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Apple Music announces its first run of shows at Apple Music Hall with a lineup starting with Elton John on opening night, September 28.
Today, Apple Music has announced its first run of shows at the new Apple Music Hall in London’s Battersea Power Station, with Elton John set to perform on opening night, September 28. The celebrated artist will be followed by performances from Baby Keem, Skye Newman, Troye Sivan, Arlo Parks, Burna Boy, Chase & Status, and Charli XCX. Tickets for the first three shows go on sale Monday, September 28, at 9 AM.
This lineup reveal follows the announcement of the opening of Apple Music Hall, a new state-of-the-art live music venue in London’s storied Battersea Power Station, designed to connect artists and fans through bespoke intimate performances unlike anywhere else.
Apple Music Hall promises to offer artists and fans an exceptional live concert experience alongside the River Thames. Taking inspiration from the iconic Battersea Power Station, the new venue incorporates heritage brickwork, fluted arches, and bronze balconies reminiscent of the historic oriel windows. A giant glass wall further enhances the visual connection with the historic building, offering a panoramic view of the concourse and the river beyond.
The design of the 600-capacity venue intentionally bridges the gap between intimacy and production value, enabling an unprecedented level of creative control. Every seat feels close to the performer, yet the infrastructure offers what an artist requires for an arena tour, with a 38-foot-wide stage that can be reconfigured for traditional front-facing sets or more in-the-round experiences. Additionally, the venue is equipped with a 48-speaker spatial sound system positioned all around the audience, providing an immersive listening experience.
Behind the stage, Apple Music Hall operates as a full production facility. Two dedicated recording and mix studios are built to professional standards so that every performance can be captured as a multi-track recording and mixed in Spatial Audio, live or after the fact. The venue is also hardwired for 16 or more cameras that feed a purpose-built broadcast control room with infrastructure that supports iPhone video capture running in parallel alongside traditional broadcast cameras.
To support booking and promotion for Apple Music Hall, Apple has partnered with independent UK promoter Communion ONE, bringing significant expertise in the UK live music landscape.
“Apple Music Hall is a fantastic venue, like nothing fans will have ever seen before,” said Mazin Tappuni, Managing Director at Communion ONE. “The production quality is world-class, livestreaming to fans across the world from a live room where every square foot has the artist and their fans in mind.”
Live events at Apple Music Hall will also be powered by DICE, a ticketing platform founded in the UK and committed to fair and innovative solutions for fans to access their favorite shows.
“Partnering with Apple Music Hall is a perfect fit for DICE. The thought and attention to detail that has gone into every aspect of the venue is clear to see and is in total alignment with our ethos of ensuring fans have the best possible experience when discovering and attending shows,” said Andrew Foggin, CCO of DICE.
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