Beijing underground club essentials

I see a lot of people asking what's going on in Beijing in terms of night life and I often get people message me direct for advice. I even had one person messaging me while they were outside struggling to find the entrance of a club because they couldn't get the right address.

So I thought I'd share details of the main underground clubs in Beijing from a post I maintain over at r/UndergroundChina so you can get a sense of what they play, the vibe, links to their listings/what's on, maps and addresses (in Chinese and English).

Hope this is helpful!

Groundless Factory (莫须有工厂)

Large warehouse-style venue. Has two separate room's of music, one is more chill out vibe. Not too central but still only 20 minutes in a cab from downtown/central.

  • Music:
    • Variety of genres like tech house, house, techno and occasional drum and bass parties.
  • Address:
    • Pinyin/English: Anjia iWork Cultural Innovation Park, Zui Gong Fen Street No.5
    • Chinese: 北京市朝阳区东坝乡安家文创园园塔商街5号，靠近朝体中心东侧路
    • Google Maps
  • English Language Socials/Listings:

Zhaodai

Large-ish mid-size venue in large underground basement. Great sound system. Dark. Phones banned (sticker over the camera).

  • Music:
    • Known mainly for its underground techno (considered by many the best techno club in Beijing) but also does other styles like breakbeat.
  • Address:
    • Pinyin: Xin Yuan Li Xi Street No. 19, Beijing, China 100027
    • Chinese: 北京市朝阳区新源里西19号格纳斯大厦负一层E区
    • Google Maps
  • Socials/Listings:

Dada

Smaller mid-size venue with a great sound system and full spectrum of underground genres. A staple of the city been going for around a decade now.

  • Music:
    • You'll hear more Grime, breakbeat, DNB disco etc here than other clubs but does techno and house too.
  • Address:
    • Pinyin/English: Ritan International Trade Center, Block A, floor B1 (Nanyinfang Hutong @ Chaowai Shichang Jie), Chaoyang District, Beijing
    • Chinese: 北京市朝阳区日坛国际贸易中心A座B1层, 南营坊胡同 @ 朝外市场街
    • Google Maps
  • English Language Socials/Listings:

ByeByeDisco

Smallish mid-size venue run by one of the members of the legendary Beijing indie band "New Pants". Out the back of the venue there is a Buddhist style shrine dedicated to Disco.

  • Music:
    • Tech house, techno, electro, breaks and house.
  • Address:
    • Pinyin/English: (Northwest of Liangma Harbor Building and just down from the Kempinski on the waterside), No.53 Maizidian Jie, Chaoyang district, Beijing, China
    • Chinese: 北京市朝阳区麦子店街53号亮马港湾大厦北楼西侧
    • Google Maps
  • English Language Socials/Listings: