Friday February 5

Old School
Mural’s first big party in February is all about old school hip hop! DJs Trix and Allan bring some retro cool to the dancefloor with a fine selection of crowd-pleasing tunes. The heat is on! 10pm-2am, 100rmb including open bar (free entry and 20rmb standard drinks after 2am). Mural, 697 Yongjia Lu, near Hengshan Lu, 6433 5023.

Re:Ignition
DJs Choyce Kuts and Spenny ignites the party with a body-rocking mash-up set. 10pm-late, free entry. Email bookings@m1nt.com.cn for non members guest list. M1NT, 24/F, 318 Fuzhou Lu, near Shandong Lu, 6391 3191.

Student Night
80rmb open bar from 9pm to 1am – that’s exactly what makes for a perfect student night. Music is a combination of pop, disco, punk, rock, electro and hip hop. 9pm-late, 80rmb. Not Me, 21 Dongping Lu, near Wulumuqi Nan Lu, 6433 0760.

Maotronic
You know where to go when all the parties in town are over. DJs Razor, Dave K and Mia rock this after hour party with their minimal sound. 2am-dawn, 100rmb with one drink for guys, free for ladies. MAO, 6 Yueyang Lu, near Dongping Lu, 138 1609 5660.

Saturday February 6

Shanghai Ning Hip Hop Launch Party
Hip hop in Shanghainese dialect? Yes you heard us right! Two local hip hop groups Black New New and Double Poom are on the stage. Club G Plus, Xintiandi South Block Plaza, 5/F, House 7, Lane 123 Xingye Lu, 5386 8188.

Haiti Earthquake Benefit
Shanghai Ultra, Nat Alexander and other local DJs play at this charity party. All proceeds at the door go to Partners in Health and Zanmi Lasante, providers of emergency medical relief services to earthquake victims. 9.30pm-late, 50rmb. Not Me, 21 Dongping Lu, near Wulumuqi Nan Lu, 6433 0760.

Goth Party
Goth fans get together! DJs Ozone, MHP and Sacco dress in black and bring out the goth madness: goth metal, goth rock, industrial, EBM, dark dance, 4AD and more. 10pm-late, free entry. Dress code: black. Dada, 115 Xingfu Lu, near Fahuazhen Lu, 150 0018 2212.

International Beats: Wreck The Club
Anybody wanna hang out with high school kids who just finished their exams? The club will be wrecked indeed. DJ PJ Stevens and DJ Jamie Stobbs play electro all night. 10.30pm-late, 120rmb with open bar.

Most Wanted
DJs Spenny and Kamikaze mix up all genres of dance music on the decks. 10pm-late, free entry. Email bookings@m1nt.com.cn for non members guest list. M1NT, 24/F, 318 Fuzhou Lu, near Shandong Lu, 6391 3191.

Monday February 8

Mind Over Matter
Organize your team and join this weekly quiz night where you can meet some people and get some intellectual fun. The questions are mainly about general knowledge, music, movies and sports. The winning team gets 1,000rmb drink voucher. 9pm-late, free entry. British Bulldog, 1 Wulumuqi Nan Lu, near Dongping Lu, 6466 7878.

Tuesday February 9

Gentleman’s Tuesday
Free James Bond martinis for guys from 10pm to midnight. J's Club, 66 Yuyao Lu, near XiKang Lu, 5213 0707.

Wednesday February 10
 

The Single Malt Club
T8 Bar offers more than a dozen aged single malts for whisky lovers every Thursday. Order a glass of any single malt at the bar and you’ll get a membersip card of T8 Single Malt Club. Don’t miss it if you’re a lover of single malt whisky! T8 Bar, 1/F, Unit 8, Xintiandi North Block, Lane 181 Taicang Lu, near Madang Lu, 6355 8999.

Lipstick Jungle
This is where ladies drink, gossip and unwind after work every Wednesday, without interruption of the other sex. Free cocktails, sparkling wine and buffet for ladies from 7.30pm to 10pm. Entry for guys after 10pm. Lounge 18, 4/F, 18 Zhongshan Dong Yi Lu, near Nanjing Dong Lu, 6323 8399.

Thursday February 11
 

The People’s Republic of Chinatown
Find out how Norman Gosney and Amelia Kallman established the first burlesque club in Shanghai when their adventures in ‘the Pearl of the Orient’ unfold on the big screen. 7.30-11.30pm, 80rmb in advance, 100rmb at the door. Chinatown, 471 Zhapu Lu, near Haining Lu, 6258 2078.

After Work Liaison
Don’t know where to go after work? Mural offers a weekday deal that you simply can’t miss: 50rmb buys you free flow of draft beer from 7.30pm till 12.30am. Pay an extra 10rmb at the door and you will get a pizza, hamburger, sandwich or Hookah. DJ Allen plays old school hip hop, disco, 80’s and more. Mural, 697 Yongjia Lu, near Hengshan Lu, 6433 5023.