Advertisement

Advertisement

Live Music

Area
All Filters
80 Listings found
Sort By
Mercedes-Benz Arena - 1
Mercedes-Benz Arena - 2
Mercedes-Benz Arena - 3
Premium

Mercedes-Benz Arena

1200 Shibo Da Dao,
near Shangnan Lu
Pudong District

奔驰文化中心, 世博大道1200号, 近上南路

400 181 6688
The former Shanghai World Expo Cultural Center with seating up to 18,000. It is Shanghai's premier concert venue. Bruno Mars, Queen, Iron Maiden, Troy Sivan, Disney on Ice, WWE... the rule of thumb is if it happens here, it's a #bigdeal, and tickets are going to...
Live Music
Stage & Dance
Stadiums
Live Music Venues
Expo Area
The Pearl - 1
The Pearl - 2
The Pearl - 3
Premium

The Pearl

471 Zhapu Lu,
near Wujin Lu
Hongkou District

乍浦路471号, 近武进路

136 2168 8556
This historic theater up in Hongkou was once a temple, then it was Chinatown, now it's a bubbling club/lounge/bar regularly hosting cabaret theater shows. It's a really beautiful old space with a gallery and theater boxes, with a real feeling of history in the wood,...
Theatres
Live Music
Stage & Dance
Hongkou
alt

Specters (C·PARK)

LG-21, B1/F, C PARK, 658 Zhaohua Lu, near Zhongdeqiao Lu Changning District

昭化路658号海粟文化广场D栋地下一层LG-21室， 近种德桥路

-
Specters has resurfaced inside the newly opened YUYINTOWN complex, this time with more space to stretch out but without losing its dive-bar soul. Still run...
Bars
Live Music
Changning
alt

Yuyintown Cube

LG-21, B1/F, CPARK, 638 Zhaohua Lu, near Zhongdeqiao Lu Changning District

昭化路638号CPARK地下一层LG-21室， 近种德桥路

-
Yuyintown CUBE is the largest of the live music venues within the YUYINTOWN complex, designed for full-scale concerts rather than close-quarters gigs. With a...
Bars
Live Music
Changning
alt

Bandai Namco Shanghai Base

179 Yichang Lu, near Jiangning Lu Putuo District

宜昌路179号， 近江宁路

-
Formerly the QSW Culture Center, the Bandai Namco Shanghai Base is a huge live music venue with one of the best sound systems in Shanghai. It contains two...
Live Music
Stage & Dance
Theatres
Putuo
alt

Blue Note Jazz Club

3-5/F, 867 Sichuan Bei Lu, near Haining Lu Hongkou District

四川北路867号3-5楼, 近海宁路

139 1870 6076
Branch of the acclaimed international jazz club, opened in mid 2019 up in Hongkou. The first one in Shanghai and the tenth worldwide. It is 1,700 square...
Jazz Bars
Live Music
Hongkou
alt

MAO Livehouse

3/F, 308 Chongqing Nan Lu, near Jianguo Zhong Lu Huangpu District

3/F, 重庆南路308号, 近建国中路

6445 0086
MAO Shanghai Livehouse is a Shanghai's most active large-sized concert venue, hosting local, national, and international acts every weekend and intermittent...
Live Music
Bars
Huangpu

Modern Sky Lab (Ruihong Tiandi)

3/F, Ruihong Tiandi, 188 Ruihong Lu, near Tianhong Lu Hongkou District

瑞虹路188号3楼, 近天虹路

6580 7180
State of the art, mid-size livehouse run by one of China's biggest indie labels, Modern Sky (the same folks who bring you Strawberry Festival every year)....
Live Music
Hongkou
alt

Heyday

50 Tai'an Lu, near Xingguo Lu Xuhui District

泰安路50号, 近兴国路

6236 6075
Heyday harks back to the glamorous days of 1920's and 30's Shanghai. It's a small, intimate venue showcasing local jazz talents like Coco Zhao. To go with...
Live Music
Bars
Jazz
Xuhui
alt

Harley's Back Room

B1/F, 265 Nandan Dong Lu, near Caoxi Lu Xuhui District

南丹东路265号地下一层， 近漕溪路

13901918430
Underground rock finds refuge in the resurrection of Harley’s Bar. Well, sort of. For the uninitiated - Harley’s was a stomping ground for Shanghai rock...
Bars
Clubs
Live Music
Xuhui
alt

Cream Club

BF-1, 5230 Binjiang Da Dao, near Weishan Lu Pudong District

滨江大道5230号BF-1， 近微山路

-
Located in the heart of Pudong, Cream Club is an underground music venue that has quickly made a name for itself as a refreshing oasis in an area often...
Live Music
Pudong
alt

ROS Live

11 Dongyijie, Tongchuanghui, 88 Xinjiao Zhong Lu, Haizhu District, Guangzhou, near Houjiaoxi Da Jie

广州市海珠区新滘中路88号同创汇东一街11号， 近后滘西大街

-
Live Music
alt

ERMAPUB

844 Hengshan Lu, near Tianping Lu Xuhui District

衡山路844号, 近天平路

6415 7552
Despite plenty of floor-to-ceiling windows and an entire second story that's open to the elements and a distinctly garden-mansiony look, this is very much a...
Bars
Clubs
Live Music
Xuhui
alt

Jazz at Lincoln Center Shanghai

4/F, 139 Nanjing Dong Lu, near Jiangxi Zhong Lu Huangpu District

南京东路139号4楼, 近江西中路

6330 9218
Dark, intimate and chic jazz lounge set up in partnership with the famed New York institution, Jazz at Lincoln Center regularly rotates in two- to three-week...
Jazz Bars
Live Music
Huangpu

Cave Art Venue

LG-37, IM Shanghai, 1388 Kaixuan Lu, near Hongqiao Lu Changning District

凯旋路1388号IM Shanghai长宁国际LG-37， 近虹桥路

-
The team behind metal haunt CAVE has opened this big, back‑to‑basics livehouse in the IM Shanghai building near Hongqiao Station. With a bare‑bones black‑box...
Live Music
Changning

Mosh Space Live House

B1/F, 333 Guoding Lu, near Zhengmin Lu Yangpu District

国定路333号负一层， 近政民路

-
Yangpu’s nightlife hub around Jiangwan Stadium has a new home for rock shows. Mosh Space holds about 150 people, with a stage that spills directly onto the...
Live Music
Yangpu
alt

Yuyintang Park

B1/F, 1398 Yuyuan Lu, near Dingxi Lu Changning District

愚园路1398号B1层, 近定西路

5237 8662
The second venue from Shanghai live-house icon Yuyintang. Built into a basement in the office building across from Zhongshan Park's main entrance, this one's...
Bars
Live Music
Changning
alt

FENRIR

B103, B1/F, No. 55, 222 Panyu Lu, Gemdale Lane, near Anxi Lu Changning District

番禺路222弄55号金地新华道负一层B103， 近安西路

-
Bars
Live Music
Changning

OK OK Bar

179 Yichang Lu, near Jiangning Lu Putuo District

宜昌路179号， 近江宁路

-
Bars
Live Music
alt

JZ Club (Hengshan 8)

Watertower Plaza, 8 Hengshan Lu, near Wulumuqi Nan Lu Xuhui District

衡山路8号水塔广场

183 217 18711
In its 3rd incarnation, JZ club has moved from Found 158 to new ish F&B hub Hengshan 8. It's open daily with performances by their house bands and visiting...
Bars
Jazz Bars
Live Music
Xuhui
alt

House of Blues and Jazz

60 Fuzhou Lu, near the Bund Huangpu District

福州路60号， 近外滩

6323 2779
The House of Blues and Jazz moved to the Bund from its original Maoming Lu location (opened in 1995) around 2008. It's an upgrade, for sure. Big two-story...
Bars
Live Music
Huangpu

VAS est

3/F, Building 3, 2266 Longteng Da Dao, near Longwen Lu Xuhui District

龙腾大道2266号3号楼3层， 近龙文路

-
Live Music

VAS ear

3/F, 19 Wanhangdu Lu, near Changshou Lu Changning District

万航渡后路19号3楼, 近长寿路

182 2139 1480
Live Music
Changning

Chair Club (Haifang Lu)

Bldg 12, 555 Haifang Lu, near Yuyao Lu Jing'an District

海防路555号12号楼, 近余姚路

138 1737 3313
Bars
Jazz
Live Music
Jing'an District

Cave

2F, Building 1, No. 128 Anshun Lu, near Kaixuan Lu Changning District

安顺路128号1号楼2楼, 近凯旋路

-
Ever since the demise of Inferno, metalheads have been seen aimlessly wandering the streets of Shanghai in search of a new haven. CAVE has answered their...
Live Music
Changning

Advertisement

Filters

Metro Stations

Draw Area on Map

Click points to draw a polygon. Double‑click to finish.

Distance from a location

Transportation Mode

Travel Time: 10 minutes

Select a venue on the left to view it on the map

SmartShanghai.com is the longest-running English online magazine in Shanghai. We are an independent media publication created by a team of long-term, opinionated, and knowledgeable writers. We provide English-speaking residents and visitors with a curated guide to explore and celebrate the best of Shanghai.

NAVIGATE

GET LISTED

Made in and for Shanghai since 2003
Operated by 上海煌飞商务咨询有限公司 - 沪ICP备08111777号-9

Open Feedback Box