The 600-capacity venue will open its doors on Monday September 28
Sir Elton John, Troye Sivan and Charli XCX will perform at the new London venue Apple Music Hall. Earlier this week Apple announced the opening of the state-of-the-art live music venue, located in Battersea Power Station.
The 600-capacity venue will open its doors on Monday September 28, with Sir Elton set to perform on the opening night. Apple Music Hall in Battersea Power Station has been designed “to connect artists and fans through bespoke, intimate performances unlike anywhere else”, the company said.
There are a further seven shows planned at the venue until December – with Baby Keem scheduled for October 2, Skye Newman on October 7 and Sivan on October 13. They will be followed by Arlo Parks on October 22, Burna Boy on October 29, Chase and Status on November 26, and Charli on December 2.
Performances at Apple Music Hall will be livestreamed globally so fans outside London can tune in to the one-time-only shows. Tickets for the first three shows go on sale at 9am on Monday September 28. Visit applemusichall.com for more details.
Apple said the venue has been designed intentionally to “close the gap between intimacy and production value and allow for an unprecedented level of creative control”.
It said: “Every seat feels close to the performer, yet the infrastructure offers what an artist requires for an arena tour, with a 38ft-wide stage that can be reconfigured for traditional front-facing sets or more in-the-round experiences.”
The venue is also equipped with a 48-speaker spatial sound system positioned all around the audience, so when an artist performs in spatial it allows fans to hear that performance in an “immersive environment”.
Apple has also partnered with independent UK promoter Communion One to support bookings and promotion for Apple Music Hall.
Communion One managing director Mazin Tappuni said: “Apple Music Hall is a fantastic venue, like nothing fans will have ever seen before. 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 be powered by UK founded ticketing platform Dice which Apple said was “committed to fair and innovative solutions for fans to access their favourite shows”.
Dice chief commercial officer Andrew Foggin said: “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.”
