5 Best Live Music Shows in Shanghai This Week

By Erica Martin, July 4, 2018

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That's Shanghai takes a look at the best concerts of the week.


Jul 6: Lonely Leary

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The Beijing post-punk trio arrives in Shanghai as part of the national tour for their gritty and razor-sharp debut album, Through the Park, Almost There, which Maybe Mars released back in April. Check out our interview with the band here, and then catch their show at Yuyintang.
Jul 6, 9pm, RMB70 presale, RMB90 door. Yuyintang, see event listing.


Jul 7: Chen Xuening

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Originally from Inner Mongolia, Chen Xuening is a singer whose emotive pop vocals and delicate piano-led songs have led to her increasing fame throughout China. Catch her live show at Modern Sky as part of an extensive China tour.
Jul 7, 8.30pm, RMB100 presale, RMB150 door. Modern Sky Lab, see event listing.


Jul 11: Radwimps

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The massively popular Japanese pop-rock group returns to Shanghai after their headlining set at Concrete & Grass last year. Active since 2003, the band gradually grew in popularity throughout the 2000s before  shooting to fame after composing the soundtrack for 2016 anime film Your Name. Catch them live at the Mercedes-Benz Arena.
Jul 11, 7.30pm, RMB599-1,399. Mercedes-Benz Arena, see event listing, buy tickets.


Jul 11: Velvet Underground 50th Anniversary Concert

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The Velvet Underground's John Cale visits Shanghai in honor of the groundbreaking band's 50th anniversary. He'll be playing his solo work, plus a few Velvet Underground classics, with several of China's best indie musicians, like Carsick Carís Zhang Shouwang and Chui Wan's Yan Yulong, as part of his band. The show is sold-out.
Jul 11, 7.30pm. Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Hall, see event listing.


Jul 11: Bang Gang

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Icelandic musician Bang Gang returns to Shanghai for his latest China tour. Known for his gothic vampire-esque aesthetic and his ambient soundscapes, Bang Gang released his latest album, The Wolves are Whispering, in 2015. Featuring notable vocalists like Keren Ann and Helen Marnie of Ladytron, it's been described as 'atmospheric ghost  pop.'
Jul 11, 8.30pm, RMB380 presale, RMB480 door. Modern Sky Lab, see event listing, buy tickets


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