Apple’s first live music venue is opening beneath its UK headquarters

<figure> <img alt="A photograph of Battersea Power Station" data-caption="The venue is opening below Battersea Power Station, also well recognized for featuring on the cover of Pink Floyd’s Animals album. | Image: Apple" data-portal-copyright="Image: Apple" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/Apple-Music-Hall-exterior.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> The venue is opening below Battersea Power Station, also well recognized for featuring on the cover of Pink Floyd’s Animals album. | Image: Apple </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Apple is preparing to open a new "state-of-the-art" live music venue in the UK, a 600-capacity space for hosting performances, recording sessions, and video broadcasts. The venue, called <a href="https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/09/apple-opens-apple-music-hall-a-state-of-the-art-live-music-venue-in-london/">Apple Music Hall</a>, is located underneath <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2016/9/29/13103702/apple-uk-hq-london-battersea-power-station">Apple's European headquarters</a> in London's iconic Battersea Power Station, and is set to open <a href="https://www.applemusichall.com/">next week on September 28th</a>. Details about the opening show have yet to be announced.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">"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," said Oliver Schusser, Apple's vice president of Apple Music and Int …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/998581/apple-music-hall-london-venue-battersea">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>