By Andrew Chin
Aug 31: Simple Plan
The Canadian pop punk favorites return to Shanghai after two past sold-out trips. They’ll be celebrating their new album Taking One for the Team, which adds new musical flourishes, like the reggae styled single ‘Singing in the Rain’ to their anthemic sound that has produced hits like ‘Addicted’ and ‘I’d Do Anything.’
Aug 31, 8pm, RMB488, The Mixing Room, Mercedes-Benz Arena, 1200 Expo Avenue.
Aug 31: ACxDC and Spill Your Guts
Expect an extremely heavy nigh as Los Angeles grindcore act teams with Shanghai’s very own hardcore acts Fighting Back and Spill Your Guts (pictured above). The show will also double as the live debut for many of the tracks of Spill Your Guts’ excellent new EP, Full Blast!
Aug 31, 9pm, RMB100. Yuyintang, 851 Kaixuan Lu, by Yan'an Xi Lu.
Sep 1-5: MTA Shanghai
There’s a big electronic music festival going down at Beijing’s Sky Desert, and a trio of its international headliners will travel south to rock MAO Livehouse. On Sep 1, chart-topping electronic singer-songwriter-rapper Example is bringing his full band down. The next night, rising Norwegian producer Alan Walker will be joined by a special guest spinning melodic electro-house. Veteran live drum and bass band Rudimental will be joined by trumpeter Mark Crown for an extra soulful show on Sep 5. Three-day passes available for RMB500.
Sep 1, 2 and 5, 9-10.30pm, RMB200-280 (Thurs), RMB280-380 (Fri) and RMB180-260 (Mon). MAO Livehouse, 3F, 308 Chongqing Nan Lu, by Jianguo Zhong Lu.
Sep 2: Forsaken Autumn
The standout Shanghai shoegaze act finally officially celebrate the release of their excellent debut EP, Whenere. This hometown show kicks off a five-city national tour and they’ll be joined by other stalwarts of the scene, Dahlia Rosea and the Maybe Mars-signed Dream Can.
Sep 2, 9-11.30pm, RMB60-80. Yuyintang, 851 Kaixuan Lu, by Yan'an Xi Lu.
Sep 2-3: House of Vans
Huge news for hip hop fans as Native Tongues originals De La Soul is the special guest for this year’s House of Vans stop in Shanghai. It’s fantastic timing, as the legendary trio just released their first album in 11 years - the Kickstarter funded And The Anonymous Nobody… which has been racking up rve reviews. They’re headlining the September 3 show with Fari Faux and Mainland standouts, Soulspeak and J-Fever. On September 2, Brits Moose Blood headlines. Tickets are free but available only at Vans Stores at iAPM or Raffles (for Friday’s show) and to Fly Vans or Zhongshan Park store (for September’s show). It’s first come first serve and available only until 10am on September 1.
Sep 2-3, 8pm, free entry (with invitation). Wharf 1846, 600 Waima Lu, by Maojiayuan Lu.
Sep 4: Video Games Live
This immersive concert brings together top orchestras and choirs performing live renditions of music from the most popular video games of all time. Praised as an experience enjoyed by the entire family, it mixes grand symphonic orchestra scores mixed with scenes from the games themselves.
Sep 4, 7.30pm, RMB100-880. Shanghai Grand Stage, 1111 Caoxi Bei Lu, by Ciyun Lu.
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