Featuring an extremely unusual appearance The Sage Gateshead provides an eye catching attraction that is located close to the heart of Newcastle. Its reflective surface showcases the surrounding environment and the River Tyne. With a cutting edge design the building is regularly used for musical education events, performances and conferences.

The building cost a whopping £70 million to build but the end result is more than aesthetically pleasing as its interior is home to some of the finest musical venues in the country.

The Sage Gateshead features three immense performance areas that consist of a 1,700 seater and a 400 seater in addition to a smaller rehearsal and performance hall. The rest of the structure was constructed around these three halls and serves to highlight the acoustic properties of these halls.

Hall One was constructed to serve as an acoustically perfect environment and was based on the Musikverein in Vienna. Hall One also features ceiling panels that can be lowered and raised to change the acoustic properties of the room allowing it to suit any type of music. Curtains are also present that can be drawn down the side of the hall to cover the wooden ribbed wall that runs on both sides of the hall in order to further change the sound profile of the room.

Hall Two features a significantly more intimate venue and is generally used for more intimate performances. It too also features excellent acoustic properties that make it an ideal musical venue.

Below the two halls is the concourse which is the Musical Education Centre that houses all sorts of workshops, music courses and other events that take place here.

The Sage Gateshead is always open to the public regardless of whether there are any performances taking place. This allows visitors to come at any time to witness any rehearsal performances and sound checks that may be taking place at the hall.

Dining options are also well represented with the five bars that are housed here in addition to a brasserie. The Sage Gateshead is also home to the Barbour Room which is a multi purpose meeting venue that can hold up to 200 guests.

When in Newcastle visitors to the area should definitely not miss the array of events that take place in this cutting edge event venue. Guests looking for a hotel in Newcastle upon Tyne that is located close by to this destination won't be disappointed with Copthorne Hotel Newcastle. In addition to its location, guests of the hotel are also privy to a range of other amenities that ensures a comfortable stay.