing what they are supposed to do.
Anyone from wiwi briefing what is happening from this Saturday. Your posts say you take up residency from 4 May. What about this week and the rehearsals? Also will you be allowed in the press centre to report?
Say what you want bout Sweden, but they know how to build a stage.
And it’s even not from a swedish set designer. It’s always the same one. Florian Wieder. A German. The one who get’s hypercritical when for once in 10 times doesn’t do the set design for Eurovision.
Will you do semifinals prediction videos?? Pleaseeee do I’m waiting for them for weeks nowwww!
People are going to be like sardines in a can in that arena, lmao!
With that stage I hope delegations get creative and come up with amazing ideas on how to do staging!
Does the stage seem quite small, or is just weirdly shaped?
2016 2.0. Love it!
Eh not at all.
LED screen and boxes.. boring and nothing special… it’s not terrible, just uninspiring…
I love it. Absolutely love it. Love the geometry and the fact it’s got some depth and texture.
i also like the graphics and think they look really contemporary. Can’t wait to see what each delegation will do with the potential.
Not very impressive for me… nothing will beat the huge stage in Aserbaidschan
Looks amazing!!! Going to be such a blast experiencing it live in the arena! Way to go SVT !!!
Very reminiscent of 2016. Not at all reminiscent of 2013. This is good.
I think it’s way too much for a three-minute song which also comes with its own props
You realize the delegation are not forced to use all of the elements or even any of them if they don’t want to?..
Music producers left the chat. Welcome stage designers.
Both of them are possible at the same time you know. The good swedish production is not the reason why some countries send crap to the contest 😐 What I see with this beautiful stage is the possibility to save terrible songs with great staging.
Yeah, a lot multidisciplinary experts around.
I see the same and just hope all delegations will be creative enough and use its full potential, even the crap songs. It’s just 3 nights show and we can just chill, enjoy and celebrate it is happening.
I’m wondering if the green room wouldn’t be behind the back screen. As it looks like the screen can split right in the middle. I can’t imagine it in a different place. Probably will though…
This is it! Amazing
I’ve only just learned about “trauma dumping” and I think I’ve been doing it in the wiwi comments. Not in a “you must listen to me” kind of way but more like passing on the disease of impoliteness and bitchiness that’s infected most of us online. I apologise if I’ve hurt anyone.
Apology accepted x
Better than Italy at least
Honestly, I think this constant moaning about Italy it is quite pathetic. What I see it is an empty stage.
You have to admit that Italy failed very hard 2 years ago with that dead sun. Of course we still enjoyed the show but it was a big production error.
Italy failed because they are chaotic and they thrives in chaos. Also they tried to do something different, but EBU didn’t let them run out of time.
Rai and EBU were co-hosts. If Rai had been allowed to ACTUALLY host, away from the usual formula, things would have been different. I blame the EBU for being too controlling to the point of stifling creativity.
RAI failed, on some things, yes. One was that the sun was too slow to rotate for the 40 seconds required. But at least the set designer dared to do something different. And she introduced ideas never seem before. Like a real green green room with plants. A waterfall. A pool. There should have been water spills/arches that were prohibited by EBU due to risks to the equipments. I understand to those who survive only when there is a ledwall this is a cultural shock. In Lisbon 2018 there was no ledwall at all, we survived. Germany needed a ledwall.… Read more »
Spot on. The point is people prefer more Ikea swedish style design than art!
Italy lives in y’all’s minds rent-free LOL ??
Oh, so if anyone wants to be sandwiched this yeat too they are all set?
Its so 2000s kind of stage
Very very beautiful stage! I feel a very good production coming:D I wasn’t disappointed with Stockholm in 2016 and I think Malmö 2024 will be even better.
It feels real now the stage has been previewed. Im decorated at home and raring to go for this next two weeks. Enjoy everyone.
Amazing and aesthetic. The flying cubes and the lights give it a futuristic feel, but the final result is minimalistic and will surely look amazing on TV
A bit cramped to be honest?