Oct 21: Cabaret Broadway
Dreamweaver Productions (formerly Urban Aphrodite) debuts their monthly Broadway cabaret series featuring the city’s top singers like Awesta Zarif (pictured), Anna Doherty, Amahl Zamir and Anna Whiteson performing classic show hits. Musical theater afficianado Christian Walker hosts while Shawn Wang plays piano. Tickets available through That’s by scanning the QR code.
Oct 21, 8.30pm, RMB150 (with one drink). Chair Club Puxi, Bldg 12, 555 Haifang Lu, by Xikang Lu 海防路555号, 近西康路
Oct 21: The Best of James Bond
The always dapper, Sinatra-loving Lord of The Pearl, Frank Bray salutes the world’s most famous secret agent in his latest tribute concert. Antonio Ximenez directs the singer backed by The Pearl Big Band as they run through all of the classics from the James Bond series in this 007 themed concert.
Oct 21, 9pm, RMB180-220. The Pearl, see event listing.
Oct 21: Pinball City + Loudspeaker
Harley’s gets hardcore as it welcomes the ferocious duo of homegrown hard rockers Pinball City and The Loudspeaker. Adding some eclecticism to the night is the South American dance infused dirty punk band Hogchocker and Swedish-Chilean singer-songwriter Matz Anderson.
Oct 21, 9pm, RMBTBA. Harley's Underground, see event listing.
Oct 21: Steignyr
The Catalonian group specializes in epic Celtic death metal, mixing traditional Irish sounds with metal and pagan lyrics. They’ll be rocking Inferno to support their latest disc, The Prophecy of the Highlands, with support from homegrown melodic viking death metal standouts Psyclopus.
Oct 21, 9.30pm-late, RMB120-160. Inferno, see event listing.
Oct 21-23: Disneytown Halloween Carnival
For their first Halloween in China since Grand Opening, Disneytown gets into the spirit with exciting weekend activities going down from 3.30pm. There will be four major highlights: Mickey and Minnie’s first performance at Disneytown in the Frightfully Fun Halloween Show with Halloween costumes, a traditional Halloween environment complete with classic activities like Jack O-Lantern carving and holiday face painting, Halloween style dance parties complete with energetic evenings and evening DJ sets, and festive Halloween decorations throughout Disneytown with six photo booths scattered throughout for people to capture memorable Halloween pics with friends and family. See the full schedule here.
Oct 21-23, 3.30-10pm, free entry. Disneytown, see event listing.
Oct 22: Streets Kill Strange Animals
Emerging out of Nanjing, the noise-rock trio is now one of the most celebrated indie acts in the Beijing scene. They’re hitting the road for their longest tour yet, stopping off at On Stage on Oct 22 to support their sophomore disc, McDonalds Kids, which is being released on Modern Sky. We chat with frontman Leng Mei about their dirtier sound, their newfound direct approach and why Streets Kill Strange Animals are for the kids. For more, check out our interview with Streets Kill Strange Animals.
Oct 22, 8.30-10.30pm, RMB60-80. On Stage.
Oct 22: Cocolicious
Coco Zhao is a staple in Shanghai’s jazz scene, but his famed Cocoliscious alter-ego makes a rare appearance at Heyday. Expect a memorable show that harkens back to the city’s golden era of jazz before Coco heads out for an extended European tour and the much anticipated release of his first big band album.
Oct 22, 9.30pm-late, RMBTBA. Heyday, see event listing.
Oct 22: Flowsik
Before their upcoming Halloween Warehouse rave, SHFT welcomes the Asian rap OG who has been rocking crowds across the continent for 20 years.
Oct 22, 10pm-late, RMB180-260. Arkham, see event listing.
Oct 23: Insingizi
The Zimbabwean trio have won the Prix France Musiqude du Monde while being showcased in documentaries by BBC, PBS and ARTE. Their uplifting and hopeful songs memorably captured on their debut album, Voices of Southern Africa, have struck a chord with fans across the world.
Oct 23, 7.30pm, RMB80-580. Shanghai Concert Hall.
Oct 23: Suld
Comprised of members from Mongolia, Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang, Suld is emerging out of the mainland’s surprisingly robust Mongolian folk-metal scene. Expect epic jams, bone shaking throat singing and shredding on traditional instruments like the horse-head fiddle.
Oct 23, 9pm, RMB70. Yuyintang.
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