Sage Gateshead

Gateshead, UK

Nigel Young/Foster + Partners

An international music center, deeply rooted in the north of England, this iconic venue is home to Royal Northern Sinfonia, two world-class auditoriums, and a music education center where music-making and learning activities take place year-round.

2,000,000+

visitors each year

400+

concerts hosted annually

10,000+

music classes and workshops held every year

Hall One, the 1,650-seat shoebox concert hall, has a moving ceiling in five sections and acoustic curtains which fold away into invisible slots, allowing it to present a huge range of events. Hall Two, a much more intimate space, can be configured as an in-the-round space for chamber music, or in endstage format for jazz and folk concerts. Both spaces aim to nurture talent and complement the center’s music education and outreach programs.

Nigel Young/Foster + Partners

owner:

Gateshead Council

architect:

Foster + Partners

acoustician:

Arup Acoustics

users:

Northern Sinfonia, touring performances

spaces: