Cry yourselves a river, because over the weekend it was announced that both Beijing and Shanghai Oasis concerts have been canceled indefinitely. Ticket sales for the April 3 and 5 shows were put to a halt on Feb 28, according to Jinghua.cn, and tickets which have already been sold will be refunded.

Reasons for the cancelation are still TBD, but rumors have it that it had something to do with an "internal company issue."

For details on how to get a refund for your tickets, stay tuned to www.emma.cn. And keep on The Beijinger blog for our pre-cancelation interview with the band!

More to come...

Update: Despite an earlier announcement, looks like the tickets to see Oasis in Beijing are still in the "booking available" stage, though Shanghai tickets are available. You can pre-book the Beijing tickets and they'll call you when they become available - which according to the guy on the phone, should be sometime in the next week. According to one source, all the RMB 200 tickets have already been booked.

As part of their Dig Out Your Soul World Tour, Oasis will be playing three shows in China. Tickets to the Beijing show (Apr 3 at the Capital Gymnasium) were supposed to go on sale at 9am this morning but are still only able to be "pre-booked". Tickets can be booked through Emma/Ticketmaster and prices range from RMB 200-1,600. You can call the ticketing hotline on 400 707 9999. More details here.

--Exclusive Interview with Organizer, Michael Vonplon

Switch back ten years ago and you’ll find the roots of this weekend’s SWITCH ON touring event. The cross-cultural event linking Swiss and Chinese electronic artists kicked off last Friday in Shanghai, gathering together more than 350 clubbers. The tour arrives in Beijing this Friday night at Tango with BaiCai’s special guest, Luciano, founder of Cadenza Records. The outstanding DJ and prolific producer is headlining the two-story extravaganza that will run between Mango and Tango’s main floor. On Saturday night the tour closes at White Rabbit with a notable line-up of live acts, visual artists, and DJs.

DJ Qbert did not come last week. That was not that cool for hip-hop heads but there’s good news this week in the form of the latest act to hit town. DJ Babu is the world renowned DJ and producer for Dilated Peoples, but that’s not all. He used to be part of the best DJ battle team ever –the Beatjunkies –and is part of the Likwit Junkies with Defari, as well as being a DJ in his own right. We caught up with him before his show at Block 8 on Saturday (Dec 13) to get the lowdown.

the Beijinger:What inspired you to start DJing?

DJ Babu: I was very inspired by the explosion of hip hop culture in 1984, at first I was trying to be a b-boy but much later found I had a fondness for DJing, hearing rap groups who had prominent DJs was also very influential; groups like EPMD who had DJ Scratch, Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, Gangstarr with DJ Premier, the list goes on.

Update: Ticket prices for the Kylie Minogue show have been announced. RMB 280-1,680. VIP 1,980 and VVIP 2,580. Keen fans can leave their contact details with either piao.com or mypiao.com and they'll call you when tickets become available.

We've just got confirmation that Kylie Minogue will be performing in Beijing in December. The date of the concert (Dec 1) had been set long ago, but organizers held back until last week to announce the venue and ticket prices. Unfortunately, the morning after they announced these details, they quickly retracted them. The pop princess was to follow in Avril Lavigne's footsteps and perform at the Wukesong Indoor Basketball Stadium. However, it seems that the managers of the venue were worried that the chaos that marred the Avril Lavigne concert earlier this month might be repeated and decided to pull the plug on the event.

Today we just received word that the concert will now go ahead on the same date (Dec 1) at the Workers' Gymnasium -  the same venue that Kanye West will be performing at this Saturday. Still no information on when tickets to the Beijing show go on sale, but you can check this site or call 6585 5755 for more information. Tickets to Kylie's show in Shanghai on Nov 29 went on sale last Friday.