13 Club 13俱乐部

Liu Lixin, metal guitarist (he plays in Junxiesuo – Armory) and former manager of Nameless Highland, opened this Wudaokou venue in late 2004, and with it, brought real rock back to the 'hood where it all began. Their sound system, according to one able-handed tech, is "the most powerful in town." Of course, our able-handed tech doesn't often make it out to Wudaokou. But a healthy number of Beijing's best live acts – and some mediocre midweek fill-ins – do. The sweat-soaked atmosphere comes complete with mugs of local draft beer and table football. The crowd is mostly made up of local headbangers, but there's usually at least one foreign guy moshing with his shirt off.