Apple opens 600-capacity Apple Music Hall venue inside Battersea Power Station
Apple has opened Apple Music Hall, a 600-capacity live music venue inside London's Battersea Power Station, pairing a 38-foot configurable stage with 48-speaker spatial audio, recording studios and livestream infrastructure.
Apple has opened Apple Music Hall, a 600-capacity live music venue inside London’s Battersea Power Station — the same Grade II*-listed building that houses the company’s UK headquarters. Announced on 22 September, the venue is open to the public for intimate gigs and performances, though Apple has yet to publish a full schedule.
The hall pairs a 38-foot-wide configurable stage — set up front-facing or in-the-round — with a 48-speaker spatial audio system, two recording and mixing studios, and infrastructure for at least 16 cameras, letting artists play to a live audience while capturing multitrack recordings, Spatial Audio mixes and multicamera video. Performances can also be livestreamed globally.
The design nods to the power station’s heritage with brickwork, fluted arches and bronze balconies, a large glass wall facing the concourse and the River Thames, plus a VIP area and an afterparty room. Apple Music Radio’s London-based hosts will broadcast from new studios at the site.
“Apple’s deep love for music dates all the way back to the very beginning, from the launch of the iPod to the long-running iTunes Music Festival to the debut of Apple Music,” said Oliver Schusser, Apple’s vice-president of Apple Music and international content. Culture secretary Lisa Nandy called the opening “a huge vote of confidence in the UK as a global creative powerhouse”.
Battersea Power Station, reopened to the public in 2022, has drawn more than 40 million visitors since.
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