A social club may be a group of people or the place where they meet, generally formed around a common interest, occupation, or activity.

This Saturday, we’re hosting our first social gathering at Zarah, a beautifully renovated old Beijing style courtyard house, to kick start a series of parties being organised over the coming months.

On September 8th, we’ll be doing our first party party in the capital and bringing two of our all-time favourites, JD Twitch and JG Wilkes (aka Optimo) over from Glasgow to play at Dada Beijing. The 算盘 (suànpán) social is the first chance for us to show what we're about and give a taste of some of the sounds you can expect from some of our future parties, tailored perfectly for a Saturday afternoon-evening in Zarah.

We’ll be exploring the more ‘eclectic’ side of our musical tastes and inviting some friends along to do the same. Some familiar faces from the Beijing bar and club scene will be joining residents Tanner and Juhstynn, and we’ll be asking them to dig a bit deeper and play some of the stuff they might not usually get a chance to play. Our guest selectors are Boflex, Migas Music Man and Dim Sum Disco extraordinaire, PopCity Inc.’s finest DJ Watermelon, and Chloe from the effervescent Club Paradise crew.

There will also be a barbeque fired up with plenty of meat and vegetarian options available, and some very nice drinks offers courtesy of Zarah to keep you ‘hydrated’ through the day.