A new year is upon us so it’s time to make some plans. For Sage Gateshead that means a diary packed with gigs from artists both new and familiar. Have a browse of our highlights and put something to look forward to in your diary. You can make a full evening of it too, with our re-opened Brasserie serving a fresh menu before every Sage One show.
This year will see some changes in store with a new name ahead for Sage Gateshead. Make sure you follow us on social media, sign up for emails, or check online at sagegateshead.com for the latest news.
We’re changing our name, but not our commitment to great music.
For audiences, for artists, for the North, for the long term.
Find the latest listings, Northern Sinfonia - the class orchestra - at sagegateshead.com. You’ll find more details the way into 2024.
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Sage Gateshead is home to music makers of all ages, interests and experience. From first-timers to expert players, there are classes, bands and ensembles to join for singers and musicians of all types. Fun lessons, expert tuition and social singalongs from ages 0 to whatever-age-you-feel run through our building day and night, Wednesday to Sunday.
If you prefer to practice independently, check out brand new Make Music: On Demand. Journey through online tutorials at your own pace (replay and skip with ease!) and access expert guidance and tips from Make Music tutors – all from the comfort of your home.
Find out how you could make music with us at sagegateshead.com/makemusic
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Sage One
Sage Two
Saturday 4 February, 7pm
Sage One - from £27.50
The first ever traditional folk act to land a UK top ten album, Fishermen’s Friends are a Cornish ‘buoy band’ who sing songs of the sea, handed down over hundreds of years
Thursday 16 February, 7.30pm
Sage One – from £38.80
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Tubular Bells, the iconic masterpiece will be performed live with a full band, conducted and arranged by Oldfield’s long term collaborator Robin Smith.
RIOPY plus Adam Naas
Saturday 4 February, 8pm
Sage Two - £26.40
A pianist and composer who wants to change the world, one note at a time. Jean-Philippe taught himself to play on an abandoned piano when he was just two, then later befriended Chris Martin and began composing for cinema and adverts.
Transatlantic Sessions 2023
Wednesday 8 February, 7.30pm
Sage One – from £29.70
First-time guest singers including Martha Wainwright, Liam Ó Maonlai and Karen Matheson join the Transatlantic Sessions house band for 20th edition of this incredible roots music session.
The Magpie Arc
Friday 10 February, 8pm
Sage Two - £22
A cross-Border band out of Sheffield and Scotland featuring the multi-award-winning talents and wide musical influences of Nancy Kerr, Findlay Napier, Tom Wright, Alex Hunter and Martin Simpson (on electric guitar!).
Mogwai plus Brainiac
Friday 17 February, 8pm
Sage Two, from £16.50, under 25s from £7.50
Experience deeply moving contemporary devotional Persian Sufi music, Rumi poetry and dance. From highly-acclaimed tanbour maestro, multi-instrumentalist, and educator Seyed Ali Jaberi and his ensemble. Presented with GemArts.
An Intimate Evening of Songs and Stories with Suzanne Vega
Saturday 18 February, 7.30pm
Sage One - from £35.80
A masterful storyteller, Suzanne Vega’s work is as utterly distinct and thoughtful as it was when her voice was first heard on the radio over 30 years ago.
Run Logan Run plus Annie Gardiner
Saturday 18 February, 8pm
Sage Two - £17.60
At the forefront of Bristol’s contribution to the
Sunday 12 February, 7.30pm
Sage One, Standing Gig - £35.80
One of the definitive live acts of the last 25 years, Mogwai’s long-awaited return to Gateshead follows 2021’s #1 album As The Love Continues.
pulsing new UK jazz scene come Run Logan Run, an alchemical fusion of surging, polyrhythmic altbreakbeats and screaming guttural saxophone.
Thursday 23 February, 7pm
Sage One – from £38.50
Belinda Carlisle celebrates her rich musical catalogue and chameleonic musical prowess. Expect a unique blend of gutsy vocals, emotively charged melodies and picturesque lyrics.
Friday 3 March, 8pm
Sage Two - £17.60
Mercury-nominated pianist and composer Fergus McCreadie is one of the most exciting talents of the new UK jazz scene, blending jazz with Scottish traditional music.
Saturday 4 March, 7.30pm
Sage One – Returns Only
Thursday 23 February, 8pm
Sage Two – from £15.40
“One of the best new hard rock bands in the UK” (Uncut) launch their fourth studio album, recorded and mixed at Blank Studios, Newcastle upon Tyne, and mastered at Abbey Road Studios.
Friday 24 February, 7.30pm
Sage One - from £19
Celebrating 80 years of musical theatre’s favourite scores.
Friday 24 February, 8pm
Sage Two - from £15.40
Michael Lamb’s Strictly Smokin’ Big Band return to Sage Gateshead after 2022’s sell-out performance – this time featuring guest vocalist Matt Ford who was voted ‘Best UK Male Big Band Vocalist’ in 2006.
As Self Esteem, Rebecca Taylor has shaken off the shackles of her indie band past to become the unapologetic pop star she always wanted to be.
Saturday 4 March, 8pm
Sage Two – £16.50
Raised on hip hop, jazz and dance music, drummer/composer Myele Manzanza is a significant force on London’s dynamic scene of new wave jazz artists, with tours and collaborations alongside Jordan Rakei, Theo Parrish and Amp Fiddler amongst others.
The Classic Rock Show
Thursday 9 March, 7.30pm
Sage One – from £33
The classic rock fan’s ultimate live jukebox is back bigger and even better! Celebrating, once again, the very best of Classic Rock from the likes of Led Zeppelin, Queen, Fleetwood Mac and many more.
Friday 10 March, 8pm
Sage Two – from £16.50, under 25s from £7.50
Composer, producer and sitarist Jonathan Mayer performs beautiful ragas to celebrate the festival of Holi and the coming of spring, love and new life. Accompanied by Debasish Mukherjee on tabla and Iain Mchugh on cello. Presented with GemArts.
Saturday 11 March, 7pm
Sage One - from £27.50
BRIT Award winning and Grammy® nominated artist KT Tunstall comes to Gateshead following the release of new album NUT, with a brilliant band including Razorlight’s Andy Burrows on drums.
Lisa O’Neill plus support
Saturday 25 March, 8pm
Sage Two - £18.20
With a unique folk sound, strong songwriting and distinctive voice, Lisa was nominated in 4 categories at the 2019 UK Folk awards and 5 categories at the 2019 Irish Folk awards, winning one for best original folk song.
An Evening with Father John Misty
Monday 13 March, 7.30pm
Sage One, Standing Gig - £33
Father John Misty and his band return to Sage Gateshead following the release of the critically acclaimed album Chloe and the Next 20th Century.
Ward Thomas - Music in the Madness
Friday 31 March, 7.30pm
Sage One – from £27.50
Hampshire duo return with their fifth studio album Music In The Madness - a harmonysoaked balm for shattered souls and an uplifting reminder of what really matters.
In The Name Of Love: The Diana Ross Story
Saturday 1 April, 7.30pm
Sage One - £30.30
The world’s premier show in celebration of Diana Ross and The Supremes. Prepare to be taken on a spellbinding journey visiting one of the greatest musical stories ever told.
Thursday 16 March, 8pm
Sage Two - £16
Låpsley tours off the back of 2022 album
Cautionary Tales of Youth - a perfect harmony between her austere, downtempo beginnings and her longstanding love of pop.
Plaid
Friday 17 March, 8pm
Sage Two - £18.20
An institution since the late 80s, Ed Handley and Andy Turner are monumental cornerstones for any self-respecting electronic music fan; mainly as Plaid, but also The Black Dog and Balil – not to mention their work with Björk.
Big Thief plus support
Wednesday 5 April, 7.30pm
Sage One - from £27.50
After the hugely successful release of their monumental 20-track album Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You (2022), the Grammy-nominated band are bringing their phenomenal live show to Gateshead in April.
Friday 14 April, 8pm
Sage Two - £24.50
With their unique progressive rock, Focus manifested themselves at the start of the 70s as the most successful and appreciated of all the Dutch pop-rock exports.
Thursday 20 April, 7.30pm
Sage One – from £46.80
Mike & The Mechanics are Genesis founding member Mike Rutherford, one of the UK’s most prolific R&B singers, Andrew Roachford and Canadian-born singer, Tim Howar. The ‘Refueled!’ Tour in 2023 will include tracks from their critically acclaimed latest album Out of the Blue plus some Genesis.
Thursday 20 April, 8pm
Sage Two - £18.15
Jazz greats Martin (saxophone) and Bobo (piano) play a range of original material, standards and improvisations inspired by classical themes.
Kathryn Roberts & Sean Lakeman
Friday 21 April, 8pm
Sage Two - £17.60
This popular, multi award-winning husband and wife duo exude timeless class with their exquisite brand of traditional and contemporary music.
Aldous Harding
Saturday 22 April, 7.30pm
Sage One - £24.80
Acclaimed New Zealand indie-folk singer / songwriter Aldous Harding returns with “strange, sublime” fourth album Warm Chris.
From the
Watch previous Glasshouse performances at youtube.com/sagegateshead.
Teleman
Thursday 27 April, 8pm
Sage Two - £19.80
Indie pop band Teleman play Sage Gateshead off the back of their most dancefloor-friendly record to date, Good Time / Hard Time.
Riverside Ragas: Abishek Borker (sarod) & Saberi Misra (Kathak dance)
Friday 28 April, 8pm
Sage Two – from £16.50, under 25s from £7.50
An evening of Indian Classical Music and Dance with a sarod recital by rising star Abhishek Borkar and a Kathak dance performance by Saberi Misra - Accompanied by tabla maestro Pandit Rajkumar Misra.Presented with GemArts.
Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi
Saturday 29 April, 7.30pm
Sage One - from £27.50
This Grammy-winning duo are: Rhiannon Giddens - an American artist of folk and traditional music, played on fiddle and banjo, and Francesco Turrisi - an Italian pianist and percussionist.
Special one-off performances from three independent artists. Enjoy intimate sets and a cosy, relaxed feel, offering a place for you to discover your new favourite artist. Keep an eye on our website for the lineup!
From The Glasshouse #9
Thursday 16 February, 8pm
From The Glasshouse #10
Thursday 30 March, 8pm
Sage Two - Pay what you decide
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The nearest Metro station is Gateshead Interchange. For the latest information about bus services in our area visit www.gonortheast.co.uk/plan-your-journey
There is a car park at the rear of the building with lift access and priority spaces for blue badge holders. Charges apply. Use postcode NE8 2BA.
Austin and Hope Pilkington Charitable Trust, Barclays 100x100 UK Covid-19 Community Relief Fund, The Barbour Foundation, Community Foundation Tyne & Wear, The D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust, Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation, Harrison Frank Family Foundation, The Hadrian Trust, The John Horseman Trust, Kavli Trust, The Marchus Trust, Netherton Park Trust, The Percy Hedley 1990 Charitable Trust, PRS for Music Foundation, The Roy and Pixie Baker Charitable Trust, Sir James Knott Trust, St Nicholas Educational Trust, Swire Charitable Trust, The Shears Foundation, Vardy Foundation, W A Handley Charity Trust, Youth Music.
The Covid-19 pandemic created a financial emergency for Sage Gateshead. The impact continues, with income this year set to be half of a pre-Covid year. Despite these challenges, we are determined to help create a bright future for live music in the North East. This means supporting local communities, artists and young people. If you can, please support our campaign. sagegateshead.com/campaign
or get in touch with Natalie.Heath@sagegateshead.com
Adkins & Cheurfi, ISIS Property Services, Northern Elevator, OPUS Building Services, Pioneer Foodservice, Solution Group, Zerolight
We want to sincerely thank our Founding Patrons, Founding Endowment Donors, Sage Circle members and Sage Supporters, as well as everybody who has supported our 2020-23 Crisis, Recovery and Renaissance campaign through ticket top-ups and donations
North Music Trust is a registered charity (No. 1087445).
