The windswept nature of the site led Foster to create a welcoming covered concourse along the waterfront to link the various spaces. The Sage Gateshead, seen from Newcastle upon Tyne across the river The site is adjacent to the Gateshead Millennium Bridge and the Tyne Bridge, with their great arches echoed in the shell-like form of The Sage Gateshead’s roof. Designed by Lord Norman Foster & Partners, The Sage Gateshead incorporates outstanding performance spaces of internationally acclaimed acoustic excellence (Hall One and Hall Two), Northern Rock Foundation Hall for rehearsal and performance, a twenty-five room Music Education Centre, an abundance of smaller meeting rooms, a spectacular glazed Concourse, café, bars, brasserie restaurant and foyers with stunning river views. The building is a landmark on Tyneside, forming the heart of an extensive project to regenerate the area’s river frontage. It took ten years of detailed planning and opened in 2004. Located in Gateshead in the North-East of England - in direct neighbourhood of Newcastle upon Tyne - on the southern bank of the River Tyne, the highly unique structure was built as a centre for musical performance, education and conferences. Listen to ‘Immigrant Song’ by Led Zeppelin, below.Vienna MIR RoomPack 4 - The Sage Gateshead Introductionįor those who know, The Sage Gateshead is easily one of the most remarkable additions to the world of music venues at the dawn of the 3rd millennium. Daltrey’s opinion provides brilliant insight into that point. To be honest, though, Robert Plant is undoubtedly one of the most iconic frontmen of all time, and without his input, Led Zeppelin wouldn’t have had that visceral, mythic edge that set them apart from their peers. “Teamwork makes the dream work”, as it goes. Essentially, the “classic rock” era was a pioneering point in music that contained perpetual shoulder-rubbing between its most iconic acts. It comes as no surprise that one of the most iconic frontmen of all time would choose one of his peers as his ultimate “rock god”. Even Hendrix was starting to get tired then, moving into jazz. In the most telling assertion on the advent of Led Zeppelin, Daltrey remembered: “All of a sudden, there was a new form of music,” he said, before adding: “The music scene was starting to get a bit tired. Jack Bruce of Cream was really a jazz and blues singer, but Robert knew how to rock.” They were like Cream, but with a lot more weight. In an honest take on the effect of Led Zeppelin, Daltrey masterfully paints the impact the long-haired quartet had: “We were well-schooled in that, but Zeppelin took it to another level. Not sure we’ll ever get that again when we’re ruled by bureaucrats in the European Union.”ĭaltrey then cast his mind back to the game-changing impact Led Zeppelin had when they burst onto the scene, “When Led Zeppelin first came out, I thought they were fantastic.” He places the Who in the picture as well, remembering playing shows with two of the ’60s most iconic acts: “Throughout our early history, we used to do loads of gigs with Hendrix and Cream, that three-piece-band-and-a-singer formula.” You got that because Britain was doing its own thing. Films, Theatre, Fashion, Art and Music… Britain was the centre of the world. The most exciting time ever – Britain was Swinging. Do you know what was going on before we went in? It was the 1960s. Memorably he said: “Whatever happens our country should never fear the consequences of leaving. ![]() Born in 1944, it is not hard to understand why many of his opinions are diametrically opposed to more contemporary ones.Īn interesting patchwork of ideas, the curly-haired leader of the Who was famously a proponent of the controversial Brexit vote and is a staunch Anglophile. An outspoken character embodying the outdated alpha male “rock god” himself, Daltrey comes from a generation who are markedly different to the ones that govern social media and opinion today. ![]() The Who’s iconic frontman Roger Daltrey is not afraid to speak his mind.
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