Elton John to Open Apple Music Hall in London

Elton John will officially open Apple Music Hall, Apple's new 600-capacity venue located at Battersea Power Station in London, with a concert on Monday, September 28. Following John, Baby Keem will perform on October 2, and Skye Newman will take the stage on October 7. The rest of October will feature performances by Troye Sivan, Arlo Parks, and Burna Boy. Chase & Status are scheduled for November 26, while Charli XCX will close the initially announced concert series on December 2. Charli XCX released the album Music, Fashion, Film in July and is continuing her album tour.

The new venue includes a 38-foot reconfigurable stage, a 48-speaker Spatial Audio system, and two recording and mixing studios. It also features infrastructure with more than 16 cameras and a dedicated broadcast control room that allows concerts to be recorded and live-streamed globally.

John's Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour concluded in July 2023 at Tele2 Arena in Stockholm after more than 300 concerts. In October 2024, he joined Dua Lipa at the Royal Albert Hall to perform Cold Heart together. In July, John also announced two surprise Mexico City concerts scheduled for October 2 and October 3 to make up for performances that were cancelled during the pandemic.