The Outside-In Festival @ The Sage (2)

Reviewed by Sophie Stewart

Having never been to the Sage before, I was first of all blown away by the incredible building that this festival was hosted in. There were two main stages, one was set up in the foyer, and one was the Gateshead College Stage. Pixie Lott was the first act we saw, and she was awesome. She had such a great presence on the stage as well, the crowd loved her. The Courteeners were pretty good, the highlight for me was 'Not Nineteen Forever' which again, the crowd loved. The Sugababes did a great performance, and were the only performers to have choreographed dance routines. They did their new tracks as well as some classics that everyone loves, like 'Get Sexy'. Girls Can't Catch and Scouting for Girls were pretty good, although my highlight was Alphabeat. They were better than I could have imagined, the lead singer's voice was incredible and I loved the lead male vocalist, who seemed to be having an awesome time with his tambourine...! Taio Cruz and N-Dubz, the headline acts, were both really good to watch and the crowd loved them, it was just a shame they didn't get to perform many songs because of time restraints. All in all it was an awesome evening in a great location with some really good music and all for a good cause, and I would definitely reccommend it to other people if it happens again next year!