Apple Opens 600-Capacity Apple Music Hall At London’s Battersea Power Station

Apple has expanded its presence in the live music space with the opening of Apple Music Hall, a 600-capacity live music venue located inside London’s iconic Battersea Power Station. The new venue is designed to host intimate performances while also functioning as a recording and broadcast facility.

The venue combines a relatively small audience setting with production infrastructure aimed at giving artists greater creative and technical flexibility. Its 38-foot-wide stage can be configured for conventional performances or in-the-round setups, while a 48-speaker Spatial Audio system surrounds the audience.

Beyond the live experience, Apple Music Hall has been built as a full production facility. It features two dedicated recording and mixing studios, allowing performances to be captured as multitrack recordings and mixed in Spatial Audio. The venue is also equipped for multicamera production and global livestreaming, enabling a single performance to generate live, audio and video content.

The design draws heavily from Battersea Power Station’s industrial heritage, incorporating brickwork, fluted arches and bronze balconies, while a large glass wall provides views towards the River Thames. The location also carries a strong connection to music history, having famously featured on the cover of Pink Floyd’s 1977 album Animals.

Apple’s move comes against a challenging backdrop for London’s live music ecosystem, with independent venues facing rising operating and cost pressures. According to The Telegraph India, 45 venues closed in London last year, while around 400 clubs across Britain shut between 2020 and 2025. Apple Music and International Content vice-president Oliver Schusser has said the company is not looking to compete directly with the existing live music business, with the venue’s limited capacity reflecting that positioning.

The launch also marks a return to physical live music for Apple nearly a decade after the company ended its iTunes Festival, which featured artists including Lady Gaga, Elton John, Britney Spears and Adele.

Apple Music Hall will additionally house new Apple Music Radio studios, from where London-based hosts and shows will broadcast live. The company says the venue will host one-off performances that can also reach audiences globally through livestreams.

With live performance, recording, Spatial Audio and broadcast capabilities integrated into one venue, Apple Music Hall represents a different model for intimate concert production—bringing together the physical experience of a small live show with the infrastructure to distribute it to audiences beyond London.