The Sage Explained

The Sage
Logo Image:The Sage Arena logo.svg
Location:Gateshead Quays, United Kingdom
Type:Concert venue, conference centre
Built:2021–present
Opened:[1]
Operator:ASM Global
Construction Cost:£350 million
Architect:HOK
Seating Capacity:12,500 (Sage Arena)

The Sage is a forthcoming indoor arena and conference centre in Gateshead, United Kingdom due to open in phases between 2025 and 2027.[2] The site is located between The Glasshouse and BALTIC centres on Gateshead Quayside.

The arena is being built to replace the nearby 11,000 capacity Utilita Arena Newcastle that was originally opened in 1995.

Name and history

The venue is named for The Sage Group, a British multinational enterprise software company based in Newcastle upon Tyne,[3] who agreed a £10 million deal for the naming rights.[4] As of 2022 the Sage Group are currently patrons of the next-door Sage Gateshead venue which announced that they will be finding a new name for the 2004 building,[5] which is now The Glasshouse International Centre for Music.[6]

Gateshead Council announced plans to redevelop the vacant site in 2014 and at that time the aim was for a mixed use development.[7] The development is likely to cost in excess of £350 million.[1] Preparatory works on the site began in late 2021.[8] [9] £20 million was secured from the UK Government's Levelling Up Fund in 2023.[1] Construction work is expected to start in Spring 2024.[10]

HOK are the architects of the complex and it is a joint venture between developer Ask Real Estate and investment manager Patrizia AG.[11] The complex will be operated by ASM Global who currently operate the nearby Utilita Arena Newcastle.[12] The conference centre is due to open in 2025 with the arena following in 2027.[2]

Facilities

The site will have two hotels run by the Accor group, an ibis and Novotel, with a total of over 300 rooms.[13]

The Sage Arena will have a capacity of 12,500 and will also have outdoor performance spaces, bars, restaurants and retail outlets. The conference and event space will include 17 conference suites and of adaptable meeting space.[14]

Notes and References

  1. News: Holland . Daniel . Gateshead Sage Arena delayed to 2025 after £20m Levelling Up Fund boost . 20 January 2023 . ChronicleLive . 20 January 2023 . en.
  2. News: Shakespeare . Austen . New plans for Quayside development mean Sage Arena will not open until 2027 . 13 July 2023 . ChronicleLive . 12 July 2023 . en.
  3. Web site: The Sage, a world class business centre in the North East . The Sage Group plc . 27 January 2022 . 2 June 2022.
  4. Web site: Whitfield . Graeme . Tech firm Sage to sponsor new Gateshead conference centre and arena . Business Live . 2 June 2022 . en . 27 January 2022.
  5. News: Shakespeare . Austen . 'No Sagey McSageface': Sage Gateshead to announce new name by September . 2 June 2022 . ChronicleLive . 27 May 2022 . en.
  6. News: Sage Gateshead renamed Glasshouse International Centre for Music . 13 September 2023 . BBC News . 13 September 2023.
  7. News: Kelly . Mike . Plan to develop land between the Sage Gateshead and the BALTIC revealed . 2 June 2022 . ChronicleLive . 6 November 2014 . en.
  8. Web site: The Sage . Newcastle at MIPIM . 2 June 2022 . en.
  9. Web site: Work starts on the NewcastleGateshead Quays development . Sage Gateshead . 2 June 2022.
  10. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clj94y2k9l4o
  11. Web site: Sage strikes naming rights deal for new Newcastle Arena . Conference News . 2 June 2022 . en.
  12. Web site: Gateshead Quayside development venue named as The Sage . BBC News . 2 June 2022 . 27 January 2022.
  13. Web site: Accor chooses NewcastleGateshead Quays for dual branded hotel . NewcastleGateshead Convention Bureau . 2 June 2022 . en . 6 April 2021.
  14. Web site: Conferencing and Events . The Sage . 2 June 2022.

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