 Five cities had been considered as host city of the contest , including Herning and Copenhagen , both favourites to be the next host . The Parken Stadium , located in Copenhagen , which hosted the 2001 contest and Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning , which hosted the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2013 final , were the first venues to join the bidding phase . Later , Fredericia and Aalborg entered the phase with the Messe C and Gigantium venues , respectively . The fifth city to join the phase was Horsens , with the venue being the courtyard of the former Horsens State Prison . In the event that Horsens had been chosen to host the contest , the courtyard would have been covered by a permanent glass roof . The contest was provisionally set to take place on 13 , 15 and 17 May 2014 , however , the dates were later brought forward a week in order to accommodate the candidate cities . 
