Bangkok to host Eurovision Asia
Bangkok was announced as host city for the inaugural Eurovision Song Contest Asia on November 14, 2026 — a big cultural event expected to boost music tourism and regional pride. The win positions Bangkok as a major events hub for Asia in 2026. (escxtra.com) (standard.co.uk)
The European Broadcasting Union will deliver the Asia edition in partnership with production companies Voxovation and S2O Productions, with Thailand’s Channel 3 named as the host broadcaster for the event. (eurovision.com)) Broadcasters from ten territories have already been confirmed to take part, listed on the organisers’ roster as NTV (Bangladesh), Bhutan Broadcasting Service (Bhutan), TV5 Cambodia (Cambodia), Vientiane Capital Television/VTE9 (Laos), Media Prima/TV3 (Malaysia), Himalaya TV (Nepal), ABS-CBN (Philippines), ENA/PK Inc (South Korea), Channel 3 (Thailand) and VTV3 (Vietnam). (eurovision.com)) Nepalese reporting has pointed to the IdeaLive Arena inside the Bravo BKK complex as the likely concert venue, a claim picked up by regional Eurovision outlets — organisers, however, have not publicly confirmed a specific arena on their announcement pages. (eurovoix.com)) IdeaLive’s own specifications list a configurable capacity of roughly 4,234 seated and up to 7,000 guests across its floors and identify the site as located on the fifth floor of the Bravo BKK entertainment complex in Bangkok’s Rama 9 district. (th.idealive.co)) Organisers say each participating broadcaster will select its entry via national finals in the months ahead, following the selection model used by other Eurovision formats. (eurovision.com)) The EBU’s announcement frames the Asia contest as its first multi-country expansion of the Eurovision format and states the confirmed line-up will bring together countries representing more than 600 million people. (esctoday.com))
