Apple Music Festival Brings Incredible Live Performances to Fans Worldwide in September
August 18 2015 - 2:00AM
Business Wire
Ten Nights of Spectacular Live Shows Including Pharrell
Williams, One Direction, Florence + The Machine, Disclosure &
More
Apple® today announced that Pharrell Williams, One Direction,
Florence + The Machine and Disclosure are among the headliners at
the 2015 Apple Music™ Festival at London’s Roundhouse this
September. Apple will broadcast performances to music fans around
the world for free, which can be viewed live and on-demand on Apple
Music. The Apple Music Festival lets fans get even closer to their
favorite performers with coverage on Beats 1℠ alongside backstage
news and footage straight from the artists on Apple Music
Connect.
“We wanted to do something really special for music fans this
year,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of Internet
Software and Services. “The Apple Music Festival is a greatest hits
set of ten unbelievable nights featuring some of the best
performers on the planet appearing live and interacting directly
with their fans on Connect and Beats 1.”
Apple Music is a single, intuitive app that combines the best
ways to enjoy music — all in one place. Beats 1 is Apple’s first
ever live radio station dedicated entirely to music and music
culture. With Apple Music Connect, artists can share lyrics,
backstage photos, videos or even release their latest song to fans
directly from their iPhone®.
“Wow, I’m so grateful to be performing at the Apple Music
Festival. The Roundhouse is such a historic venue ... there’s
always a special energy in the crowd. Thank you for having me!” -
Pharrell Williams
“It’ll be great to be back in London and we can’t wait to
perform for our fans in the Roundhouse and around the world on
Apple Music! See you there!” - Niall, One Direction
“We’re excited to be playing at this year’s Apple Music Festival
at the wonderful Roundhouse!” - Florence + The Machine
“We’re super excited to play our first ever show for Apple Music
Festival at the Roundhouse, one of our favorite venues in London.
It’s also the day our album’s released so that makes it extra
special!” - Disclosure
The Apple Music Festival takes place over ten nights from
September 19 to September 28. UK residents can apply to win tickets
on Apple Music as well as through media partners including the
London Evening Standard. Apple hosted the iTunes® Festival in
London for eight years, and now in honor of the launch of Apple
Music, has renamed the event the Apple Music Festival. Customers
can enjoy the Apple Music Festival via Apple Music or iTunes on
their iPhone, iPad®, iPod touch®, Mac®, PC or in stunning HD with
Apple TV®.
The iTunes Festival started at London’s Institute of
Contemporary Arts in 2007, and has seen over 550 artists perform in
front of more than half a million fans and tens of millions more
online and on-demand. Past performers include Adele, Beck,
Coldplay, Elton John, Foo Fighters, Justin Timberlake, Kings of
Leon, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Maroon 5, Muse, Sir Paul McCartney and
many more.
For updates, tickets and additional information visit:
www.applemusicfestival.com or join the conversation on Apple Music
Connect.
To learn more about Apple Music Connect and Beats 1 visit:
www.apple.com/music/connect and www.apple.com/music/radio.
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of the Macintosh in 1984. Today, Apple leads the world in
innovation with iPhone, iPad, the Mac and Apple Watch. Apple’s
three software platforms — iOS, OS X and watchOS — provide seamless
experiences across all Apple devices and empower people with
breakthrough services including the App Store, Apple Music, Apple
Pay and iCloud. Apple’s 100,000 employees are dedicated to making
the best products on earth, and to leaving the world better than we
found it.
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