Plans have been approved to develop the new £260million Gateshead Arena. Construction is expected to start in the early New Year with an opening pencilled-in for late 2023.
Gateshead Arena will sit on the NewcastleGateshead waterfront at Gateshead Quays and will includes a world class arena for up to 12,500 people, a purpose built conference and exhibition centre with over 7,000 sqm of flexible event space plus restaurants, a dual branded hotel and large areas of outdoor realm and performance space.
An announcement on who will be the hotel operator is expected to be made in the coming weeks.