Weekend Live Music Roundup: Exile Parade to Play Beijing, Gallops Here on Sunday

We received the exciting news this week that British rockers Exile Parade are set to perform in Beijing on July 21. They'll play a show at Yugong Yishan before heading down to Shanghai to perform at the Zebra Festival a day later. They'll stop by Beijing one more time on July 26 to play Tango to mark football club Manchester City's visit to Beijing.

For the uninitiated, they've been favourably compared to Oasis in recent years and recently released their debut album. You can check out their Douban page here.

Still on the subject of Brit rock, this Sunday sees the arrival of Gallops in the capital as part of the UK Now series of events, before they toddle off to perform in Wuhan and Wuxi. You can find out more about the Welsh math rockers (they hate being called that, apparently) right here.

Before that, there's a regular dose of Djang San at Modernista tonight to get your weekend off and running. If you don't fancy that, there's a punk night over at MAO Livehouse.

Friday should be an interesting night. Not least at 2 Kolegas where the Street Kids Party will feature Tobias Patrick, Blackie and Yauman, with MC Chronmaster overseeing occurences. If you're not in the mood for a danceoff, there's always A Hard Day’s Night at Yugong Yishan for some prime cuts of rock.

Saturday sees the Battle of the Bands heat up at Yugong Yishan. The RMB 100,000 top prize is enough to keep it interesting in itself, but a special guest performance from Escape Plan might put this one over the top on your Saturday night. Or you could warm up for Gallops with a night of Britpop with Residence A at 2 Kolegas.

Did I mention that Gallops are at XP on Sunday as part of the UK Now tour? They're touted to be one of the 'next big things' out of Britain and should be well worth checking out.

Here's "Miami Spider" by the Gallops:

Enjoy your weekend, wherever it takes you.

JULY 12

Djang San

Electronic folk with Jean Sebastien of The Amazing Insurance Salesman. Free. 9.30pm. Modernista (136 9142 5744)

Blow on the Bottle!

A night of pop punk featuring Neverland, Beetle Bastion and CD Box. RMB 50, RMB 40 (advance). 8.30pm. MAO Livehouse (6402 5080)

JULY 13

A Hard Day’s Night

Rock Rhino & Wangwei, Spanish Mania, Vhr And Velvet Road combine to present the hottest international rock party around. RMB 80, RMB 60 (advance including CD). 8.30pm. Yugong Yishan (6404 2711)

Los Crashers and Kick Ass

A night of classic rock featuring young rockers nailing the classic sound. RMB 30. 9.30pm. Hot Cat Club (6400 7868)

Street Kids Party: Summer Heat

A night of dancing in the beer garden with a host of top Beijing DJs. RMB 50. 10pm. 2 Kolegas (8196 4820)

JULY 14

Residence A

Britpop from the Beijing stalwarts, supported by Nucleus and WHAI. RMB 50. 10pm. 2 Kolegas (135 5227 6845)

Battle of the Bands 2012

Tiger presents the Beijing 2012 edition of the biggest show on the Beijing rock calendar – with over 50 performances expected and a special guest performance from Escape Plan. A grand prize of RMB 100,000 awaits the victors. RMB 50, RMB 40 (advance). 8pm. Yugong Yishan (6404 2711)

Wanderlust

A farewell gig for Tianjin-based synth pop duo Wanderlust supported by Chen Shuo and Jia Huizhen. Free. 9.30pm. Hot Cat Club (6400 7868)

JULY 15

Gallops

Welsh math rockers play Beijing as part of the UK Now series. RMB 60, RMB 40 (students). 7pm. XP (6404 9947)