Apple has opened Apple Music Hall, a new 600-capacity live music venue at Battersea Power Station in London, combining intimate concert experiences with professional recording, broadcasting, and immersive audio technology. Located alongside the River Thames, the facility features a 38-foot-wide stage, a 48-speaker spatial sound system, two recording and mixing studios, and infrastructure supporting at least 16 cameras. Artists will be able to perform live concerts, produce Spatial Audio recordings, create broadcast-ready mixes, and capture multicamera video from a single performance.
The venue represents an expansion of Apple’s investment in live music, building on its history of connecting artists and audiences through the iPod, iTunes Music Festival, and Apple Music. The company designed the facility to give musicians access to the production capabilities associated with major concert tours while preserving the atmosphere of a smaller performance space.
Located inside the historic Battersea Power Station, Apple Music Hall incorporates architectural features inspired by the building’s industrial heritage. These include exposed brickwork, fluted arches, and bronze balconies reminiscent of the power station’s original windows. A large glass wall provides panoramic views of the surrounding concourse and the River Thames.
The 600-person venue features a reconfigurable 38-foot stage that can accommodate traditional front-facing performances and more immersive, in-the-round concert configurations. Its design is intended to maintain close proximity between performers and audiences while providing the technical infrastructure required for sophisticated live productions.
One of the facility’s distinguishing features is its 48-speaker spatial sound system, positioned throughout the audience area. The technology enables artists to create immersive performances in which sound can be positioned around listeners rather than being delivered exclusively through conventional front-facing speakers.
Behind the stage, Apple has established two professional recording and mixing studios capable of capturing performances as multitrack recordings. Engineers can produce Spatial Audio recordings and broadcast-ready mixes either during a performance or afterward, allowing artists to generate multiple forms of content from a single concert.
The venue also incorporates infrastructure supporting 16 or more cameras, connected to a dedicated broadcast control room. Its production system can accommodate traditional broadcast cameras alongside iPhones, allowing professional and mobile video capture to operate simultaneously.
By integrating these capabilities into one facility, Apple Music Hall enables artists to perform for a live audience while producing high-quality audio and video content for subsequent distribution.
Performances will also be livestreamed globally, allowing Apple Music audiences outside London to experience concerts taking place at the venue. The company intends to use the facility for exclusive live performances that connect musicians with fans both in person and internationally.
Alongside the venue’s opening, Apple announced the launch of new Apple Music Radio studios at Battersea Power Station. All London-based Apple Music Radio hosts and programs will now broadcast live from the new facilities.
The radio studios will support the service’s existing programming, including artist interviews, exclusive music premieres, special broadcasts, and performances. Bringing the radio operation and concert venue together creates additional opportunities to produce programming featuring musicians performing at Apple Music Hall.
Apple Music Radio operates continuously and is available free to listeners worldwide. Its programming combines music discovery, artist-led storytelling, interviews, and exclusive content, providing another distribution channel for performances and recordings produced at the new venue.
The launch expands Apple’s physical presence in London’s Battersea Power Station while strengthening its capabilities in live entertainment, music production, and global broadcasting. By combining a concert venue, professional recording infrastructure, and radio production facilities, Apple aims to create additional opportunities for artists to develop and distribute live music experiences.
KEY QUOTES:
“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. Today, with the opening of Apple Music Hall, we are once again taking an unprecedented step further in our commitment to artists and fans by supporting live music in ways only Apple can do.”
Oliver Schusser, Vice President of Apple Music and International Content at Apple
“At Apple Music, we care deeply about music, the artists who make it, and their life stories. We’re always looking for new opportunities to connect the artists and the fans because we are fans. What better way to celebrate this relationship than a new music venue where we get to experience amazing music in an amazing space and share it with the world. Great music and memories will be made at Apple Music Hall.”
Zane Lowe, Global Creative Director of Apple Music and Lead Anchor for Apple Music 1
