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Abigail's Blog: Green is my favourite colour
So said one of my colleagues last week. We were discussing the forthcoming performance season. We use a simple traffic light system for how tickets are selling for each event – green for exceeded target, amber for on track but still to make sales, red for behind target. Saturday’s open concert of Royal Northern Sinfonia’s…
SAGE GATESHEAD GIVES AMBITIOUS ARTISTS A BOOST
Media Release: 6th September, 2019 Singer-songwriter Ruth Patterson – who wants to ensure all music venues provide appropriate access for disabled musicians – has been announced as one of three new ‘Artists in Residence’ at Sage Gateshead. Ruth, who is lead singer of Newcastle-based folk-rock band Holy Moly & The Crackers, has said she will…
The Glasshouse Interviews: Rodrigo y Gabriela
We caught up with Rodrigo y Gabriela ahead of their Sage One appearance in 2019 to find out more about this hugely in-demand live act, recognised by their fans and critics alike as being one of the top live touring acts in the world. What was the first record you bought? Rodrigo – I can’t…
Blog: The Glasshouse's Turn Up the Quiet: Young Women’s Music-Making
When thirteen-year-old Elena McHugh joined one of The Glasshouse International Centre for Music’s Turn Up the Quiet workshops she saw it as a hobby, and having completed the first few, Elena now wants to explore the career options within the music industry. Turn Up the Quiet – is a series of free workshops, which have…
Music sparks Graeme's career
Graeme has been part of the Sage Gateshead family for 10 years. He has additional needs and has suffered with depression. While at college he showed a great passion for music. So Northern Counties College recommended he go along to Sage Gateshead where he joined Music Spark… Music Spark is a programme of training and…
Try On The Tyne - Road Closures (Saturday 10 August)
Try on the Tyne’s first ever event includes duathlon run-bike-run races; as well as 5k, 10k and junior runs on Newcastle and Gateshead’s quaysides this Saturday 10 August. Races will start at Baltic Square and will be finishing on Newcastle Quayside. Up to 1000 competitors are expected to take part in the races. As a…
Young Musicians take to the stage in Summer Festival
This summer has already seen some brilliant performances as part of Sage Gateshead’s Young People’s Summer Festival, which took place between 23rd June and 14th July involving over 3000 young people. Together with partners from across the region, Sage Gateshead works with children and young people throughout the year and the festival was an outstanding…
SAGE GATESHEAD IN THE RUNNING FOR PRESTIGIOUS NATIONAL LOTTERY AWARD
Sage Gateshead is appealing for votes after reaching the finals of the 25th Birthday National Lottery Awards – the search for the UK’s favourite ever National Lottery-funded projects. More than 565,000 National Lottery grants have been awarded since 1994, the equivalent of around 200 life-changing projects in every UK postcode district helping to strengthen communities,…
Music stars get behind new Sage Gateshead development
New era for Sage Gateshead announced ahead of this weekend’s 14th SummerTyne Americana Festival “I’m delighted to hear that Sage Gateshead has been successful in this bid. Sage One is a special room to play and I have some wonderful memories performing there. This new project should provide an even more dynamic live experience for…
Summer Folk
Folk musicians of all ages and abilities from across the region and beyond are being encouraged to sign up to Sage Gateshead’s popular Folkworks Summer Schools. The traditional Junior, Youth and Adult, offer an opportunity for everyone with an interest in folk music. The Folkworks Summer Schools managed by Sage Gateshead are held in Durham…
Ahead of SummerTyne Americana Festival, Eve Selis opens up about how tragedy has shaped her music
Last time award-winning Americana singer Eve Selis performed at Sage Gateshead was in 2016. But when a series of tragedies struck not long after her return home, she became incapable of listening to music never mind singing. Thankfully, with determination and positivity, Eve will be joining a special line-up at this year’s SummerTyne Americana Festival…
Thousands of children sing for smiles at Sage Gateshead
More than 3,000 children had the experience of a lifetime when they joined together to sing at Sage Gateshead. Pupils from 70 schools from across the North of England took part in Sage Gateshead’s Big Sing and Mini Sing. This year the theme was health and wellbeing, with the aim of singing to bring calm…
Road Closures: Simplyhealth Great North 10K
The Simplyhealth Great North 10K will take place in Gateshead on Sunday 7th July with a start time of 10am. To create a safe and enjoyable race course, The Great Run Company has worked closely with Gateshead Council to minimise the impact of the race on the area, however it is likely that there will…
Fane Productions Announces First Writers and Artists for Inaugural WORDS WEEKEND Festival Here in December
Fane Productions announces first writers and artists for inaugural WORDS WEEKEND festival taking place at SAGE GATESHEAD on 6-8 December 2019. Authors include Grayson Perry, Marian Keyes, Ben Okri, Stacey Dooley, Nadiya Hussain, Candice Carty-Williams, Cash Carraway, Tracy Chevalier, Elizabeth Day, Bernardine Evaristo, Salena Godden, Kerry Hudson, Val McDermid, Michael Morpurgo, Philippa Perry, Jay Rayner…