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Alicia Keys, Elton John, Britney Spears, Calvin Harris, Others to Headline 2016 Apple Music Festival

Apple on Thursday announced the headlining acts for the 2016 Apple Music Festival, to be held September 18-30 at London’s historic Roundhouse Theater. On the bill will be Alicia Keys, Britney Spears, Elton John, Calvin Harris, and more.

The full lineup was announced today by Julie Adenuga, the London voice of Beats 1®, an Apple Music radio station that celebrates the best new music every day. Apple Music lets fans get even closer to their favorite performers during the Apple Music Festival with exclusive playlists, artist news and backstage interviews throughout September. The 10 spectacular nights of live performances will be made available live and on-demand to Apple Music members in 100 countries on their iPhone®, iPad®, iPod touch®, Mac®, PC, Apple TV® and Android phones.

Apple Music Festival headliners are: Alicia Keys, Bastille, Britney Spears, Calvin Harris, Chance The Rapper, Elton John, Michael Bublé, OneRepublic, Robbie Williams and The 1975. Apple has updated the festival’s official webpage with a full set list and new promo video.

“Over the past decade, the Festival has brought the biggest and best artists from all over the world to London and into the homes of millions of music fans,” said Oliver Schusser, Apple’s vice president of International Content. “This year’s Apple Music Festival builds on that incredible legacy and we couldn’t be more excited to have another amazing lineup to celebrate our 10th birthday.”

Music fans in the U.K. can apply to win tickets by entering prize drawings on Apple Music, and via select media partners. As for the rest of us, we can watch the music festival performances, both live and on-demand, via the Apple Music App on iOS devices, Mac & PC computers, Apple TV, and on Android phones.

Chris Hauk

Chris is a Senior Editor at Mactrast. He lives somewhere in the deep Southern part of America, and yes, he has to pump in both sunshine and the Internet.