Elton John and Arctic Monkeys to play iTunes festival

Elton John and the Arctic Monkeys are among the acts lined up to play at this autumn’s iTunes Festival at London's Roundhouse.

Jim Ottewill
  • By Jim Ottewill
  • 9 Jul 2013
  • min read
Elton John and the Arctic Monkeys are among the acts lined up to play at this autumn’s iTunes Festival.

Elton John, who also headlines the Bestival festival this year, will be performing at London’s Roundhouse on 12 September with support coming from recent chart topper Tom Odell.

Elton said: ‘I'm very proud to be in this year's iTunes Festival line-up and I think it's great that Apple makes these concerts accessible to everyone.

‘For me, it's a real thrill to play for young audiences - they've got so much energy and they all seem to know my songs! The iTunes Festival evokes the spirit of memorable gigs at the Roundhouse over many years … and I should know, I've played a few there in my time.’

A huge array of artists have been named as performing at this year’s month long series of free events including the likes of Rizzle Kicks, Jessie J and Primal Scream.

Details on how to apply for tickets can be found on the iTunes Festival website.

The full list of dates and artists is below:

2 September: Sigur Rós

4 September: Paramore

5 September: Rizzle Kicks

6 September: Queens of The Stone Age

7 September: Phoenix

9 September: Arctic Monkeys

11 September: Kings of Leon

12 September: Elton John + Tom Odell

15 September: Vampire Weekend + The Olms

16 September: Jack Johnson + Bahamas

17 September: Ludovico Einaudi

18 September: Thirty Seconds to Mars

20 September: Primal Scream

23 September: Jessie J

25 September: Pixies + NO CEREMONY ///

28 September: John Legend + Robin Thicke

29 September: Justin Timberlake