Apple's Annual iTunes Festival in London Moves to September

Each July since 2007, Apple has held its iTunes Festival in London where everyone comes together to enjoy their favourite band or bands. Offering a month's worth of free concerts from some of Apple's top performers. Apple is now beginning to unveil this year's plans. The most notable change for 2012 is that it has been moved to September.

For the fourth year running, the iTunes Festival will be held at The Roundhouse in London, with at least 60 acts performing over the 30 nights of the festival.

Five acts have been announced so far: Usher (September 1), Emeli Sandé (September 5), Jack White (September 8), Norah Jones (September 10), and One Direction (September 20).

Free tickets are available through a lottery system to people who live in the UK, Ireland, France, Germany and the Netherlands. Apple will also be streaming live video of the concerts directly through iTunes on the desktop or through a dedicated mobile app. The app appears to currently be limited to customers in the UK, and Apple notes on its international site for the festival that they will announce streaming options in other countries in August.

Apple also releases a number of live EPs and albums from the shows through the iTunes Store.