Thousands turned out at 751 D-Park in 798 for two sunny days of techno, house, electro, drum & bass and more at INTRO 2011. The ups: The good weather, some great music and a strong turnout on the Saturday. The downs: police restrictions on alcohol sales, and, at the smaller stages, thinner crowds on Sunday and sound issues (including engineers randomly turning the sound down). In spite of the drawbacks, INTRO ended on a high, with a series of strong sets on the main stage bringing the crowd together and sending us off into the night thinking that, even if it was hard getting hold of a beer, we're better off having festivals like this than no festivals at all.

The biggest event of the year in electronic music is upon us this weekend, with the third INTRO festival taking place amid the chimneys and industrial-chic of 751 D-Park in 798 this Saturday and Sunday (May 21-22). Organized by local label and DJ team Acupuncture Records, this is the biggest INTRO yet - 2009 and 2010 were only one-day events - and all going well this year should once again raise the bar and set a new standard for electronic music festivals in China. Catch up with our coverage so far here, here and here. And enter our ticket competition now!

UPDATE: In a change to the original plan, organizers Acupuncture Records have announced that May 21-22's INTRO 2011 electronic music festival has been moved to 751 D-Park in 798 Art District - the event will not take place at Tongzhou Canal Park as previously advertised.

Now that the first round of music festivals is over, let's switch off the rock and indie, put away the Converse, sailor shirts and Young Pioneer neckerchiefs, and get ready for the year's biggest electronic music event: INTRO 2011. INTRO celebrates three years as China’s largest electronic music festival on May 21-22 at 751 D-Park in 798 Art District (moved from originally planned Tongzhou Canal Park) - if you were at Strawberry over the weekend, you'll be an expert in finding your way there and back. We'll have full details on how to get there in the days leading up to the festival, but for now: Who's playing? And how can you get tickets?

Today's Talking Pints is dominated by an appeal to all of you to spend at least a bit of your Friday night getting down to Lantern helping out Miao Wong, a friend of the Beijinger who has contributed a huge amount to Beijing nightlife and now needs a bit of help to get over a serious illness.

Marketing-savvy Scottish independent brewer BrewDog is being officially launched in Beijing today, with an invite-only party taking place this afternoon. El Nido and Paradise CVS (the late-night booze supermarket along the road from Nearby the Tree) are the first bars to have it in stock. Can’t wait to try this (BrewDog was established sometime after my departure from sunny Scotland), though I’m told it’s not going to be cheap.