Beijing Beats: Tiesto at One Third, Zedd at Sir Teen, Zaliva D Album Release at Dada
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.
Wednesday, Mar 28
Zedd
You may know him from Billboard Hot 100 charting singles like "Stay" with Alessia Cara and "Clarity" featuring Foxes, not to mention songs like "Break Free" with Ariana Grande. German-Russian producer Zedd will pump out those hits and more at Sir Teen for what is likely to be one of Beijing's biggest mainstream sets thus far this year. 10pm. RMB 260 (advance). Sir Teen
Thursday, Mar 29
Bulma
This Belgian based "club-mentalist" is described as "Having appeared seemingly out of nowhere in late 2015 with his thundering strain of '90s flavored club production [that] has been taking the darkened underworld of the club music spectrum by storm." If it's anything like the poster, expect it to get weird in the best way. 10pm. Price TBA. Dada
Prajnasonic: Panda New Album Tour
A stacked lineup hits both of Lantern's rooms for a marathon party session in celebration of Prajnasonic's DJ Panda's new album release. The bill is rounded out with Lantern mainstays Pei, Zhiqi, and Elvis.T. Room 2 will host DJs Aled, Liia , Lindburgeon, and Angry5jar. 11pm. Price TBA. Lantern
Friday, Mar 30
Zaliva D
The Beijing-based Zaliva D hit up Dada to release their new album, Sky Singing, likely packed with more of their edgy, boundary-pushing beats (see their Soundcloud). A copy of the album comes free with entry. 10pm. Price TBA. Dada
Par Grindvik
The veteran Swedish DJ Par Grindvik kicked off his career in the '90s and has maintained a laudable momentum ever since, recently contributing to labels such as Semantica, Marbacka, Sinister, and Dystopian. 11pm. RMB 80. Lantern
Saturday, Mar 31
Tiesto
He's been called everything from the "father of EDM" to the “Greatest DJ of All Time” by Mix Mag as well as "the best DJ of the last 20 years” by DJ Magazine. Then there's his Grammy-winning work for his remix of John Legend’s "All of Me". Yes, Tiesto's show is majorly hyped, and One Third is sure to be packed with fans eagerly awaiting this EDM legend's set. 11pm. RMB 380, RMB 200 (advance). One Third
Karim Sahraoui
Despite being open for nearly two months, DJ and producer Karim Sahraoui of esteemed dance labels like R&S, Cocoon, and Ovum has been invited to mark the grand opening of Sanlitun's newest and down-to-earth club Aurora. He and Aurora owner Pancake Lee will split duties on the decks until the wee hours. 10pm. RMB 80. Aurora
Derek Blaise and Vltra_U
As part of Lantern's Get Connected series, DJs Derek Blaise and Vltra_U will be joined by regulars like Juliana Lima, Hamoudeh, and Weng Weng in room 1, while Dawn Dunasty and Daniel Ma get down in room 2 alongside Zhang Jie and Jackson Lee. 11pm. RMB 50. Lantern
Demian Licht
Rising Mexican DJ Demian Licht will hit the decks at Dada with her unique, dark, krautrock-inspired take on techno. 10pm. Price TBA. Dada
See all of this weekend's Beijing nightlife events here.
Photo: EDM Tunes, the promoters
