[gottago]

Given what happened in the press conference, and the conspicuous blue square 'hole' in his graphics, I wonder if they suspected that the delegation was going to try to add something during the performance and demanded assurances that he wouldn't, hence the delays and standoff.

If they've refused to give those, the EBU may well be considering their options, and then things will really kick off potentially.

I mean the graphics by this point will be well and truly locked in by SVT. The delegations don't have the power or ability to change something that's happening with graphics in a live performance, SVT's gallery is entirely in control of what you're seeing on the back screens at this stage of the production. Even if the intention was always to change an element for the final this would have been agreed with the hosts weeks and weeks ago.

The current rumour mill is he assaulted a Swedish photographer which I guess is something that could have feasibly happened between the flag parade and his scheduled performance.