'' Riverdance '' was first performed during the seven-minute interval of the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest at the Point Theatre in Dublin on 30 April 1994 . The performance was transmitted to an estimated 300 million viewers worldwide and earned a standing ovation from the packed theatre of 4,000 people . The performance is often considered the most well known interval act in Eurovision Song Contest history . Riverdance was later performed as an interval act at both the '' Congratulations : 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest '' ( 2005 ) and '' Eurovision Song Contest 's Greatest Hits '' ( 2015 ) events
1994 Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1994
Riverdance