Get excited kids…September 1st not only kicks off a new month,* but it also marks the first of 30 days of FREE live music! Beginning in 2007, the annual iTunes festival has been on the rise as one of London’s most exciting months of live music. Every night, an emerging artist will be paired with a veteran headliner. This formula has been known to produce some awesomely epic results.
Like always, the iTunes Festival will return to the Roundhouse in London and tickets are given away to iTunes users and fans in the UK by an application that you can submit through the iTunes Store or the official app. However, fear not if you didn’t get your hands on tickets. The great thing about this festival is that Apple makes it easy for everyone to enjoy. It’s easy to watch all concerts live on iTunes or download the iTunes Festival app and watch straight from your iPhone or iPad.
I have to admit, I think I was living under a rock for the past six years as I knew about the iTunes Festival, but either was too busy or it slipped my mind to actually sit down and enjoy. But don’t ya know, this will not be the case this year! I’ve got the app downloaded and ready to go.
I have even gone through the list of performers and added iCal events to my iPhone (probably the best feature of the app) so that ten minutes before go time I’ll get a little alert that Justin Timberlake is performing — of course, I have to wait until the second to last day of the festival for that alert, though.
I’d recommend checking out the lineup. There’s a little bit of everything in there: new, old, already famous, rising-star, etc. Then iCal your faves and get ready to watch some great live music! Cheers!
(*Boo…summer is coming to an end!)