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Arkham Finally Opens in Found 158!

2017-05-12 ShanghaiWOWeng

Arkham reopens tonight in its new surroundings of Found 158 on Julu Lu, Shanghai’s newest place to hang out. Arkham is a fictional psychiatric hospital appearing in DC Comics’ Batman stories, and to fans of the Shanghai club this has been true in reality. Since the club shuttered at the end of 2016 partygoers have waxed lyrical of the great nights they’ve had at Arkham, but to the uninitiated this was all fiction… until now.



Since it opened on 1st March 2013, Arkham has been consistently bringing high quality underground live music and DJs to Shanghai, the comparison of an asylum not too outrageous with some of the crazy nights and wacky people hanging out there.


The opening weekend is looking to set the standard, with promoters STD and Yeti collaborating to land A$AP Mob duo Cozy Boys (A$AP J.Scott and A$AP Lou) to open up on Friday night with hip-hop. Saturday welcomes the number one rated dubstep producer in the world, Excision, courtesy of promoters SHFT. What better way to celebrate the reopening of Shanghai’s true underground rave factory!


In a change from the previous club, the new incarnation of Arkham has a lower ceiling that will improve the underground club vibe. The layout is pretty much the same as the old club: VIP tables at the back behind the sound engineer, bar on the right hand side as you walk in and the DJ on a slightly raised stage at the front.



The Arkham team designed the new club themselves, with the help of various design companies. There are two new private areas that are currently still under construction. Downstairs next to the main room will be a smaller lounge space, which will play different music and can hold a separate party. A French design company will complete this area by the end of June we are told.


One of the most exciting new features is a mezzanine area overlooking the main dance floor, which will primarily host high rollers with table service. We’re told this will connect to the VIP area at the back, a new set of stairs connecting the two areas. Again all this new construction will be completed by June when the club will open fully.



At the moment there are walls up so you’d never tell these areas are still being built, but these are ambitious plans, and if they turn out as planned the atmosphere in the club will go up to a new level. If a big name DJ packed out the whole new space then 800 people would be rocking it.


There is a lot to look forward to this summer, with a full line up of Thursday to Saturday nights already arranged. Crankdat (USA), Marco Effe (Germany), and rapper Thiaboy Digital will all play Arkham in May, as well a day fest later in the year. And they also tell us that we should expect something more than just nightlife with the new version. So stay tuned for all the news about Arkham with ShanghaiWOW in the coming months.



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