The Glasshouse

Think you know The Glasshouse? Test your knowledge in our 20 Questions for 20 Years Quiz.

1. How many panes of glass make up the iconic roof of The Glasshouse?

2. Which renowned architectural firm designed our building? Hint: they also designed the Gherkin in London, Hearst Tower in New York and France’s Millau Viaduct.

3. Which English electronic music duo transformed our concourse into a legendary rave in 2018?

4. Whose performance with Royal Northern Sinfonia at BBC Proms had the audience howling like wolves in 2023?

5. Who is the Principal Conductor of Royal Northern Sinfonia?

6. What unexpected construction did our 2023/24 Artist in Residence, Hayden Thorpe, install on our concourse?

7. If you’re standing on the concourse, how many bridges can you see from The Glasshouse? (Bonus points if you can name them all).

8. How many rehearsal rooms are there downstairs in the Foyle Music Centre, where all our Make Music classes happen?

9. For the last three years, which classic Newcastle Christmas tradition have we provided the music for?

10. Which well-known North East artist has recently created a music-inspired mural by the South Shore Road stairs leading up to The Glasshouse?

11. Aside from Royal Northern Sinfonia, which artist (a North East folk great) has appeared most often as a headline act at The Glasshouse?

12. For a fully seated show, with standard staging, how many seats are in Sage One?

13. In which Austrian city would you find the Musikverein concert hall, which inspired the acoustic design of Sage One?

14. Which piece of music by Haydn launched our first ever classical programme?

15. At its highest point, how many metres tall is the building?

16. By using e-tickets, how many miles of paper tickets do we save each year?

17. Which comedian who leaves a lasting impression brought the highest number of first-time attendees to our venue in 2024?

18. How many metres deep do the foundations of our building go?

19. Which young local hero performed at our SummerTyne Americana festival in 2013 and went on the achieve global success?

20. We believe Sage Two is the only gig venue of its shape in the world: how many sides does it have?