travel and general info
Nexus
Thanks to the generosity of Nexus , you can travel on the Metro to and from Gateshead free if you are attending a performance at Sage Gateshead : simply retain your ticket for inspection on the Metro .
Buses b
For selected concerts , we also run concert buses from Hexham ( via Corbridge ) and Alnwick ( via Felton , Morpeth and Gosforth ). On Sunday 29th September and Thursday 3rd October ( Royal Northern Sinfonia concerts ), there is an additional bus service from Carlisle . Book through our Ticket Office .
The QuayLink bus service runs both north and south of the Tyne to St Mary ’ s Square outside the west door of Sage Gateshead . Sage Gateshead is on route Q1 . Check nexus . org . uk / bus / guide-buses / quaylink .
Parking
There is a drop off and pick up point at our west door . We have our own car park with lift access directly behind the building . If you enter and exit within thirty minutes , there is no charge . With entry between 6am to 5pm , charges are per hour with payment made at our ticket machines prior to returning to your vehicle . For entry after 5pm , a fixed charge applies . Full details of our charges are available on our website .
Blue Badge Holders
There are a number of priority spaces for blue badge holders immediately to the rear of the building and by the lifts in our car park . Please take your car park ticket to the Coats Desk , with your car registration number , for an exit ticket .
Accessibility
Sage Gateshead is designed to be as accessible as possible to people with all kinds of disabilities . Please ring 0191 443 4666 for access information or download it from the visitor information section of our website . Please inform Ticket Office of your special requirements . Guide dogs and hearing dogs are welcome .
Tours and Group Bookings
Private tours can be arranged for groups of any size to learn more about the building and our organisation . For many of our concerts , you can book ten full price tickets and claim an eleventh ticket free . We welcome coach parties . Please call 0191 443 4705 .
Building Opening Hours and Closures
Sage Gateshead is open for an average of fourteen hours every day , seven days a week :
9am-11pm performance days .
9am-10pm non-performance days during term time .
9am-9pm non-performance days during school holidays .
Sage Gateshead reserves the right to fully or partially close the building for conferencing or maintenance purposes .
The building will be closed from Wednesday 18th-Friday 20th September . Ticket Office will be open for telephone and online bookings only on these days .
Further and Higher Education at Sage Gateshead
We deliver the following higher education courses here : BMus ( Hons ) Jazz , Popular and Commercial Music , BA ( Hons ) in Community Music and Community Music Higher Education Access Programme in partnership with the University of Sunderland and Gateshead College . We also host a Folk and Traditional Music BMus ( Hons ) in partnership with Newcastle University . See sagegateshead . com for more details .
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