What's Happening: The Most Important Dates in August

Kipp Whittaker | Jul 30, 2014 1:00 pm | Add a comment | 2264 reads

What's Happening is a regular feature in the Beijinger magazine of the hottest upcoming events in the month to come ...

Aug 2
BYE BYE DISCO SIX YEAR ANNIVERSARY 
Get over to Dada and join Beijing’s disco queen DJ Pei as she celebrates six years of glitz and sleaze with fellow DJs Kaize, Tobias Wacker, PFAC, and Syoko. With free condoms for Qixi love birds.

Aug 14
ELLIE GOULDING
With soprano vox somewhere between Freddie Mercury and Bjork, she has won numerous awards, collaborated with Skrillex and performed at the royal wedding reception of William and Catherine. Catch her capital premiere at Beijing Exhibition Theater.

Aug 16
DADA BEIJING TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY 
After two years of kicking Beijing’s youth counter culture in the arse, it’s time to celebrate this venue’s natural ability for pumping out the freshest electronic music year after year.

Aug 22
MOCHIPET
This mother funking son of a glitch will keep you spinning till the roosters call. A collaborator to some huge names, don’t get too close to the American though, this furry pet has some dangerous bite.

Images: Courtesy of the organizers