The Shelter

PHONE:		6437 0400

ADDRESS:		5 Yongfu Lu, near Fuxing Xi Lu

		永福路5号，近复兴西路

AREA:		French Concession


HOURS:		Wed-Sun 9pm-late

CARDS:		None

PRICE:		- Prices are per person, for an average meal, excluding alcohol: $ - Under 50 rmb $$ - 50-149 rmb $$$ - 150-299 rmb $$$$- 300-499 rmb $$$$$ - 500 rmb and up

DOORCHARGE:		Door charge for special events

WEB:		-

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We tagged this venue with:
Cheap Drinks, Late Night, Fuxing Lu, Hip Hop, Dance Floor, After Hours, Yongfu Lu, Clubs, Dive,

Editor's Description

Last updated: November 7th, 2009

Stalwart of the underground dance music scene, The Shelter provides a forum for both locally-based independent electronic artists and DJs, and new international alternative dance acts. A converted bomb shelter, the club is dark, sweaty, black, loud, and thumping. Virtually every single Shanghai independent promoter has a weekly or monthly party therein, and so music ranges on a given night from Reggae to IDM to Drum n Bass to Electro to Hip Hop. Drinks are cheap (for real cheap) and cover ranges from 10rmb to 50rmb depending on whose playing. Check the events listings for more information on what's on at The Shelter.

Upcoming

Mar 12

DJ Vadim & Yarah Bravo Live Set

FREE the WAX present the "John Coltrane of hip hop": DJ Vadim, back in Shanghai performing with Yarah Bravo. Gonna be a big one. Show up early. Cover: 50rmb.

Mar 13

LTJ Bukem feat. MC Conrad

Sweatshop hosts one of the biggest names in jungle/DnB: LTJ Bukem -- back in town with MC Conrad. Cover: 80rmb. Check them out on Tudou here. Show up early. Starts 10pm.

Mar 18

CL!CK_

Click returns once again to The Shelter, with what will now be a monthly delve into the depths of electronic sounds: IDM, Electronica, Breakcore, Dubstep, Drum and Bass. Cover: 10rmb.

Mar 19

Jue Festival: Optimo

For the Jue Festival, Optimo -- DJ Twitch and DJ Wilkes -- plays The Shelter. Everything from electro to post-punk to '50s swing music. DJs Fish and Jay.Soul along for the ride. Cover: 70rmb.

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56 User have added this venue to their Favorites:

12 Mar 10:

Rixn

11 Mar 10:

DJInferno - Close to Aunt\'s

09 Mar 10:

DomenicS

26 Feb 10:

_elin_

18 Jan 10:

chloe ni

09 Jan 10:

A.F.S.

03 Jan 10:

Ada Zong - great music there and people

24 Dec 09:

jlcarthen - free the wax and uprooted sunshine work hard to bring the most fantastic musicians to the shelter: eliot lipp, clive chin, the gaslamp killer, dj krush, and the list goes on... great venue for music, dancing, and people.

04 Dec 09:

jlharv

16 Nov 09:

chiwiprout

14 Nov 09:

FrenchArtist - good underground place

29 Oct 09:

chloe ni

02 Oct 09:

semorris7 - Deep, dark underground tunnel entrance; trip hop music

09 Sep 09:

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