Apple has built a 600-capacity concert venue inside London’s Battersea Power Station, because converting a monumental industrial landmark into offices and shops apparently still left room for a very expensive mixtape.
Apple Music Hall includes a 38-foot stage, artist suites, radio studios and a 48-speaker spatial-audio system. Performances can be recorded with broadcast-quality equipment and streamed globally.
Intimacy is the product
The room is smaller than an arena but technologically dense, giving artists a controlled space for performances, interviews and filmed releases. For fans, it promises the closeness of a club without the traditional club amenities of a sticky floor and one functioning bathroom.
The project also ties Apple’s music business to its British headquarters and to a building already repurposed as a high-end commercial district.
Music television returns in platform clothing
Gen X watched cable channels turn live sessions and studio performances into cultural events. Apple’s version combines that model with streaming, proprietary audio formats and a global subscription ecosystem.
The Sun toured the venue before its September 28 opening.
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