Gateshead Arena

[Anorthernsoul 861]

Will it happen? 

 

https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/contractors/sir-robert-mcalpine/sir-robert-mcalpine-wins-260m-gateshead-arena-27-11-2019/?fbclid=IwAR2pHKUVkKqbk1Om0zFTyS7zvp5aODO_ENVW0xXHOITfuliJK-aaKzLW53c

[Kid Dynamite 1,237]

Definitely happening. 

 

My wife provides medical cover at the arena and their setup is dangerously below par apparently. They refuse to upgrade anything though because the arena will be closed down once the new one is opened

[Anorthernsoul 861]

The Utilita Arena is a right shithole now mind so it is no surprise.

Edited November 28, 2019 by Anorthernsoul

[PaddockLad 2,801]

I wouldn't have thought there would be enough land between the sage & the Baltic for a modern arena... I expect wykiki is all over this fucker too 😬

[Monkeys Fist 7,434]

There’s a large empty plot, plenty of room for a 12,5000 seater. 
 

 

[Ayatollah Hermione 3,845]

Finally. A new arena so the Stereophonics and WWE can't be double booked.

[Howmanheyman 4,652]

The very few times I've been in the arena it's felt utterly soulless and that's going back to when it was fairly new. It almost mirrored the change from football grounds with their own identities to some of the identikit stadiums that sprang up around the same time as the arena. 

[Anorthernsoul 861]

2 hours ago, Howmanheyman said:

The very few times I've been in the arena it's felt utterly soulless and that's going back to when it was fairly new. It almost mirrored the change from football grounds with their own identities to some of the identikit stadiums that sprang up around the same time as the arena. 

 

Shit building, shit sound, shit overpriced beer. I won't shed a tear to see the back of it.