<P> The United Kingdom has hosted the Eurovision Song Contest a record eight times . The United Kingdom stepped in and hosted the contest for The Netherlands in 1960, France in 1963, Monaco in 1972 and Luxembourg in 1974 due to winning countries financial and capacity issues . The BBC offered to joint host the 1996 contest in Belfast, Northern Ireland with Irish broadcaster RTÉ if Ireland were to win for a fourth year in a row. . </P> <P> In 2015, London hosted Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits, an event to commemorate the 60th anniversary, which was recorded for television on 31 March 2015 and was shown in 26 countries, starting with the UK and Ireland on 3 April 2015 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Location </Th> <Th> Venue </Th> <Th> Presenters </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1960 </Td> <Td> London </Td> <Td> Royal Festival Hall </Td> <Td> Katie Boyle </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1963 </Td> <Td> BBC Television Centre </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1968 </Td> <Td> Royal Albert Hall </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1972 </Td> <Td> Edinburgh </Td> <Td> Usher Hall </Td> <Td> Moira Shearer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Brighton </Td> <Td> Brighton Dome </Td> <Td> Katie Boyle </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1977 </Td> <Td> London </Td> <Td> Wembley Conference Centre </Td> <Td> Angela Rippon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1982 </Td> <Td> Harrogate </Td> <Td> Harrogate International Centre </Td> <Td> Jan Leeming </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> Birmingham </Td> <Td> National Indoor Arena </Td> <Td> Ulrika Jonsson and Terry Wogan </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Location </Th> <Th> Venue </Th> <Th> Presenters </Th> </Tr>

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