Upcoming Events in Shanghai

2026-10-23

HD Screening: National Theatre Live – The Importance of Being Earnest

This is a high-definition cinema screening of the National Theatre’s production of The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde’s most celebrated comedy. Directed by Max Webster, this contemporary...

Sep 26, Oct 18, 23 @ Wanping Theater

From ¥ 168

Super Bund Music Carnival 2026

Super Bund Music Carnival returns to the Bund, turning Yuanmingyuan Road into a multi-area music and entertainment experience. The festival brings together different styles of music, three...

Daily until Oct 25 @ YiFeng Galleria

From ¥ 180

[Shanghai] The Beths 2026 Tour

New Zealand indie rock band The Beths, known for impulsive, hook-filled indie rock inspired in part by the punk-pop of their youth, look to make some beautiful noise at VAS this Friday. Pairing...

Tomorrow @ VAS ear

From ¥ 228

Peter Somuah Quartet: Walking Distance

Peter Somuah Quartet presents Walking Distance, a musical journey connecting different cultures and styles through Post-Bop Jazz, Blues, Funk, Latin rhythms, Arabic melodies and Ghanaian music. Led...

Tomorrow @ Jazz at Lincoln Center

From ¥ 168

The Devil's Dancers (Synth Pop, Cold Wave, Post Punk, Indie Rock)

DJ Velvet Robot plays synth pop, cold wave, post punk, and indie rock from from the 80s to the present at this punk rock dive bar in C-Park. Free entrance, 10pm-3am.

Tomorrow @ Specters (C·PARK)

Bouncy Bouncy Five-Year Anniversary (House, Bass, UK)

Bass music/house/UK night Bouncy Bouncy celebrates five years in the game with ten DJs, producers, and artists on the lineup at this chill C-Park institution, including Aus artist LOIF and Bouncy...

Tomorrow @ Wigwam

Sparrow, Shanghai Qiutian, Summer Fades Away, Zaoxi, Reclock

A Chinese post-rock fan’s dream lineup - SPEAK UP! features some of the best in the post-rock scene - bands that have put in the work, slowly building their fanbase and expanding their sound....

Tomorrow @ Modern Sky Lab

EVILDEAD, CHOLERAIC

Los Angeles thrash metal veterans Evildead - known for their unrelenting, lean, and assured vintage West Coast thrash make their way to China this week. Formed in the late 1980s, the band has been...

Tomorrow @ Cave Art Venue

Yu Miao, TIAN

Esteemed guzheng player and composer Yu Miao has been a staple of the classical and avant-garde scene for years. Known for her delicately assembled and lushly atmospheric arrangements, her music...

Tomorrow @ Keep It Quiet

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