Sage Gateshead
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Sage Gateshead, viewed from the River Tyne
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| Location | Gateshead Quays, UK |
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| Coordinates | 54°58′04″N 1°36′07″W / 54.9677°N 1.6020°WCoordinates: 54°58′04″N 1°36′07″W / 54.9677°N 1.6020°W |
| Type | Concert venue, centre for musical education |
| Capacity | 1,640 (Sage One), 600 (Sage Two) |
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| Opened | 17 December 2004 |
| Construction cost | £70 million |
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Sage Gateshead is a concert venue and also a centre for musical education, located in Gateshead on the south bank of the River Tyne, in the North East of England. It opened in 2004 and is tenanted by the North Music Trust.
The venue is part of the Gateshead Quays development, which also includes the BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art and the Gateshead Millennium Bridge.
Sage Gateshead hosts concerts from a wide range of internationally famous artists, and those who have played at the venue include Above and Beyond, Blondie, James Brown, Bonobo, Andy Cutting, De La Soul, Nick Cave, George Clinton, Bill Callahan, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Dillinger, Gretchen Peters, Elbow, Explosions in the Sky, the Fall, Herbie Hancock, Mogwai, Morrissey, Mumford & Sons, Grace Jones, Sunn O))), Nancy Sinatra, Snarky Puppy, Sting, Yellowman and others. In February 2015, it was one of the hosts of the second annual BBC Radio 6 Music Festival.
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