That's Shanghai takes a look at the best live shows this week:
Mar 7: Yung Bae
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Taking inspiration from Japanese pop and all things internet, this 21st century bedroom hip hop artist has been flooding the headphones of sad girls and boys for years now. His sample-heavy disco-infused tracks are perfect for window gazing, long bus rides through foreign cities and dusk-time daydreaming.
Mar 7, 8pm, RMB150 pre-sale, RMB 200 door. Arkham, see event listing, buy tickets.
Mar 8: The Yale Whiffenpoofs Charity Event
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The renowned Yale Whiffenpoofs are headed to Shanghai for a one-night charity event on March 8. The Expatriate Centre (TEC) is bringing the Whiffenpoofs to Shanghai the very first time, presenting you with a mixture of classic Yale tunes, jazz standards and other hits from across the decades.
Mar 8, 7pm, RMB150-250. Shanghai Jianqing Experimental School, see event listing.
Mar 8: Lil' Yachty
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Atlanta-born rapper Miles Parks McCollum, aka Lil' Yachty or Lil' Boat, is bringing his good vibes to Arkham. Known for his prominent social media following, expect trippy bars of mumble rap, from a guy who has no time for convention and rules.
Mar 8, 10pm, RMB380 door, RMB700 two tickets. Arkham, see event listing, buy tickets.
Mar 9: Whale Fall
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Instrumental post-rock group Whale Fall fuses elements of dream pop, new wave, folk and classic rock in their most recent 10 track cinematic release. Sondersongs draws on the understanding that passersby live vivid, complex lives as complicated as your own in an album mirroring an epic realization weíve all had at one point in our lives. Theyíll be performing the album live at Yuyintang Livehouse in what promises to be an emotional show.
Mar 9, 8.30pm, RMB90 pre-sale, RMB120 door. Yuyintang, see event listing, buy tickets.
Mar 9: We Are Shanghai: Volume 6
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The annual open pan-genre music compilation project We Are Shanghai returns with a live performance of this yearís featured artists at a non-profit show. This yearís compilation (the 6th Volume) is presented as a time capsule of art and expression, celebrating the multi-creative musical atmosphere of Shanghai. The compilation will also be issued in the form of double cassettes, which will include a download code. Four hundred cassettes will be distributed over Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong and other Chinese cities. More information regarding times and sets will be released online this month.
Mar 9, 7pm, RMB100 early bird, RMB150 door. Yuyintang Park, see event listing.
Mar 10: AV Party Vol.02
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This audio-visual performance in the insane black box housed in People's Square is going to be super extra. With a revolving stage, four projection screens and an insane line-up of Wang Wenwei, Wang Meng + Yu Miao, nenghuo and more, it's bound to be unlike anything you've seen before (unless you went to the first AV Party). It's seated, strict on time and the first two performances are already sold out, so best to get your tickets early as there aren't likely to be any at the door.
Mar 8, 8.30pm, RMB120 pre-sale, RMB150 door. Changjiang Theater, see event listing.
Mar 12: Rita Ora
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British singer-songwriter and actress Rita Ora is cementing her status as a force of nature in the world of pop music by performing her debut show on the Chinese mainland in Shanghai as part of her Phoenix World Tour. Having sold over 7 million singles in total and having her five latest singles streamed over a billion times on Spotify, expect a hotly-anticipated and exciting show at the Bandai Namco Shanghai Dream Hall with performances of well-known tunes such as 'How We Do (Party),' 'I Will Never Let You Down' and 'Poison.'
Mar 12, 8pm, RMB580. Bandai Namco Shanghai Base, see event listing, buy tickets
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