The best parties and gigs in Shanghai this Golden Week
Photograph: courtesy Voision Chen
Didn't get that cheap flight out of the city? No problem. Steer clear of the tourist hotspots and Shanghai can be pretty fantastic during Golden Week. Especially when you've got this lot to party with.
Tuesday 2
Photograph: courtesy Eating Music
Budamunk
Locally founded collective Eating Music are bringing in key Jazzy Sport figure Budamunk for an SP404 and DJ set in the atmospheric surrounds of Yongfoo Elite, with an outdoor party in the garden and an indoor offering at the bar. They've also assembled a great support cast featuring Cruel Buddhist, ollo-MAM, StrawberryPapa, Chase Green and Kool Klone. Hip hop, funk, interesting electronic music and more are all on the menu, for what should be one of the best things you can do with your Golden Week holiday in Shanghai.
📍 Yongfoo Elite, 200 Yongfu Lu, near Hunan Lu. 6pm-midnight. 150RMB; 120RMB (presale).
Hologram Dreams
'A voyage from funk into the future…' DJs Diamond Lil and Heatwolves take Dada's dancefloor on a hyperloop journey from City-Pop, Italo Disco and Chicago House into New Wave and synthesiser madness. Seminal classics, brand new sounds, unknown pleasures, and rare anime visuals.
📍 DADA, 115 Xingfu Lu, near Fahuazhen Lu. 10pm-5am. Free.
Jvst Say Yes
Bass house act Jvst Say Yes hits town for the holidays courtesy of SHFT having collaborated with the likes of Oski, Hydraulix, and Virtual Riot in the last few years.
📍 Arkham, Found 158, 168 Julu Lu, near Chengdu Nan Lu. 10pm-late. 140RMB; 100RMB (presale).
Tuesday 2-Wednesday 3
Photograph: courtesy organiser
Yngwie Malmsteem
World-renowned Swedish guitarist Yngwie Johann Malmsteen arrives in Shanghai, channeling the spirit of Jimi Hendrix with his electrifying guitar style that has wowed audiences across the globe.
📍 MAO Livehouse, 308 Chongqing Nan Lu, near Jianguo Zhong Lu. 8pm-late. From 680RMB.
Wednesday 3
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The Drifter
nmwv brings in Maeve co-founder and Dublin mainstay The Drifter for a night of pulsating electronic music backed by MIIIA and Diamond Lil.
📍 DADA, 115 Xingfu Lu, near Fahuazhen Lu. 10pm-5am. 80RMB.
Thursday 4
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Alter. Rooftop Party
Alter. returns for Golden Week with a pop-up rooftop party all Thursday afternoon until evening at Cinker Pictures in HKRI Taikoo Hui. Leftfield Avenue, Allan Marshall, Lucy and Yu Yang will be behind the decks and entry includes 'one VR movie experience'.
📍 Cinker Pictures, L397B/L441, Third/Fourth Floor, HKRI Taikoo Hui, 789 Nanjing Xi Lu, near Shimen Yi Lu. Midday-9pm. 80RMB; 50RMB (presale).
Saturday 6
Photograph: courtesy JZ Club
Little Happiness Group EP Release
Voision Chen-led jazz ensemble celebrates the release of DEBUT, their fantastic first EP, with an afternoon show at JZ Club. The record features some of Shanghai's most talented jazz musicians reinterpreting a clutch of classic tunes.
📍 JZ Club, Found 158, 158 Julu Lu, near Chengdu Nan Lu. 3-6pm. 80RMB; 60RMB (presale).