Eurovision 2025: Ticket pre-registration faces bot challenges

The Eurovision Song Contest is gearing up for its 2025 edition in Basel, and ticket pre-registration has drawn significant interest, with 500,000 entries recorded. However, many of these registrations have been flagged as fake, posing a logistical challenge for organizers.

Thomas Pittino, the marketing director of the ESC, stated that between one-third and half of all registrations are suspected to be bots or fake accounts. These fraudulent entries are often linked to ticket resellers looking to profit by buying and reselling tickets at higher prices. Pittino shared this information with Swiss media outlet SRF, highlighting efforts to filter out inauthentic registrations.

With only 50,000 to 60,000 seats available across the nine shows scheduled at Basel’s St. Jakobshalle, organizers are working to ensure tickets are allocated to genuine fans.

Ticket sales details

Pre-registration for tickets closed on January 10, and those who successfully registered will have access to purchase tickets starting January 29 at 10:00 AM. Ticket prices range from 40 to 350 Swiss francs, depending on the show and seating category.

Given the limited number of seats and high interest, tickets are expected to sell out quickly. Organizers are hopeful that their measures will reduce fraudulent activities and support a fair ticketing process.

After Nemo‘s triumph in Malmö, Switzerland’s national broadcaster SRG is hosting this year’s competition. You can listen to their winning song, “The Code” below.

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the updates on Eurovision 2025!

Source: Der Bund