Beijing Beats: Hardwell at Sir Teen, Samiyam at West, Agent! at Aurora, Red Lantern Party at Zarah

Beijing Beats brings you the best in Beijing nightlife each weekend so that you can soothe the woes of a long and stressful week with some out-of-body gyrating and some experiences you'd rather forget come Monday. Check the weekend's full list of nightlife events here.
 

Thursday, Mar 1

Catalyzer Vol. 3: Martin Garrix
One Third continues its Catalyzer series with established pop DJ Martin Garrix. Known for helming hits for Christina Aguilera ("Your Body") along with his own hot tracks ("Animals") the Dutch studio wizard is sure to please Beijing clubbers before the weekend has even begun. 10pm. Price TBD. One Third

Raw Meat
Dada's Raw Meat party series continues to highlight promising up and comers. This time it's STYX, Yesen, OOPS2, and Panda's turn to warm the dancefloor. 10pm. Price TBD. Dada
 

Friday, Mar 2

Red Lantern Party
Zarah's end-of-CNY-themed party sees the Gulou café decked out with red lanterns, while Jing A's Koji Red Ale will be flowing buy-one-get-one from the taps. Throw on your best red threads and get ready to dance to a red-hot playlist by a handful of local DJ's. 7pm. Free. Zarah

Dicky Trisco
The promoters describe Dicky Trisco as a "DJ, producer, remixer, record label head honcho and three-times Olympic Gin & Tonic champion ... addicted to the way music connects people and makes for better days. A night owl since the day he was born, he has devoted his life to mastering the art of the discotheque." If that's anything to go by, expect to dance your sweaty little socks off come Friday. 10pm. Ticket price TBA. Dada
 

Saturday, Mar 3

Agent!
Kicking off his career in the late '90s, the Berlin-based Agent! specializes in the golden age of hip-hop, meaning this set will be one for the ages. If hearing his music is enough for you, check out the podcast section on his website. RMB 80, RMB 50 (advance). 10pm. Aurora 

Zut Zut
Latin and Carribean vibes abound courtesy of Zut Zut's fun, upbeat cuts. Expect a fresher, more exotic departure from the other DJ sets slated for this weekend. 10pm. Ticket price TBA. Dada
 

Sunday, Mar 4

Hardwell
Dutch electro-house star Hardwell (also pictured at top) was voted #1 DJ by DJ Magazine in 2013 and 2014. Expect a mammoth, crowd-pleasing set that has toured the world and played at festivals such as Ultra Music, Sunburn, and Tomorrowland. 10pm. RMB 200. Sir Teen 

Samiyam
Currently doing big things on Brainfeeder, the imprint founded by heralded hip-hop star Flying Lotus, the rising Los Angeles-based DJ and producer Samiyam has worked and performed with underground vets like Blu and sizzling-hot MC Earl Sweatshirt. Critics have described his vibes as mellow and gritty, yet subtly alluring. Never heard of the venue? Us neither. But apparently, it's a rap-centric, close-quarters club to the west of Gongti (expect the full low-down soon). 9pm. RMB 150, RMB 100 (advance). West

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