The Esprit Arena in Düsseldorf was announced by German broadcaster Norddeutscher Rundfunk ( NDR ) as the venue for the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest on 12 October 2010 .
On 12 October 2010 , the German broadcaster , Norddeutscher Rundfunk ( NDR ) announced that the Esprit Arena of Düsseldorf as the venue of the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 .