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Tickets of second semi-final of â€œEurovision-2012â€ go on sale

05 March 2012 12:37 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Ulkar Rashidgizi â€“ APA. Tickets for the second Semi-Final of the â€œEurovision-2012â€ Song Contest which will be held on May 4 went on sale today. APA reports that now tickets of the second semi-final and its Jury Rehearsal are being sold in eurovision.tv. Prices of tickets of Jury Rehearsal of the second semi-final which will be held on May 23 are AZN 30-50 and prices of tickets of Live Show of the second semi-final, which will be held on May 24, are AZN 90-150.

Tickets of the first semi-final and Jury Rehearsal went on sale on February 29.Tickets of the Jury Rehearsal of the final will go on sale on March 12 (AZN 60-100) and tickets of the Live Show of the final, which will be held on May 26, will go on sale on March 15 (AZN 160-200-240).

The venue of the contest - The Baku Crystal Hall, is a brand new multi-purpose indoor arena with an expected capacity of up to 23,000 spectators. According to the rules of the EBU, one part of the tickets is considered for the delegations of participating countries, the showâ€™s sponsors, representatives of the EBU. The rest tickets are put up for sale. 1/3 of tickets are put up for sale to the international audience, the rest part to Azerbaijani audience. Every purchased ticket must be in name of the ticket owner. Tickets are being sold online by the official international ticket partner of the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest, Ticketmaster. After buying the tickets, buyer will receive a confirmation voucher by email. With buyerâ€™s confirmation voucher, passport and credit card, buyer picks up his ticket at one of the designated ticket offices in Baku. A maximum of 4 tickets will be sold per event to each individual customer
Each ticket has to be personalized and tickets cannot be used by any other person
Buyer can choose his seat by section only. Selecting specific seats is not possible. The organizer reserves the right of individual seat allocation in each section and the right to allocate seats in different sections in the same price level. Payments can be made only by credit card (MasterCard, VISA, and American Express). For technical reasons, all card payments will be processed in euros.