Beijing scene guide
Beijing scene guide. Techno lands at Groundless Factory. Venues, promoters and artists in Beijing. Updated every day.
Find your venue
- Techno · if you like MAX DURANTE: Groundless Factory, Dada Beijing, Rugs*
- Experimental · if you like An On Bast: Rugs*
Busiest venues
- Groundless Factory
- Rugs*
- TBA - 798CUBE, Beijing 798 Community (北京 798 园区 798CUBE)
- TBA - 798 CUBE, Beijing Community (北京 798 园区 798CUBE)
- Dada Beijing
- TBA - 798 CUBE, Beijing 798 Community (北京 798 园区 798CUBE)
- Pillbox Beijing
- Guangdong Olympic Sports Center Stadium
How big is Beijing’s electronic scene?
Over the last 12 months soundcheck tracked 464 gigs across 51 venues in Beijing, featuring 460 artists. Every listing carries the line-up, times and venue. See what’s on in Beijing tonight.
Which Beijing venues have the most gigs?
Counted over the last 12 months:
| Venue | Gigs (12 mo) |
|---|---|
| Pillbox Beijing | 108 |
| Zhao Dai | 66 |
| Groundless Factory | 61 |
| Yuanhe | 47 |
| Dada Beijing | 32 |
| Aurora森 | 26 |
| TBA - 北京市朝阳区东坝乡半截塔村53号郎园Station 芝兰餐厅 | 21 |
| Rugs* | 19 |
| Solo | 15 |
| TBA - postpost Sanlitun | 10 |
What time do Beijing gigs start and end?
From the 464 listings publishing door times: the median Beijing gig opens at 22:00. 26% open before 22:00, 73% between 22:00 and midnight, and 1% after midnight. Of the 15 listings publishing a close time, the median close is 05:00, 73% run past 04:00 and 33% go to 06:00 or later.
When does Beijing go out?
Saturday is the busiest day for gigs (45% of all listings). Friday and Saturday together carry 87% of the week. The busiest month of the year is January.
What does Beijing sound like?
By share of genre tags across the year’s line-ups: Techno 43% · House 26% · Electro 8% · Bass 5% · Minimal 5% · Electronica 5%. Genre-by-genre venue picks are in the routes above.
Figures come from soundcheck’s listings for the last 365 days.