2003-12-29 09:04:37
Nightlife
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Club events

Swing night

20 yuan with buffet meal and free Sangria. Free swing lesson at 9pm on Friday. The only swing club in town! Euphoria is near the Lido Hotel, right past Xiao Yun Qiao. Take the first right and its only a hundred metres up the road.http://www.timgao.com

Tickets: 20 yuan (US$2.4)

Time: 9 pm, December 26

Place: Euphoria, Building 8, Fangyuan Xilu Nali, Chaoyang District

桃花源记 芳园西路南里8号楼

Tel: 6434-3761

Ladies' night

DJs Maefju, Anthony and others drop disco, progressive, lounge, house, minimal tribal and deep-techy grooves.

Tickets: Ladies free, men 100 yuan (US$12), 80 yuan (US$9.6) for students including free flow of select drinks

Time: 9:30 pm, December 26

Place: Blue Jay, Building 88, opposite Gate 16, inside Worker Stadium West Gate, Chaoyang District

工体西门内

Tel: 6552-1782

All mixed up

Looking for cool Beijing events?

Public Sound Bureau hosts a weekly party every Thursday at Lush. This weekly event officially kicks off the party weekend with specially selected premium cocktails and guest DJs spinning the finest house, funk, chillout, and dub music around.

Time: 9 pm, every Thursday

Place: Lush, opposite the WuDaoKou Subway station in Hua Qing Jia Yuan, 2/F of Building 1, Haidian District

五道口轻轨站对面, 1号楼二层

Tel: 139-1095-7962

Hip hop night

Hip hop, R & B, trance, 80s, Korean DJ Mix, lucky draws and more. Featuring international DJs playing hip hop, funk, 80s, trance, techno, and Korean. (Every Thurs, Fri, Sat)

Time: 9 pm, every Thursday

Tickets: 10 yuan (US$1.2) for unlimited drafts till midnight

Place: The Cove, opposite the No 101 Middle School, north of Peking Univerisity, Haidian District

港湾 101中学对面

Tel: 8287-1031

Vics

Hip hop with DJs Qian, Joe and guests.

Tickets: 30 yuan (US$3.6)

Time: 9 pm, December 26

Place: Vics, at the north gate of Workers' Stadium, Chaoyang District

威克斯 工体北门

Tel: 6593-6215

Orange

DJs Niels and A Wei bring deep house and funky house.

Tickets: 20 yuan (US$2.4), 10 yuan (US$1.2) for students, ladies free before midnight

Time/date: 9 pm, December 26

Place: Orange, end of the alley opposite Worker's Stadium North Gate, Chaoyang District

橙街 工体北门对面胡同内

Tel: 6415-7413

Metal night

Each Wednesday features metal night, with DJs Steve Schwankert and FM3 providing the head-banging soundtrack. Free.

Time: 9 pm, Wednesdays

Place: Black Jack Garden, Xingfu Yicun, north side of Building 2, down alley opposite Worker's Stadium North Gate, Chaoyang District

幸福花园, 工体北门对面胡同

Tel: 6417-6428

Latin parties

Latin parties are now on Friday and Saturday at Pasha.

Free lessons start at 8:30 pm on Friday and Saturday, and the best Latin music goes till late at a brilliant new venue, Pasha, previously Sgt Pepper.

Time: 8:30 pm, Friday & Saturday

Place: Pasha, at the west gate of Chaoyang Park, Chaoyang District

香妃 朝阳公园西门

Tel: 6500-8088

Swing dance lessons

Adam Lee is giving swing dance lessons at CD Jazz Cafe each Monday from 8 to 10 pm. No partner necessary.

Price: 120 yuan (US$15) for four lessons, 50 yuan (US$6) for one.

Time: 8 to 10 pm, Mondays

Place: CD Jazz Cafe, at the gate of Agricultural Exhibition Centre, Chaoyang District

CD咖啡爵士吧 农展馆正门

Contact Lee at 13671051491 or at swing_beijing@yahoogroups.com

Ladies' night at Vics

Ladies' night each Wednesday at Vics with free select drinks for girls until midnight.

Price: 20 yuan (US$2.4)

Time: 8 pm, Wednesday

Place: Vics, at the north gate of Workers' Stadium, Chaoyang District

威克斯 工体北门

Tel: 6593-6215

Drink night

All you can drink shooters for 50 yuan (US$6).

Time: 10 pm, Thursday

Place: Huxley's 2, Sanlitun South Bar Street

德彼 三里屯南酒吧街

Tel: 6500-1251

Party on!

DJs Mickey Zhang and Dio will spin a night of morse.

Tickets: 50 yuan (US$6)

Time: 10 pm, January 3

Venue: Cloud Nine, 7 Sanlitun Beijie, Chaoyang District

三里屯北街7号

Tel: 130-1103-6963, 1390-1168-546

Hip hop night

Hip hop night with DJs Foenix, Heff and friends. All-you-can-drink vodka and draft beer from 10 pm to 2 am.

Tickets: 10 yuan (US$1.2)

Time: 10 pm to 2 am, Thursday

Place: Arena, 161 Lanqiying, Chengfulu, opposite the south gate of Qinghua University, Haidian District

清华南门对面

Tel: 6252-1374

Shake it!

Every Friday night DJ S-Press is at Club Deep playing hip hop, R&B, Reggae, Ragga and other intoxicating beats. Move it and shake it with the movers and shakers. Free.

Time: 9 pm, every Friday

Place: Club Deep,inside the south gate of Workers' Stadium, Chaoyang District

工体南门内

Tel: 6504-6967

Virbrant new year

Vibes is hosting a virbrant New Year's eve pary with free drink. Free admission.

Time: 10 pm till late, December 31

Place: Vibes, 4 Jiuxianqiao Lu, Chaoyang District

微波释 酒仙桥路4号

Tel: 6437-8082

Lava Lounge

DJs Jeremy, Richard and Jimmy provide 70s and 80s pop, disco and R&B. The happy hour goes from 10 pm till midnight.

Time: 10 pm, December 26

Place: Lava Lounge, Xingfu Yicun, Chaoyang District (west side of the building housing Orange)

工体北门对面胡同,橙街西边

The Club

DJs Usami, Slab, Levi and Mark spinning house music, funky, deep and tribal.

Tickets: 50 yuan (US$6), members free

Time: 9 pm, December 26

Place: The Club, 43 Sanlitun Beijie Nanli, Chaoyang District

三里屯北街南里43号

Tel: 6417-7791

Arena

Student-friendly all-you-can-drink night with party tunes from a host of guest DJs.

Tickets: 50 yuan (US$6)

Time: 9 pm, December 27

Place: Arena, 161 Lanqiying, Chengfulu, opposite the south gate of Qinghua University, Haidian District

清华南门对面

Tel: 6252-1374

New Year eve party

Enjoy fresh house tunes, funky breaks, chill-out ambient, dub beats, premium tasty cocktails and imported frosty beers at Wudaokou's coolest new cafe/bar Lush, celebrating the advent of New Year.

Time/date: December 31

Place: Club Lush, opposite the WuDaoKou Subway station in Hua Qing Jia Yuan, 2/F of Building 1, Haidian District

五道口轻轨站对面, 1号楼二层

Tel: 139-1095-7962

Treelounge

Steve Barker (BBC's On the Wire) returns from the U.K. with a scoop of new tunes to freshen your ears. Joining him in the selector's seat will be FM3 (Bip-hop records) bringing an eclectic array of musical nooks and crannies into the mix. A night to relax and rejuvenate. Free.

Time: 9 pm, Sundays

Place: Treelounge, Dongsanhuan Beilu, south of Agricultural Exhibition Center, beside CD Cafe, Chaoyang District

农展馆正门

End of da semesta blow out

School's out and its time to celebrate.

Propaganda, a new bar in the Wudaokou area, mainly attracts foreign students who bump and grind to the usual hip hop heard at similar places around town until four in the morning.

Time/date: 8 pm, January 9

Place: Propaganda, 100 metres north of east gate of Huaqing Jiayuan, Wudaokou, Haidian District

华清嘉园东门往北100米

Tel: 136-9137-6777

Live music

Xingjiang rock

Arken brings his brand of New Flamenco with a Xinjiang twist.

Time: 9 pm, December 26

Place: Jam House, Sanlitun South Bar Street, Chaoyang District

芥茉坊 三里屯南酒吧街

Tel: 6506-3845

Folk fun

Buyi, the folk band used to play at the River, takes the stage of the the What? bar's new venue near the Forbidden City.

Tickets: 20 yuan (US$2.4)

Time: 9 pm, December 27

Place: What, 72 Beichang Jie, north of the west gate of Forbidden City, Xicheng District

什么,北长街72号

Tel: 139-1020-9249

Guitar show

One of China's best known guitarists Liao Shiwei, and Gu Kai,guitarist from loacl band Mirage, will join with Doll 7, pop.time, Colour and others on the stage of the Nameless Highland next Saturday.

Tickets: 10 yuan (US$1.2)

Time: 2 to 5 pm, Jauary 3

Place: Nameless Highland, Building 14, Area 1, Anhuili, Yayuncun, Chaoyang District

无名高地 安慧里一区14号楼

Tel: 6489-1013

Let's rock

Get Lucky hosts a night of rock with a line-up of eight bands which include Chained, Secret Service, Naomayune-zu, Soo-Hyun Band, Water Bug, Hamoi, M069 and 920s.

Tickets: 15 yuan (US$1.8) for students, 20 yuan (US$2.4)

Time: 6:30 pm, December 26

Venue: Get Lucky, 300 metres east of the south gate of University of International Business & Ecnomics, Taiyanggong, Chaoyang District

豪运 对外经贸大学南门往东

Tel: 6429-9109

CD Cafe

Colourful Rhinoceros play alt-rock tunes.

Tickets: 30 yuan (US$3.6)

Time: 9 pm, December 26

Place: CD Cafe, south of the main gate of the Agricultural Exhibition Centre, Dongsanhuan Beilu, Chaoyang District

CD现场音乐 农展观往南

Tel: 6586-5532

Rock night

Tonight Loup Chante hosts bands Granular Star, Sophia's Garden and others.

Tickets: 30 yuan (US$3.6), includes a beer.

Time: 9 pm, December 26

Place: Loup Chante, 38 Chengfulu Shiweiying, Haidian District

路尚 成府路侍卫营38号

Tel: 6276-7355

Blues birthday bash

Humble Mike is celebrating his birthday with a night of blues at The Big Easy.

Time: 9 pm, January 9

Place: The Big Easy, at the south gate of Chaoyang Park, 1 Nongzhanguan Lu, Chaoyang District

快乐站 朝阳公园南门

Tel: 6508-6776

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