‘First socially distanced arena’ launches in UK

SSD Concerts’ Unity Arena in Newcastle will welcome 2,500 fans for a series of socially distanced open-air shows, beginning this summer

An artist's impression of the finished arena

A new outdoor venue, billed as the UK’s first dedicated socially distanced music venue, will launch in Newcastle, in the north-east of England, this summer.

Unity Arena, sponsored by Virgin Money, will be located at Newcastle Racecourse in Gosforth Park, around four miles from Newcastle city centre, and open soon after its first line-up announcement on Tuesday 7 July.

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The venue, the brainchild of regional promoter SSD Concerts, will be built in partnership with production company Engine No 4 (Parklife,…

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