Eurovision Song Contest Party @ The Circus

Oh Lordi (geddit?), it is that time of year again. Every twelve months the nations of Europe come together in the spirit of cultural exchange, for an evening of poptastic fun that features more cheese than a Dutch lorry crossing the border into Germany. And every year at the Circus Aussies, Americans and others who did not grow up on this great continent of ours come down to Goldman’s Bar, look at the images, listen to the tunes and then turn to each other and say “What the f**k? Are these guys for real?”

But us Europeans should be proud, yes PROUD of annual celebration of europop in all its weird and wonderful interpretations. Where else would we witness such era-defining artistic performances such as Finnish “rockers” Lordi (see photo), Lithuanians poking fun at the whole enterprise by declaring themselves winners in the chorus of their song, the annual national embarrasment of the British entry every single year, or tunes from Moldova, Armenia and other corners of this great continent?

And when the music’s over, we get to see what local newsreaders in Tallinn, Valletta and Skopje look like when they give us their nation’s results. Like football, Eurovision allows us Europeans to be peacefully biased for and against our national neighbours by tapping a few digits into our mobile phones. Which is why Britain or Germany never win, and the Greek public always give their 12 points to Cyprus.

What more could you want? An evening of top, top entertainment where we can laugh with and at ourselves…surely the sign of a mature, civilised culture. So, you Europeans out there, pull that blue flag with the gold stars – our very own Star Spangled Banner if you will – fly it with pride, and celebrate the diversity of language, culture and glittery costumes that makes our continent what it is.

Our Eurovision Party is taking place on Saturday evening in Goldman’s Bar, followed by a chance to emulate our new-found musical heroes with the infamous Karaoke Klub to follow.

Here’s what else is going on at The Circus this week:

Goldman’s Bar

*** Free keg beer for hostel guests  each night of the week starting @ 8pm until empty***

Tuesday Night:  Club Night (22:00) – with VJ Patrice Lambeau SUI (Indie music).

Wednesday Night (22:00): “Word Express” – Spoken word performance – with host Lady Gaby.

Thursday Night:  Live Music (22:00) with “Shindig” (Celtic, Folk, Singalong) More info : www.myspace.com/seanintrubadore

Saturday Night : Special Karaoke Klub evening – with “Eurovision Song Contest Party”!

Fabisch

Wednesday night (19:00):  Aperitif  – with fingerfood & Dj Frau Brex.

Friday night (22:00): Live music with  Daniel Arruda (Brasilian, Bossa/ Fusion) More info: www.myspace.com/danielarruda

Sunday Night (21:00): Live music with Brian Mitchell (Solo Jazz Guitar)