Apple's new London music venue opens with Elton John, Baby Keem

Apple has opened a live music venue of its own, and its first headliner is a longtime collaborator. Apple announced Apple Music Hall, a new venue inside London's Battersea Power Station, with Elton John set to open it on September 28.

A venue built for both fans and broadcast

Apple Music Hall holds 600 people, taking inspiration from Battersea Power Station's heritage brickwork, fluted arches and bronze balconies, with a glass wall overlooking the River Thames. The 38-foot-wide stage can be reconfigured for traditional front-facing sets or in-the-round shows, backed by a 48-speaker spatial sound system around the audience. Behind the stage, two dedicated recording and mix studios let every performance be captured as a multitrack recording, mixed in Spatial Audio, with multicamera video, all without leaving the building.

The first shows

Elton John opens the venue on September 28, 2026. Baby Keem and Skye Newman are also among the first eight confirmed shows, with tickets for all three going on sale that same morning at 9 a.m. BST; the remaining shows go on sale later. The first announced concerts share a single £40 (about $53) pricing tier, with doors opening at 6 p.m.

Why Elton John

Apple's choice of opener fits its own history with the artist: Elton John has hosted his weekly "Rocket Hour" radio show on Apple Music since the service launched in 2015. Apple hasn't confirmed streaming plans for the shows, but given the venue's built-in broadcast and livestreaming capability, performances are widely expected to eventually reach Apple Music. More: Apple news.