A showcase of local rock talent
Science Island
Friday 2, 8.30pm, MAO Livehouse, 120RMB (60RMB presale)
Hefei rockers RC4Y and Sadness hit town with support from fellow Anhui-native (and long-time Shanghai alternative music leader) GOOOOOSE.
Catch the musical misfit Daedelus
Antidote presents Daedelus
Friday 2, 10pm, DADA, free
Daedelus has turned his hand to nearly every genre imaginable. Whether it's drum and bass, bossa nova or instrumental hip hop, he's been there and done that. The mad musical misfit brings his wild style to DADA.
Celebrate 9 years of The Shelter
Soul Crates
Friday 2, 10pm, The Shelter, 100RMB
This weekend happens to be Shelter's ninth birthday, and the legendary basement club are hosting their final Soul Crates vinyl night tonight with two international guests for an all-45s special - funk master Kuroda Daisuke from Tokyo and Invisibl Skratch Piklz and Beat Junkies member Shortkut. And on Sunday original Shelter night Karma Koma returns from a six-year hiatus to bring back the night dedicated to deep, dark and moody experimental sounds.
A gala for wildlife protection
Animals Asia Blue Moon Gala
Saturday 3, 6.30pm, Grand Hyatt Shanghai, 1,800RMB (individual) 15,000RMB (table of ten)
China’s leading animal welfare organisation, Animals Asia, host a premiere gala held in memory of Jasper the bear, a global icon to end bear bile farming, and a beacon of hope for the thousands of bears still in cages across Asia.
Pamper your tastebuds
Hatchery + Friends Takeover
Saturday 3, 7pm-10pm, New Zealand Central, 280RMB
Hatchery, Beijing's first 'culinary incubator', is in Xintiandi for one night only at New Zealand Central for an evening of food, booze and friends. On the table are Hatchery's original culinary concepts and locally distilled gin, while they are also bringing imported drinks and ingredients from New Zealand.
Savour art on the Bund
Bund Jazz Art & Life Festival
Until Sunday 4, 1-8pm, Culture Square at Waitanyuan, free
Kurt Elling heads up this series of concerts on Yuanmingyuan Lu (at the Waitanyuan Culture Square, just down the street from RAM), supported by Jazz at the Lincoln Center Shanghai. Tickets are available for free if you book in advance - click 'read more' at the bottom of this page to do that.
Shakespeare reduced
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)
Friday 2-Saturday 3, 7.30pm (2.30pm matinee Sat), Huangpu Theatre, 50-500RMB
Showing all 37 plays in 97 minutes, this is an irreverent, fast-paced romp through the Bard’s plays. The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) was London’s longest-running comedy having clocked an impressive nine years in London’s West End at the Criterion Theatre.
See the world of skate
PUSHFEST 2016
Saturday 3, 5pm-10pm, Central Studios, free
Shanghai-based production company PUSH is putting on the first-ever Mainland skate film festival in celebration of awesome talents in the world of skateboarding.
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