The Livehouse is a kind of live music performance favored by young people. It puts forward a high requirement of professional level of singers instead of regular singers of bars. It provides not only high-quality music created by singers but also professional facilities required by the performance, such as loudspeakers. Although LiveHouse is considered by most of customers as a performance venue for evening use, it has profound significance as an important part of music industry. Let’s take a look at famous Live House in Beijing.

• Yugong Yishan

Yugong Yishan is a famous LiveHouse gathering music lovers at home and abroad. Established in 2004, Yugong Yishan is one of the most famous LiveHouses in Beijing. It has won the Best Live Music Award from the famous magazine That’s Beijing respectively in 2005, 2006 and 2007. Yugong Yishan is located in the Duan Qirui’s Compound, Zhangzizhong Road, Dongcheng District, Beijing. It is a bar-based LiveHouse having a performance place with an area of 850m2850sqm, being able to accommodate 600-700 people. Numerous music lovers come here to enjoy a visual and auditory feast, including young girls and foreigners.

The living music performance held in Yugong Yishan boasts its various music styles including rock music, Jazz, electronic dance music, folk music, pop music and small-scale cultural show, and famous bands or singers at home and abroad. Moreover, band performances organized by foreign embassies and music performances organized by record companies are also held in Yugong Yishan. Hence Yugong Yishan holds over 200 live performances (50% performances by Mainland Chinese and 50% performances by foreigners or people from Hong Kong and Taiwan) per year, building itself into a live music scene with diversified music style.

Address: No.3-2, Zhangzizhong Road, Dongcheng District, Beijing 北京市东城区张自忠路3-2号

• MAO Livehouse

MAO Livehouse, located in the North Exit of Nanluoguxiang, Dongcheng District, Beijing, is the purest LiveHouse for playing rock music. Instead of stressing features of a bar, MAO Livehouse has paid close attention to the quality of performance venue, equipment and songs since its opening in February 2007, becoming the first real LiveHouse in Beijing and setting industrial standards for LiveHouse across China. Visitors can also pay a visit to Nanluoguxiang (a famous narrow alley as well as business street in Beijing) before and after the performance.

MAO Livehouse boasts its professional tuners and lighting technicians, as well as excellent stage equipment produced by companies like Marshall, Ampeg, Fender, YAMAHA and L-acousticA, creating an atmosphere of underground music for young music lovers and famous rock bands at home and abroad. Come here and enjoy the hottest rock music scene with us!

Address: North Exit of Nanluoguxiang, Dongcheng District, Beijing 北京市东城区南锣鼓巷北出口

• Tango (The Star Live)

Located at the third floor of Tango in the Northwest Exit of Yonghegong Station, Beijing, Tango (The Star Live) is the largest Livehouse in Beijing with space for accommodating over 1,000 people. Although Tango (The Star Live) is a rental space, it has created the best Livehouse of Beijing. In addition to rock music performances, live performances with various music styles like new generation music, pop music, Jazz and R&B are also held in Tango (The Star Live). Many pop stars often give their performances here. Besides, it also holds commercial activities including product activities and annual meetings.

Unlike other Livehouse of Beijing, the large-scale live performances held in Tango (The Star Live) adopt the system of multi-grade ticket price. In the process of the performance, VIPs are able to sit on the sofa at the second floor and enjoy drinks that should be paid, while other audiences can only watch the performance in dancing floor at the first floor or far away from the stage. (Tips: stair at the first floor is guarded by guards to avoid ticket evasion).

Address: 3/F, Tango, Northwest Exit of Yonghegong Station, Beijing 地铁雍和宫西北口糖果KTV三层

• School

School, a place burst with youth, vigor and passion, is located in Wudaoying Hutong, west of Lama Temple, Beijing, with a style consistent with the whole street. Although it is small and can only hold over 200 people, the place boasts a hot rock atmosphere. Many bands are very young, some of which are even from universities. With their youth, passion and vitality, every performance is just like a sea overflowing with youth and joy.

Address: Wudaoying Hutong, west of Lama Temple, Beijing 北京雍和宫西侧五道营胡同内