Portuguese Broadcaster RTP has today announced the Rehearsal Schedule for this years’ contest. Rehearsals begin on Sunday 29th April and run through to Sunday 6th May. That gives each country 2 rehearsals to practise before Dress Rehearsals begin the following week.

You can see the full schedule below, note times are in Portuguese local time (i.e. GMT):

Sunday 29th April
10:00-10:30 Azerbaijan
10:40-11:10 Iceland
11:20-11:50 Albania
12:00-12:30 Belgium
13:40-14:10 Czech Republic
14:20-14:50 Lithuania
15:00-15:30 Israel
16:00-16:30 Belarus
16:40-17:10 Estonia
17:20-17:50 Bulgaria

Monday 30th April
10:00-10:30 FYR Macedonia
10:40-11:10 Croatia
11:20-11:50 Austria
12:00-12:30 Greece
13:40-14:10 Finland
14:20-14:50 Armenia
15:00-15:30 Switzerland
16:00-16:30 Ireland
16:40-17:10 Cyprus

Tuesday 1st May
10:00-10:30 Norway
10:40-11:10 Romania
11:20-11:50 Serbia
12:00-12:30 San Marino
13:40-14:10 Denmark
14:20-14:50 Russia
15:00-15:30 Moldova
16:00-16:30 Netherlands
16:40-17:10 Australia

Wednesday 2nd May
10:00-10:30 Georgia
10:40-11:10 Poland
11:20-11:50 Malta
12:00-12:30 Hungary
13:40-14:10 Latvia
14:20-14:50 Sweden
15:00-15:30 Montengro
16:00-16:30 Slovenia
16:40-17:10 Ukraine

Thursday 3rd May
10:00-10:20 Azerbaijan
10:25-10:45 Iceland
10:50-11:10 Albania
11:15-11:35 Belgium
11:40-12:00 Czech Republic
13:05-13:25 Lithuania
13:30-13:50 Israel
13:55-14:15 Belarus
14:20-14:40 Estonia
14:45-15:05 Bulgaria
15:30-15:50 FYR Macedonia
15:55-16:15 Croatia
16:20-16:40 Austria
16:45-17:05 Greece
17:10-17:30 Finland

Friday 4th May
10:00-10:20 Armenia
10:25-10:45 Switzerland
10:50-11:10 Ireland
11:15-11:35 Cyprus
11:40-12:00 Norway
13:05-13:25 Romania
13:30-13:50 Serbia
13:55-14:15 San Marino
14:20-14:40 Denmark
15:05-15:35 Portugal
15:40-16:10 United Kingdom
16:15-16:45 Spain
16:50-17:20 Germany
18:25-18:55 Italy
19:00-19:30 France

Saturday 5th May
10:00-10:20 Russia
10:25-10:45 Moldova
10:50-11:10 Netherlands
11:15-11:35 Australia
11:40-12:00 Georgia
13:05-13:25 Poland
13:30-13:50 Malta
13:55-14:15 Hungary
14:20-14:40 Latvia
14:45-15:05 Sweden
15:30-15:50 Montenegro
15:55-16:15 Slovenia
16:20-16:40 Ukraine

Sunday 6th May
10:00-10:20 Portugal
10:25-10:45 United Kingdom
10:50-11:10 Spain
11:15-11:35 Germany
11:40-12:00 France
12:05-12:25 Italy

Monday May 7th
10:00-12:00 Viewing Camera Crew | SF1 & Acts from Spain, United Kingdom + Portugal
14:00-16:25 Semi Final 1 Dress Rehearsal 1 (incl. 2 Acts from Spain, United Kingdom + Portugal)
19:00-20:00 Pre-Show
20:00-22:10 Semi Final 1 Dress Rehearsal 2 (incl. 2 Acts from Spain, United Kingdom + Portugal)

Tuesday May 8th
10:30-12:30 Viewing Camera Crew Dress Rehearsal 2
14:00-16:10 Semi Final 1 Dress Rehearsal 3 (incl. 2 Acts from Spain, United Kingdom + Portugal)
16:30-18:00 Viewing Camera Crew Dress Rehearsal 3
19:00-20:00 Pre-Show
20:00-22:10 Semi Final 1 Broadcast
22:30 – 23:10 Press Conference 10 finalists + Draw for the Grand Final

Wednesday May 9th
10:00 – 12:00 Viewing Camera Crew | SF2 & Acts from Germany, Italy and France
14:00-16:25 Semi Final 2 Dress Rehearsal 1 (incl. 3 Acts from Germany, Italy and France)
17:00-17:20 EBU & RTP Press Conference
17:30-17:50 JESC Press Conference
19:00-20:00 Pre-Show
20:00-22:10 Semi Final 2 Dress Rehearsal 2 (incl. 3 Acts from Germany, Italy and France)

Thursday May 10th
10:30-12:30 Viewing Camera Crew Dress Rehearsal 2
14:00-16:10 Semi Final 2 Dress Rehearsal 3 (incl. 3 Acts from Germany, Italy and France)
16:30-18:00 Viewing Camera Crew Dress Rehearsal 3
19:00-20:00 Pre-Show
20:00-22:10 Semi Final 2 Broadcast
22:30-23:10 Press Conference 10 finalists + Draw for the Grand Final

Friday May 11th
10:30-12:00 Opening Grand Final Rehearsal – All Finalists
13:00-16:00 Grand Final Dress Rehearsal 1
16:00-18:00 Viewing Camera Crew Dress Rehearsal 1
16:20-17:00 Big Five and Portugal – Joint Press Conference
19:00-20:00 Pre-Show
20:00-23:30 Grand Final Dress Rehearsal 2

Saturday May 12th
09:30-10:30 Viewing Camera Crew Dress Rehearsal 2
12:30-16:15 Grand Final Dress Rehearsal 3
16:30-18:00 Viewing Camera Crew Dress Rehearsal 3
19:00-20:00 Pre-Show
20:00-23:30 Grand Final Broadcast
TBA Winner Press Conference, Press Center

The semi-finals will be broadcast from 21:00 CET on 8th and 10th May. The Grand Final will then be broadcast on Saturday 12th May from 21:00CET.