Elton John to Open Apple Music Hall at Battersea Power Station

Elton John will open Apple Music Hall, a new 600-capacity venue at Battersea Power Station in London, with a concert on Monday.

The venue announced its inaugural lineup on Tuesday, and the schedule through the end of the year includes performances from Charli xcx, Burna Boy, Baby Keem, Skye Newman, Troye Sivan, Arlo Parks and Chase & Status. Every performance will be livestreamed globally on Apple Music.

Tickets for the first three shows go on sale Monday at 9 a.m. local time through the ticketing platform Dice.

"Partnering with Apple Music Hall is a perfect fit for Dice," the company's chief commercial officer, Andrew Foggin, said in a statement. "The thought and attention to detail that has gone into every aspect of the venue is clear to see, and is in total alignment with our ethos of ensuring fans have the best possible experience when discovering and attending shows."

Apple describes the venue as "designed to connect artists and fans through bespoke, intimate performances unlike anywhere else." The company promises that every seat "feels close to the performer" while offering infrastructure fit for an arena tour.

The specifications support that claim. The hall has a 38-foot-wide stage that can be reconfigured for in-the-round performances and a 48-speaker spatial sound system. It also functions as an operational production facility, with two recording and mixing studios built to professional standards. The venue is hardwired for 16+ cameras with a broadcast control room that also supports iPhone video capture.

Apple has partnered with the independent U.K. promoter Communion One to handle the venue's booking and promotion. "Apple Music Hall is a fantastic venue, like nothing fans will have ever seen before," said managing director Mazin Tappuni. "The production quality is world class, livestreaming to fans across the world, from a live room where every square foot has the artist and their fans in mind."

The venue extends Apple Music's live strategy into physical space, pairing a small-room setting with arena-grade broadcast capability. For the artists on the inaugural bill, Monday's opening marks the first test of whether that combination can translate to a global audience.