WMC STREAM: It's happening!

Video & Audio. The brand-new streaming platform where you can watch the World Music Contest 2026 live — and on demand — wherever you are.

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Participating countries

Continents

24 days

Music, live

€20

From per weekend

What is VIDA?

Wind music on your screen, whenever you want

VIDA stands for Video & Audio — and of course for Viva la Vida, the icon of music city Kerkrade. It is a brand-new streaming platform built especially for the WMC.

After the disappointing crowdfunding news, the WMC found a new way forward. Thanks to the support of the crowdfunding campaign and a revised approach, the livestream is happening after all. And how.

"This was not only a great disappointment for us. The WMC without a livestream would detract from the status the WMC enjoys worldwide. We felt almost obliged to the participants and fans to do everything in our power to make it happen."

Edwin Hijman — WMC Media Producer

Platform features

Everything you need

►Live streams from all competition venues
►Watch back until 1 October 2026
►Free: performances by 2022 world champions
►Works like Netflix — stream wherever you are
►WMC LIVE TODAY — always keep up with what's live
►Continue watching — pick up where you left off
►High quality audio — the WMC is all about music

Access prices

Choose your stream access

Stream tickets are available per weekend or as an all-access pass for the full festival. Payment via iDeal, Credit card and PayPal.

Stadium weekend

€20

per weekend

✓Live streams Parkstad Limburg Stadium
✓Automatic access to the rest of the weekend
✓Example: buy Saturday → Sunday unlocked
✓Watch back until 1 October

Buy Stadium ticket

Roda Hall & Kerkrade Theatre weekend

€20

per weekend — combined

✓Live streams Roda Hall + Kerkrade Theatre
✓Both venues offered together
✓Automatic access to the rest of the weekend
✓Watch back until 1 October

Buy Roda Hall ticket

Best choice

All-access pass

€90

full festival

✓Access to all livestreams WMC 2026
✓All venues, all weekends
✓Watch back until 1 October
✓Free: Best of 2022 archive
✓Never miss a performance

Buy All-Access pass

Media & coverage

The WMC in sound and vision

Alongside VIDA, the WMC works with renowned media partners for extensive coverage of the festival.

📺

NOS — NPO1

Saturday 18 July, 19:00. A 50-minute live broadcast on NPO1 — covering all the highlights of the festival.

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L1 — Regional TV

Live broadcast of the opening on Thursday. Plus 4 Wednesday editions of the WMC Journal — reports, stories and atmosphere.

🎺

4Bars Rest

In-depth coverage of the Championship Division Brass Band competition.

🎬

Emotions on Stage & Korpsmuziek

Coverage of various competitions, reports and podcasts surrounding the stadium programme.

With thanks to

Everyone who believed in the WMC

The crowdfunding did not reach its target — but the support and involvement of everyone who contributed was the encouragement the WMC needed to find a new way forward. VIDA was made possible in part thanks to you.

Thank you. Viva la Vida.