Apple annouces iTunes Festival 2012 – 30 nights of free music

Apple has announced that this year’s iTunes Festival will take place between the 1st and the 30th of September, at the Roundhouse in North London. Over 60 artists will perform over 30 consecutive nights at the event, which has been held each year since 2007, and all tickets are free – you just need to apply online to win them.

The Roundhouse

So far, Apple has announced that the festival will feature performances from: Usher, Emeli Sandé, Jack White, Norah Jones, and One Direction.

Free tickets for each of the nights are available to win via a prize-draw, which is open to residents of the UK, Ireland, France, Germany and the Netherlands aged 14 years and over.

If you’re unable to attend or aren’t lucky enough to win tickets, the shows will also be available to watch live online (and for a limited time afterwards), using iTunes on a Mac or PC, and on the free iTunes Festival 2012 app for the iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. If you own an Apple TV you can stream the concerts from the app to your big screen via AirPlay.

Apple are also expected to release music from the festival on the iTunes Store.