Arena at Newcastle Racecourse will feature individual viewing platforms spaced two metres apart
The UK’s first large-scale socially distanced
music venue is opening in Newcastle this summer.
Virgin Money Unity Arena, to be installed at Newcastle Racecourse in Gosforth Park, will open from August until mid-September. It features 500 individual viewing platforms for each household of ticketholders overlooking an outdoor stage, allowing for a maximum of 2,500 attendees. Each platform is spaced two metres apart from the next.