Jamie Lidell - Sage Gateshead 4th Nov

tcb2000 · Post by **tcb2000** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 3:11 pm

I've heard good things about him - anyone been to his show? I'm dying to go to a gig in the Sage and was wondering if this would be worthwhile...?

Rich

Dog · Post by **Dog** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 7:12 pm

Go, but take a bib and something absorbant for when your jaw hits the deck and stays there...

If he's doing the same sort of show that I saw him do at Cargo a while back, he'll blow you away. You wouldn't think one man and a sampler could be SO cool...

stylustrouble · Post by **stylustrouble** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 8:25 pm

Has anyone been to the Sage Centre yet?They seem to be putting on some pretty decent stuff up there but have visions of it being a bit of an aircraft hangar,wondering what it was like as a venue

tcb2000 · Post by **tcb2000** » Mon Oct 17, 2005 9:26 pm

Haven't been to a gig yet but went wandering around it yesterday - an aircraft hanger it ain't. That big snail thing isn't just it - it contains 2 concert halls, one rehearsal room, 5 bars, a restaurant, a cafe and a music school!

You could wander into the biggest hall, Hall 1, and it's completely wooden inside (so non-smoking then...!?) so your voice has no reverb at all - the acoustics must be amazing. Couldn't get into hall 2 (where Lidell is playing) but it's circular and constructed similarly I think...

Hmm...will have to see if the wife is feeling experimental enough to go to that then...!

Rich