VAS - the Shanghai livehouse staple (that has expanded to Nanchang and Beijing the past couple of years) celebrates its 7th anniversary with a powerhouse two-day lineup at their West Bund adjacent (and much larger) VAS est. Special guests of honor for day one include Shame - the five-piece post punk band from South London that’s been riding a wave of success since their 2018 debut Songs of Praise. Known for ‘bridging the personal and political with wit and fury’ in a flurry of dance-punk and brash rock & roll that’s supercharged. They’ll join seminal Xi’an post punk outfit Fazi, who have been on a tear these past couple of years, oscillating between the ethereal and sincere New Order-esque codas to their more mania-driven earworms that one can’t help but shake to. Rounding out the lineup is one of the scene’s most exciting new acts - Vanishing Queen - an electric eclectic cruise through the golden years of rock and roll in the 70s - garage, hard rock, psychedelic - up to the alt rock of Smashing Pumpkins and hard-edged rock of acts like Queens of the Stone Age.