Shanghai's international music scene hits the rocks

Comment | Mu Qian

Two months ago, when Shanghai was set to host Metallica, Korn, Limp Bizkit and Aerosmith in August, it seemed the city was set to become a world-class city for rock music.

Especially when the Metallica concert sold out within 10 minutes. The tickets, which ranged from 480 yuan to 1,680 yuan ($77-$271), were later scalped for prices as high as 8,000 yuan.