Facts & Themes
- Press = total number of accredited news and media journalists
- Radio = number of radio stations among press
- TV = number of TV stations among press, including internet TV programs
| No | Year | Date | Slogan | Opening speech | Press | Radio | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1993 | May 29 | - | - | 150 | - | AUT & GER |
| 2 | 1994 | May 28 | - | - | 260 | - | AUT & GER |
| 3 | 1995 | May 6 | - | - | 380 | - | 11 |
| 4 | 1996 | May 11 | - | - | 430 | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | 1997 | May 10 | - | - | 450 | 6 | 20 |
| 6 | 1998 | May 9 | - | - | 530 | 22 | 20 |
| 7 | 1999 | June 26 | - | - | 530 | 17 | 30 |
| 8 | 2000 | May 13 | - | - | 600 | 30 | 35 |
| 9 | 2001 | June 16 | - | Elton John | ~ 700 | 22 | 40 |
| 10 | 2002 | May 19 | A decade for Life, a decade against AIDS. | Elton John | ~ 600 | 22 | 39 |
| 11 | 2003 | May 24 | Don’t look back in anger, or forward in fear, but around in awareness.' | Neil Tennant Elton John |
500 | 16 | 44 |
| 12 | 2004 | May 14 | Agreeing to hope, gives life every chance. | Elton John Luc Montagnier |
500 | 16 | 63 |
| 13 | 2005 | May 21 | Vienna Rocks! Let Hope Infect the Virus. | Elton John | 500 | 14 | 64 |
| 14 | 2006 | May 20 | A Choir of Love against an Army of Ignorance. (operetta) | Sharon Stone | 500 | 11 | 62 |
| 15 | 2007 | May 26 | Once upon a time | Sharon Stone | 500 | 13 | 65 |
| 16 | 2008 | May 17 | Love is infinite. Life is universal. (Landing on planet Life Ball) (aliens, utopia) | Sharon Stone | 500 | 60 | |
| 17 | 2009 | May 16 | Let Love flow! '(Four elements - water; beginning of life, „baroque water castle“) |
Eva Longoria | 500 | 60 | |
| 18 | 2010 | July 17 | Sow the seeds of Solidarity! (Four elements - earth; nutrition) (Opening event for the International Aids Conference in Vienna from 18 to 23 July) |
Whoopi Goldberg, Bill Clinton, David Furnish | 500 | ||
| 19 | 2011 | May 21 | (Four elements - air) | ||||
| 20 | 2012 | (Four elements - fire) |
Since 1995, when Paris Premiere and a Spanish TV station joined the media crowd, the Life Ball has been broadcast on a pan-European level. In 1999, American TV stations (besides MTV) made the broadcast intercontinental. Internet TV started reporting on the event in 2001. Since 2002, stricter accreditation criteria have been applied and the number of media representatives has been limited to 500 due to capacity restrictions. In 2004, the first South African TV teams reported live from the Ball.
Except for one Sunday in 2002, the Ball has always taken place on a Saturday. And apart from a short stint at Hofburg palace in 1999 due to renovations, the venue of the Ball has always been Vienna’s city hall. Since 2000, the opening ceremony and the fashion show have taken place on the square in front of the city hall. The opening speech has been held by international celebrities since 2001.
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