I went to their Rock Charity Performance and I had a lot of fun! Everyone was telling me that the rock scene in China is virtually non-existent, so I went there expecting to watch some lame pop rock covers, but boy was I pleasantly surprised! Their metal bands were really good, and the punk bands were a whole lot of fun!
The crowd was composed of what seemed to be college students (and a number of them could speak English, so I was able to have a few short casual conversations here and there). They all do simultaneous headbanging while holding on to each other and bowing very low. I felt the urge to join in and was warmly welcomed. The moshing was fun but still friendly. I tripped over a fallen guy and almost fell over myself, but the nice Chinese boys caught me and helped me back up. Also be prepared to have your hand suddenly grabbed as you're made to join a high-speed version of "ring around the rosie" when the punk bands are playing.
The beer was cheap enough at 10 RMB per bottle. Wasn't able to try to food though since it doesn't look like a comfortable place to eat (the bar stools didn't have backs, so finding a place to dump my coat was also a problem).
Will definitely go back if I hear of another rock night coming on ^_^
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