Time Out Tickets is the best place to get your hands on tickets for Shanghai's hottest events. Right now we've got the Chinese Grand Prix, Wicked and Beauty and the Beast, as well as some incredible live music from both Hardwell and Major Lazer.
Major Lazer
Electronic super-group Major Lazer, comprised of Diplo, Jillionaire and Walshy Fire, are bringing their mix of electro-dancehall and baile funk to MYST. An outfit who've collaborated with the likes of Justin Bieber, MØ, DJ Snake, Ariana Grande, Ellie Goulding, 2 Chainz, Nicki Minaj and more, Major Lazer are renowned for their high-octane live shows, featuring huge drops, heavy bass and bomb visuals. With hits including 'Cold Water', 'Lean On', 'Light it Up', and the classic 'Pon De Floor', if there is a chain around here their Shanghai show ought to be off it.
Myst 1123 Yanan Zhong Lu. Apr 8. 10pm. 220-480RMB.
Hardwell
Grab your glow sticks for 29-year-old Dutch superstar DJ/producer Hardwell’s headliner show at MYST’s Chinese Grand Prix afterparty. A man of international renown, Harwell has placed number one in DJ Mag’s list of the top 100 DJs twice
Myst 1123 Yanan Zhong Lu. Apr 9. 10pm. 480-580RMB.
Shanghai Strawberry Festival 2017
Modern Sky's Strawberry Festival returns to Shanghai once more for the May holiday. There are no officially announced line-up details just yet, but three-day early-bird passes are on sale now. Following the cancellation of the organisers' EDM-centric MYTH Festival, expect this edition of Strawberry to come with a more electronic slant than in previous years.
Expo Garden Park Shibo Avenue. Apr 29-May 1. 11am. 599RMB (early-bird tickets)
Formula One Chinese Grand Prix 2017
See the greatest racing show on earth this April as the pinnacle of racing technology hurtles around 5.5 kilometres of China’s finest track at breakneck speeds. Va-va-voom!
Shanghai International Circuit 2000 Yining Lu. Apr 9. 9am. 860-2,760RMB.
Wicked
This musical prequel to The Wizard of Oz, the critically acclaimed hit show Wicked looks at what happened in the Land of Oz from a different angle. It tells the story of the witches of Oz, whose initial rivalry turns into the unlikeliest of friendships until the world decides to call one 'good' and the other one 'wicked'.
Shanghai Culture Square 36 Yongjia Lu. Apr 11-May 14. 7.15pm. 200-780RMB.