Bang Club continues to support the expat music scene with their latest weekly installment: live indie rock sessions on Wednesdays. Unlike the other Chinese-style clubs in Coco Park, Bang offers live original music to its patrons while giving foreign performers a chance to play to a new crowd in a central location. Recent acts have included Curt Zimpfer, Adrian Blackstock and Charles Utter, and all go from 9:30pm until late.
Other pleasant surprises await at Bang, such as not having to spend a certain base amount to sit at an outdoor table. Not only that, the Hello Kitty (RMB48) is a girly but decent cocktail. The drink mixes the juices of many fruits—pomegranate, orange and passion—with vodka and soda water for a tangy late night summer libation. Of course the club has more standard drinks too like Stella, available by the bottle (RMB35) or glass (RMB45).
Food ranges from the bizarre to the average with a Pole Dancing Chicken going for RMB98 and slightly pricey egg fried rice available for RMB38. However, we people will come here for the nightly events more than for the food.
In addition to the Wednesday night shows, The Mantis Project and Asia Club Zone organize other events at Bang like the foreign DJ sets Fridays and Saturdays from 10pm-3am. Every second Friday is a drum and bass set, while Saturdays have pure house, tech house and techno. The salsa crew can be seen on Tuesday and Sunday nights from 8pm-12am twirling around inside while others outside teach moves one on one.
Overall, Bang tries to provide different kinds of activities and music to a wide customer base of Chinese as well as foreigners. There is more intention here than the usual club setting and an eclectic but surprisingly balanced taste to the activity lineup.
Price: Approx. RMB100 for two drinks
Who's going: Live music lovers, salsa dancers, drum and bass kids
Good for: Original music showcases, dancing
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