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This is Muse's huge new edition to its stable of Shanghai nightspots. It takes up an entire floor on top of a shopping mall at the top of the Bund. A central bar bisects the main room with tables and bottle service on all sides. A dozen KTV rooms are out back and there's a large roof terrace with seating around a water-feature. Huge and so hot right now, especially with Shanghai's pretty young...

The Mixing Room is the smaller club / live music portion of the mammoth Mercedes-Benz Arena in Pudong. Boasting a world class stage, lighting set-up, and sound system, The Mixing Room by Muse hosts various medium to large capacity shows (500-1500 ppl) a couple of times a month, featuring big name international and Chinese DJs and bands. Since opening in 2011, they've hosted DJ Shadow, Howie B,...

One of the most well-known and popular mid-to-high end clubs in Shanghai, M2 caters to the most moneyed and hip segment of the local population, along with a healthy group of expats who embrace "Chinese-style" tables and bottles clubbing. Music rotates between hip hop / mashup, techno, and house on a given night, and the club also hosts a fairly regular stream of Top 100 DJs on special...

A more laid-back option in the Muse franchise (see also Muse and M2), Muse at Park 97 is a club/lounge in Fuxing Park frequented by a slightly older counterpart of the fashion-conscious set. They do hip hop, house, and electro nights, and lots of specially themed parties, depending on the time of year. It's also a jumping off point to other bars in the Fuxing Park area.