MUSIC
The fin.
Japanese rockers The fin. are New Noise's first show of 2017 and one of the first in the newly renovated MAO Livehouse. The young quartet cite WashedOut and Toro y Moi as influences, but their breezy guitar-laden pop sound owes more to the likes of Beach Fossils and Phoenix and if you didn't know otherwise, you'd probably guess they were from California rather than Kobe.
MAO Livehouse 308 Chongqing Nan Lu. March 3. 9pm. 150RMB; 120RMB (presale).
Shanghai Indie
Two of our Shanghai bands to watch in 2017 - art rockers Dream Can and Nonplus of Color - come together at YYT with support from Fuzhou-founded 尺口MP, who cite The Cribs as one of their main influences.
Yuyintang 851 Kaixuan Lu. March 3. 9pm. 60RMB.
NIGHTLIFE
MNDSGN
Elevator's first major hip-hop show sees Xiamen-based Beatween bring in Stones Throw affiliate and cosmic funk producer MNDSGN (say it 'mind design'). His sublime 2016 album Body Wash is full of warm, ‘80s RnB-inspired grooves. Support from Kota, ollo-MAM, Jiaming and Knopha.
Elevator 218 Xinle Lu. March 4. 10.30pm. 130RMB;100RMB (presale).
12 inches of Fun x Holly Sh*t presents Fantastic Man
Melbourne-bred Berlin-based Mic Newman aka Fantastic Man might be one of the most interesting house producers in current years. His releases all share an attraction for the psychedelic, the trippy, the drawn out musical journey. Newman describes his DJ sets as ‘good acidy tribal percussive workouts’. He's back by popular demand after past Shanghai sets at The Shelter and Lola. Support from fantastic four of Tobias Patrick, Lindberg, Charp and Thoma Cher.
Elevator 218 Xinle Lu. March 3. 10.30pm. 70RMB.
FILM
Resident Evil
Alice returns to where the nightmare began: The Hive in Raccoon City, where the Umbrella Corporation is gathering its forces for a final strike against the only remaining survivors of the apocalypse.
Cinemas around Shanghai. Long press and extract the QR code above to buy tickets.
Assassin's Creed
When Callum Lynch explores the memories of his ancestor Aguilar and gains the skills of a Master Assassin, he discovers he is a descendant of the secret Assassins society.
Cinemas around Shanghai. Long press and extract the QR code below to buy tickets.
SPORT
AFC Champions League - SIPG Home Game
Shanghai SIPG take on A-League side Western Sydney Wanderers in their second game of the AFC Champions League group stages. SIPG defeated FC Seoul 1-0 in their first match, while Sydney went down 4-0 to Japanese side Urawa Red Diamonds.
Shanghai Stadium 666 Tianyaoqiao Lu. Feb 28-Apr 26. 50-380RMB.
FOOD & DRINK
Shanghai Spring Edition Restaurant Week
The tenth edition of Shanghai Restaurant Week is here, the time of year when you can snag awesome deals at some of the city's best joints. From March 2-12, participating restaurants will have set lunch and dinner menus where you can sample a selection of their bites for stellar prices.
Deals available at participating restaurants around town. Visit restaurantweek.cn for more information.
ART
Head Without Brain
Zhu Changquan’s solo exhibition at the M50 gallery analyses a variety of factors that potentially contribute to the overwhelming nature of modern daily life. Displaying works influenced by the media, society and the routines around us, Changquan questions our own abilities to absorb endless information.
Vanguard Gallery 50 Moganshan Road. Until Apr 2. Free.
James Turrell: Immersive Light
James Turrell's critically acclaimed exhibition continues at the Long Museum, bringing with him works of epic proportions, showcasing a lifetime of experimentation with light, space and perspective. Having spent 50 years learning how to shape light into art, Turrell's exhibition is mesmerising and inspiring in equal measure.
Long Museum West Bund 3398 Longteng Road. Until May 21. 200RMB.
Shadow of the Wind
Artist Zhou Li has spent her career working with a variety of fascinating media, attracting the close attention of the Chinese contemporary art scene. In this, her first solo exhibition since a show at the National Art Museum of China in 2001, Li presents a striking new series of abstrct paintings created over the past two years. In the rectangular 1,000-square-metre hall of the Yuz Museum, the paintings and installed sound will build a spatial field, based on the concept of 'the heart' as the core of the exhibition.
Yuz Museum 35 Fenglu Lu. Until Jun 4. 60RMB.
CLASSICAL
Daniel Harding and London Symphony Orchestra
The dynamic, ever-youthful conductor Daniel Harding leads the London Symphony Orchestra. Saturday's programme features Jean Sibelius' Violin Concerto in D minor and Gustav Mahler's Symphony No.4 in G major.
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Hall 1380 Fuxing Zhong Lu. Feb 27. 8pm. 580-1,280RMB. Long press and extract the QR code above to buy tickets.