The iTunes Festival is a music concert series sponsored by Apple Inc. First held in 2007, tickets are given away for free to iTunes users and fans through localized prize draws. Performances are also streamed live for free and available to view afterwards for a limited time on iTunes and Apple TV.
In London, the iTunes Festival has become an annual, month-long music festival which takes place in September at The Roundhouse art centre in Camden Town.
The series made its United States debut with five days of free performances at the Moody Theater in March 2014, alongside the South by Southwest (SXSW) music showcase in Austin, Texas.
2007
Held at the Institute of Contemporary Arts.
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2008
Held at KOKO, Camden Town.
2009
Held at The Roundhouse, Camden Town.
2010
Held at The Roundhouse, Camden Town and live streamed on MySpace.com
2011
Held at The Roundhouse, Camden Town and broadcast by ITV2 and presented by Alexa Chung and Dave Berry.[3]
2012
Held at The Roundhouse, Camden Town and broadcast across Channel 4's stations (including Channel 4, T4 and E4).[4]
2013
Held at The Roundhouse, Camden Town.
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2014
Austin
On February 19, 2014, Apple announced that the iTunes Festival will take place in the U.S. for the first time with a five day festival at the Moody Theater, Austin, Texas from March 11–15, alongside South by Southwest.[6]
- March 11: Coldplay + Imagine Dragons + London Grammar
- March 12: Kendrick Lamar + ScHoolboy Q + Isaiah Rashad
- March 13: Soundgarden + Band of Skulls + Capital Cities
- March 14: Pitbull + Zedd + G.R.L.
- March 15: Keith Urban + Willie Nelson + Mickey Guyton
London
On 21 July 2014, Apple announced some of the line up for the ninth iTunes Festival held at The Roundhouse, Camden Town
References
- ^ "The first-ever classical artist to headline iTunes festival?". Arts Journal Blogs. July 28, 2011. Retrieved April 27, 2013.
- ^ "The Pretenders at Koko". Last.fm.
- ^ "iTunes Festival on ITV2". London: itv.com. January 7, 2011. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
- ^ "iTunes Festival returns to Channel 4" 2012-19-05. Retrieved 2012-20-05.
- ^ "Katy Perry's stream on Twitter".
- ^ "Apple Announces iTunes Festival Coming to SXSW―Five Amazing Nights, Five Amazing Shows". Apple. 2014-02-19. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
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