Apple Music's Battersea Power Station venue raises concerns about music space quality
Problem
Apple plans to open a music venue in the redeveloped Battersea Power Station, yet commentators criticize the project as overly luxurious and soulless, questioning whether it will meet artists' and audiences' expectations for a genuine music space and high‑quality audio setup.
Pain points
- Criticism that the development is "soulless, wealth‑obsessed" and lacks a genuine music atmosphere
- Desire for the venue to offer professional audio equipment and recording details
- Mismatch between Apple's luxury positioning and the needs of the music community
Questions to verify
- Would you consider performing or attending shows in such a venue?
- Would you be willing to pay for tickets or membership in this venue?
- Which audio equipment specifications are most important to you?
Evidence
quote · @Anonymous
Oh dear.The redeveloped Battersea Power Station is one of the most soulless, dead-eyed, wealth-obsessed places in all of London. This is a terrible place to put something like a music venue, unless your target market is the adult children of emigres with unexplained wealth, and I think it speaks to Apple’s sanitised, emotionally-distant, luxury-focussed worldview that they would consider it.Incredible building. Awful development. They could have donated ten million quid to the Music Venue Trust instead.The free U2 album looks like the work of a tastemaker by comparison.
quote · @Anonymous
Ah its the power station from Red Alert
quote · @Anonymous
I hope they show details of their audio recording and speaker set up.
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