We announced the upcoming two shows by the acclaimed French instrumental band Air yesterday and it took about five minutes for Beijingers to express outrage over the RMB550 ticket price (RMB700 at the door).

“550 kuai? Are you serious? That is RIDICULOUS!”

commented livefrombeijing.

We gotta admit, we raised our ... Read more »

FRIDAY

13-piece big band ensemble The Verse turns Yugong Yishan into Funkytown. The Saddle Cantina gets half of Beijing's expat populous borracho at Cinco de Drinko. And The Great Wall Sheraton Beijing plays host to a very special Free Wine Tasting.

SATURDAY

Three of beijing's brightest forces in ... Read more »

We've been hearing whispers for a couple of days, but it's now official: Kanye's Beijing debut at Fengtai Stadium show, originally slated for September 26th, has been postponed until November. The fact that tickets hadn't gone on sale weeks after the announcement of the gig was ... Read more »

The flood gates to foreign DJs were flung wide open after the Olympics Closing Ceremonies. A call last night from Patrick Yu of Blink Events tells me that this weekend will see the first big name: Pier Bucci. This Chilean tech mastermind will be throwing down at White Rabbit Saturday ... Read more »

The first A-lister party was one of the best events of the summer. Yeah, we’re not lying. It’s the real deal, you and some friends get made up by the style mavens of Riviera Events--the same guys who do the pool parties--you get picked up in a ... Read more »

FRIDAY

Politicos join together to watch Obama's acceptance speech for the Dem nomination at the Bridge Café’s Barack Breakfast. Johnny Walker, F1 and Klubb Rouge join forces to celebrate the glory of booze, racing and dance music at the F1 Terminal Velocity Party. It’s good to be ... Read more »

Eleven of the 12 member of The Redeem Team, aka the gold medal winning U.S. Men’s Basketball Team, celebrated Beijing-style at an exclusive party with a tightly controlled door at Block 8’s rooftop cabana bar, The Beach on Sunday night. And City Weekend was, of course, there ... Read more »

DJ Caroline Banx performs alongside Mickey Zhang and Ouyang tomorrow night at Yugong Yishan as part of the Speakers Party. Banx isn't just another international DJ stopping by Beijing on tour. She has years of experience in China and is an increasingly integral part of the DJ scene in ... Read more »

Club Bud is on its way to a gold medal in Olympic parties and City Weekend wants to take you there. First 15 people who leave a comment get a pair of tickets to the Club Bud party on Wednesday.

To win:

TELL US WHY YOU WANT TO GO TO ... Read more »

Club Bud may be a hundred meters south of the Holland Heineken House, but it is light years better. It feels about 25 years younger, first of all, second the Budweiser and Corona are free, and third it is a majority Chinese crowd. Now I can add a fourth: O2 ... Read more »

We get this breaking news from the Cultural Ambassador at the Netherlands embassy: world beating DJ Tiesto will be making an appearance at the much-talked about Holland Heineken House (HHH)! EVEN BETTER is that admission to the HHH is FREE and anyone can get in (provided you present a passport ... Read more »

We are now just four days away from the Opening Ceremonies, but with tickets going for more than U.S.D. $30,000, we know few readers will be watching Zhang Yimou’s song-and-dance tour of Chinese culture from inside the Bird’s Nest. To help you figure out just ... Read more »

FRIDAY

Beijing’s legendary DJs Dio and Mickey Zhang spin the crowd into a frenzy in their monthly MORSE party at White Rabbit. Gia Wang, the former frontwoman of Hang On The Box, brings out her spanking new all-grrrl band, Girl Kill Girl, for a night of sweeter-than-sweet, post punk ... Read more »

After being forced to temporarily shut down as it resolved its “licensing issues,” D-22 was back with its usual bang on Saturday night, bringing out an A-list of young indie bands to celebrate its return to the Beijing night life.

Punk band on the rise Rustic got the night off ... Read more »

UPDATE: The Club P opening party this Friday is canceled. The Club has delayed its opening a third time. It now plans to open August 1.

FRIDAY

Tag Team's shoegazing marquee act Lonely China Day brings the laptops, guitars, projectors and bullhorn out to 2 Kolegas for another epic ... Read more »

FRIDAY

There's plenty of DJ action at Gongti West Gate tonight. At Angel Club,The newest DMC World Champion, DJ Rafik, scratches right where it itches with unparalleled turntable acumen, throwing hip-hop like we have never heard it before. A few doors north at Cargo, DJ Anthony Pappa, who ... Read more »

Tragedy of tragedies, the FIRST EVER Riviera Pool Party has been postponed. Riviera Events, the avatars of hedonism, came all the way from Shanghai to throw the mother of all pool parties for Beijingers. We were expecting bikini babies everywhere plus men in inflatable rafts. Alas, it seems we will ... Read more »

Since D-22's modus operandi is and will always be live music, the owners realize there's not much sense in staying open as a bar while they wait for their new performance permits. So, they're taking a 9-day holiday. They'll re-open for business (and rock) when they ... Read more »

I saw a flyer a couple of weeks ago advertising "10th Anniversary Hang On The Box" on Sunday, July 20 at Yugong Yishan. (See below).

I couldn't figure out what this meant. I hoped (but doubted) it meant a Hang On The Box reunion, so I called Doro at ... Read more »

Earlier this week we got word from D-22 that Wudaokou's favorite punk club would have to clear its stage for a few weeks. and now 13 Club has closed its stage as well. We're hoping that it's just temporary and doesn't last through the end of ... Read more »

Club P opening delayed. No surprises there. I saw Catherine Cook (PR for Club P) at Ciro’s Pomodoro the other day and she looked frantic, exhausted and otherwise spent. The next day receive text saying opening delayed until July 25th. If they can get it all together, it’s ... Read more »

The weekend is here again, and so is your Beijing Weekender. If you haven't yet figured out how much time you'll spend Greening the Beige, helping rebuild Sichuan schools at La Boum de Luxe, or just rocking out to Snapline, we've got the answer for you.

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We received a frightful email in our inbox this morning:

Hello D-22 Friends! All our shows are cancelled until further notice due to new license regulations. We will inform you as soon we start to have shows again, in the meantime come drink at d-22, we also happen to be ... Read more »