Traffic was brought to a standstill in Gosforth Park on Tuesday night as thousands of people arrived to watch Sam Fender at the world's first socially distanced gig.
The queue of cars snaked down the road outside Newcastle Racecourse ahead of the 26-year-old singer songwriter's hometown concert.
An audience of 2,500 fans will be there to cheer at the UK's first music event of its kind since coronavirus restrictions were introduced in March.
The pop-up venue, named the Virgin Money Unity Arena, will see fans in groups of up to five watch the concert on 500 separate raised metal platforms.
Promoters SD Concerts said the safety of the audience will be protected, with each viewing platform having its own table, chairs and fridge.
People from the same household will arrive at the venue, park up them enjoy the concert from their own private area.
Fender's gigs on Tuesday and Thursday have sold out.
Other acts, music legend Van Morrison, The Libertines and Maximo Park will follow throughout August and into September.
Comedians Jimmy Carr and Bill Bailey will also play at the temporary arena.
Helen Page, group brand and marketing director at Virgin Money, commented: "We are delighted to play a part in bringing back live music events as we start to emerge from lockdown.
"This feels like a unique opportunity to celebrate music and all the wonderful emotions that come with experiencing it live alongside other music fans."
Speaking to ChronicleLive last month as preparations on the outdoor arena begun Steve Davis, of SSD Concerts, who is behind the event, said: "When we moved back This is Tomorrow back in April, we started thinking about what will happen between the Covid outbreak and the return of full concerts.
"Usually when we do This Is Tomorrow, that is all done in about a year, and that is just a three day show.
""There's a real buzz about the whole thing, and I think everyone - the crowds, the artists - are starting to feel a bit more relaxed about (the virus)".
