Clubbing

2026-03-20

DADA Bar Takeover | DJ Ozone's Stupid 80's Disco Rock Dance Party

Ozone, the founder of one of China's most seminal dive clubs/underground venues, Dada, does an all-night set at rock-and-roll dive bar, Specters. Expect 80's jams, funk, rock, disco, post-punk, new...

Today @ Specters (C·PARK)

Black Merlin (Techno, Ambient, Industrial, EBM, New Beat)

Dark, deep, hypnotic, propulsive techno and ambient with vintage EBM influences from UK producer Black Merlin, who’s released records on Andrew Weatherall’s Bird Scarer, Silent Servant’s Jealous...

Today @ Exit

Gel (Club Music, Techno, Live A/V)

Brand new C-Park underground club Illum hosts a night of some newer cutting-edge sounds and visuals from the local underground. Music by Yebi, is it raining in your mouth?, chillchillshit (A/V...

Today @ Illum

YUCI pres. Sachsentrance & Dangerous Goods (Hard Trance/Techno/Bounce, Hardcore))

Here's your hard trance now dance. Abyss has a quadruple headliner of artists bringing those sweet bangin' sounds for your brain this Friday night. First up are The Jakob Sister and HOTBOI2300 from...

Today @ Abyss Club

Flaeming Label Spring Tour (Post-Punk, Techno)

Beijing-based underground label Flaeming is on a tour this spring and Heim is their stop for this Friday. Playing the night is DJ and producer Liuyang, who's also part of the post-punk band...

Today @ Heim

Potent Five-Year Anniversary Night 1: Audrey Danza & Angioma (Techno, Trance, Rave)

Techno-club-with-a-pop-room Potent turns five this weekend and they've got a bunch of big bookings, all from Berlin. Friday's headliner is Audrey Danza, co-founder of the label Proxima and resident...

Today @ Potent Club

Vinyl Crackers (House Music)

Neighborhood bar with proper cocktails at a reasonable price has DJs every Friday and Saturday. Generally busy, sometimes it gets turnt in here, and it's a good start to the night especially if...

Today @ The Drinkery (Ruijin Lu)

2026-03-21

Premium

Rang Barse - Festival of Colors by Nova Events

Rang Barse brings an open-air Holi-inspired Festival of Colors to a rooftop on the Bund. Featuring DJ-led music, color play, and skyline views, the event combines dance, social energy, and festive...

Tomorrow @ BU Castle

From ¥ 218

Ph值 DnB/Dubstep Propulsion | 19Hz

A night of dark drum and bass and dubstep at eternal dive bar, C's. This one is by 19Hz, a collective born from Shanghai's long-running drum and bass night, Phreaktion, founded by the city's queen...

Tomorrow @ C's

Potent Five-Year Anniversary Night 2: Boris & Temple Rat (Techno)

Big double headliner from Berlin for Potent this Saturday night with Temple Rat and Boris. According to RA, Boris is, “one of the most well-versed and dedicated protagonists in Berlin's vibrant...

Tomorrow @ Potent Club

DJ Skinny Brown (Cumbia, Wepa, Mexican Hip Hop)

Mexican restaurant on the corner of Xinle and Xiangyang hosts DJ Skinny Brown from the Popasuda crew. We spoke with him and he said he's playing "strictly made in Mexico music. Dope hip hop and...

Tomorrow @ La Diosa

Finder Shanghai Presents: Loïs Lazur & ANNIHIL (Live Techno + Installations + Market)

Shanghai-based label Finder, a cross-disciplinary outfit that often deals in avant garde performances and sounds, hosts their first event at basement club Heim. This one’s got two headliners. First...

Tomorrow @ Heim

Lazy Boys: Asian Archives 001 (New Chinese Hip Hop, Club Music, Hyperpop, ??-Core)

This one looks good. Shanghai-via-Spain crew Lazy Boys is hosting a showcase of new Chinese club music at the new C-Park club, Illum. This is big lineup of local kids bringing their strains of hip...

Tomorrow @ Illum

Wellness Rave Party

A garage space at K11 gets taken over for a one-night program that leans into house music, but not in a straightforward way. The night opens with a slightly surreal mix of electronic beats and...

Tomorrow @ K11 Art Mall

The Devil's Dancers (Postpunk, Coldwave, Darkwave)

DJ Velvet Robot's monthly party for postpunk, coldwave, darkwave, shoegaze, and indie rock goes down at this punk rock dive bar in C-Park this Saturday night. Free and good times as always.

Tomorrow @ Specters (C·PARK)

C.U.M. (Hard Techno, Rave)

Community Underground Members - or C.U.M. for short - returns to Shanghai's home for hard techno, hard trance, and all things hard. They've curated a big lineup of local artists on the hardcore...

Tomorrow @ Abyss Club

Lina K (Techno, House, Electro)

Neighborhood cocktail bar, The Drinkery, has DJs every Friday at Saturday night. This Saturday they've got longtime Shanghai DJ, Lina K, she of the Techno Train and Techno is a Woman nights. No...

Tomorrow @ The Drinkery (Ruijin Lu)

2026-03-22

House of Zup: Club Meets Kitchen (House, Global Bass, Techno)

The daytime party returns. Neighborhood pizza bar ZUP hosts another edition of their semi-monthly party with six DJs playing house, global bass, techno, minimal, and more, with an chill crowd and...

Sun, Mar 22, 2026 @ Zup Pizza Bar

m5ingm5ing pres 假日心房 (house, club, chill, dance session)

"Moving to unlock house" Dandi, a key figure in Shanghai's underground DJ scene and a dancer, hosts a night at basement club Exit. Expect audience participation and no standin' on the wall. "Enter...

Sun, Mar 22, 2026 @ Exit

2026-03-27

The Girls and Boys Britpop Night (Britpop, Mod, Indie)

Punk rock divebar Specters in C-Park does a night dedicated to Britpop. DJs Compact Dicks and special guest play Oasis, Blur, Menswear, Suede, Pulp, Klaxons, Elastica, Jesus and Mary Chain, Arctic...

Fri, Mar 27, 2026 @ Specters (C·PARK)

2026-03-28

Premium

Nova Events Presents: Sunset Fever - Playground X - New Rooftop Opening on the Bund

Nova Events is bringing Sunset Fever for the opening rooftop party at Playground X on the Bund. Guests can enjoy skyline views, music from top local DJs, and a lively open-air atmosphere. The event...

Sat, Mar 28, 2026 @ Sinar Mas Plaza

From ¥ 128

Cute Without The "E" Emo Night

The Used, AFI, Taking Back Sunday, Sunny Day Real Estate, Good Charlotte, Plain White T's, Hawthorne Heights... Ohhhhh yeah. Here comes a whole night of sad millennial music from the Enron era. DJs...

Sat, Mar 28, 2026 @ Specters (C·PARK)

Equinox: Where Light Meet The Bass

A one-night club event at The Cannery built around a five-DJ lineup featuring GABBY, SKINNY BROWN, SPARK, PENNY, and PAS. The night leans into bass-driven sets and a high-energy dancefloor...

Sat, Mar 28, 2026 @ The Cannery

From ¥ 88

Ongoing

Jeff Mills Live at Liquid Room

Thirty years after Live at the Liquid Room rewired how people think about DJing, Jeff Mills is finally making his mainland China debut this May, brought in by SYSTEM for two shows in Shanghai and...

Sat, May 9, 2026 @ SmSh Territory

DADA Bar Takeover | DJ Ozone's Stupid 80's Disco Rock Dance Party