Apple Music to open concert venue in Battersea Power Station
Apple is opening a 600-capacity concert venue called Apple Music Hall at Battersea Power Station in London, which will host live-streamed performances by major and emerging artists. The facility is designed to create exclusive content to differentiate Apple Music from competitors, despite concerns that it may impact the struggling local live music scene. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy welcomed the project as a significant vote of confidence in the UK's creative industries.
- ▪The new 600-capacity venue is located under Apple's European headquarters at Battersea Power Station and is expected to open within weeks.
- ▪All shows at the venue will be filmed and broadcast live online to create bespoke content for the Apple Music platform.
- ▪Apple Music VP Oliver Schusser stated the company aims to connect artists with fans rather than compete with independent live music venues.
- ▪The venue includes new studios for Apple Music radio stations, which will relocate from King's Cross, along with dedicated spaces for DJ mixes and rehearsals.
- ▪Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy described the development as a huge vote of confidence in the UK as a global creative powerhouse.
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Apple Music to open concert venue in Battersea24 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleMark SavageMusic correspondentGetty ImagesThe venue will inhabit the north side of the former power station, with views overlooking the ThamesThe US tech giant Apple is to open a new, state-of-the-art concert hall in London, situated underneath its European headquarters at Battersea Power Station.The 600-capacity venue will host one-off shows by major recording artists and new bands, all of which will be filmed and broadcast live online.Apple Music's vice president, Oliver Schusser, told BBC News the facility, which is expected to open in the coming weeks, contained "more cameras and speakers than any venue of its size, anywhere in the world".It comes as London's live music scene faces huge…
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