Sneak preview of MAO Livehouse
Live music blogger Jake Newby stopped by Shanghai’s newest music haven MAO Livehouse to check out how the Red Town venue is shaping up before its big day on September 26.
He reports, “They've gone with the Beijing Mao look of rusted metal … For anyone who went to WTF before ... they've ripped out all the seating around the dance floor to create a bigger crowd area and have moved the bar to a much more sensible place. Some of the seating up at the back will remain as will the pool table (though not where it was before). It could be a great venue. Soma are going to move their offices down there eventually and there'll also be Tian Tian's CD shop and a 0093 practice space.”
We’re happy 0093 is on board, but Tian Tian’s CD shop already fared less than brilliantly at Yuyintang, so we’re not sure why Soma thinks it’ll do any better at MAO Livehouse.
For those following the MAO Livehouse drama, September 26 wasn't the planned opening date. As we reported yesterday, Saturday’s free show with Life Journey, Sonnet and Momo was originally supposed to be the venue's second concert, with My Little Airport opening the club the night before (for a RMB 200 cover). But due to scheduling issues, they have now moved their concert to Brown Sugar on September 26.
Newby reminds readers that the original RMB 200 cover for My Little Airport is on the high end of likely entry fees at MAO Livehouse. Soma reps say that a typical door charge will fall between RMB 40-50. Wallets across the city rejoice.
getting there
MAO Livehouse
570 Huaihai Xi Lu, near Hongqiao Lu 淮海西路570号, 近红桥路
+86 21 6227 7332
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