Shanghai scene guide
Shanghai scene guide. Techno lands at Reactor Shanghai. Venues, promoters and artists in Shanghai. Updated every day.
Find your venue
- Techno · if you like Sasha: Reactor Shanghai, Abyss Shanghai, POTENT
- House · if you like Deep Tempo: The Shanghai Edition, Dirty House, Fosun Art Foundation
- Bass · if you like Deep Tempo: The Shanghai Edition, Wigwam, Dirty House
- Disco · if you like Illsee: Doop, Thompson Shanghai Expo
- Electro · if you like Antigone: Reactor Shanghai
- Electronica · if you like 10000 (CN): Wigwam
- Trance · if you like Evian Christ: Abyss Shanghai, Reactor Shanghai
Busiest venues
How big is Shanghai’s electronic scene?
Over the last 12 months soundcheck tracked 795 gigs across 78 venues in Shanghai, featuring 639 artists. Every listing carries the line-up, times and venue. See what’s on in Shanghai tonight.
Which Shanghai venues have the most gigs?
Counted over the last 12 months:
| Venue | Gigs (12 mo) |
|---|---|
| EXIT | 122 |
| POTENT | 108 |
| Abyss Shanghai | 95 |
| Heim Shanghai | 94 |
| Reactor Shanghai | 64 |
| Dirty House | 46 |
| ZUP Pizza Bar | 34 |
| Wigwam | 24 |
| INS Park | 22 |
| ILLUM | 20 |
What time do Shanghai gigs start and end?
From the 795 listings publishing door times: the median Shanghai gig opens at 22:00. 21% open before 22:00, 79% between 22:00 and midnight, and 0% after midnight. Of the 41 listings publishing a close time, the median close is 05:00, 71% run past 04:00 and 22% go to 06:00 or later.
How much does a gig in Shanghai cost?
Across the 40 listings publishing prices (5% of all gigs): the median advance ticket is null 120, with half of all gigs between null 20 and null 161. 10% of listed gigs are free.
When does Shanghai go out?
Saturday is the busiest day for gigs (39% of all listings). Friday and Saturday together carry 75% of the week. The busiest month of the year is May.
What does Shanghai sound like?
By share of genre tags across the year’s line-ups: Techno 37% · House 26% · Club 14% · Trance 6% · Bass 5% · Hardcore 5%. Genre-by-genre venue picks are in the routes above.
Figures come from soundcheck’s listings for the last 365 days.