Apple Music has announced which eight artists will be performing first at the new Apple Music Hall in London, beginning with Elton John on September 28, 2026.
Days after unveiling its spectacular new live concert venue in London, Apple Music has begun programming the venue. It’s announced eight artists playing from September to the start of December, with ticketing starting shortly, assuming you can navigate the website.
Apple Music Hall’s guide to forthcoming shows is stylish, dynamic, and looks brilliant as you scroll through the whole page. It’s just more of a pain when you try to select any of them.
Fortunately, you have time. While Elton John opens the program with a concert on September 28, 2026, tickets are not on sale until that morning.
That’s a little unusual and realistically limits who can get to the performance at London’s Battersea Power Station. Apple is also releasing tickets on that date for the next two artists, who are playing on October 2 and October 7 respectively.
Once you get through to this section, buying tickets will be easy. But the program you have to go through first is a little tricky to navigate – image credit: Apple.
The first artists at Apple Music Hall, and when they are performing, are:
- Elton John: September 28
- Baby Keem: October 2
- Skye Newman: October 7
- Troye Sivan: October 13
- Arlo Parks: October 22
- Burna Boy: October 29
- Chase & Status: November 26
- Charli XCC: December 2
Doors for the first three concerts open at 6:00 P.M. local time each and it’s likely that all of them will. Each concert appears to have only a single pricing tier, which is 40 pounds Sterling, or approximately $53.
The hall can seat 600 people. During its announcement of the Apple Music Hall, Apple said that therefore an artist could play an intimate set.
However, it also said that because of the audio, spatial audio, video, and live streaming capabilities of the space, they could simultaneously create a finished broadcast-quality recording. While Apple has not announced this, it’s beyond likely that all of these concerts will be made available on Apple Music at some point.
The opening programme is commendably broad, but it’s fitting that Elton John opens it. That’s because he was also one of the first DJs when Apple first began its radio station streaming with Beats 1 in 2015.
