D-22
D-22 is now CLOSED
D-22, "The Home of China's Underground" does not disappoint. Set in from the main road and almost missable, it looks like a dive from the outside but does not disappoint inside. Blasting the latest in student and experimental rock and punk, this is a venue not to pass over.
Upcoming Gigs:
District : Haidian
242 Chengfu Lu 海淀区成府路242号
+86 10 6265 3177
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Funded and founded by an American who likes to play with his money, D-22 may be losing money every month but it is gaining in popularity. Situated right in the student area of Beijing, it has made itself known with University Wednesdays, offering up the newest, freshest sounds from Beijing's college bands. It's a venue best known for its punk rock roots, with mainstays such as the widely known punk rockers Carsick Cars and Joyside calling D-22 home, but turn up on any day of the week and you will could catch anything from experimental flautists and acoustic singer-songwriters to thrashing rockers and Ramones-esque wannabes.
D-22 is a tiny venue, skinny and sticky and looks like someone has hollowed out their apartment to allow the local pub rock bands a place to jam. There's no backstage, meaning you can meet any of the bands you want to, and with a beautiful view upstairs and very comfortable couches, you can remain as seen or unseen as you desire. The drinks are reasonable priced, the bands are always hot and rocking, and if you don't like the scene, 13 Club is just down the road.
Opening Times:
Daily 8pm-2am
Directions:
242 Chengfu Lu
海淀区成府路242号
NEW DIRECTIONS!
Since Line 4 was established, there has been a much easier way to get to D-22. Get out at East Gate of Peking University (北京大学东门) exit C (south-east exit) and head east on Chengfu Lu. D-22 is a 5-10 minute walk, depending on your speed. Below are the directions from Line 13's Wudaokou, the traditional method of arrival at D-22.
From 五道口 Wudaokou Station, get out at exit A (north exit) and head west on Chengfu Lu. After you pass Zhongguancun Dongjie (a major intersection), continue west. You will see the Microsoft and Google buildings on the opposite side of the road. When you see 13 Club, keep walking, and you will not see it until you think you've gone too far. It looks like a bar, and will probably look closed, but watch for the student hipsters and they'll lead the way.
http://www.d-22.cn/
charles@d22beijing.com
Past Gigs:
Fri 13th Jan @ "Mohanik" (with Mohanik)
Tue 10th Jan @ "'Maybe the Last' Zoomin' Night" (with Chui Wan, Paper Tiger Jamboree, Zhang Shouwang, Little Red & Tiny Red, Birdstriking, Soviet Pop, Skip Skip Ben Ben)
Sat 7th Jan @ "Residence A + You Xi" (with Residence A, You Xi)
2012-01-06 @ "The Bedstars + more" (with The Bedstars, Reloadz, Trouble Trouble)
2012-01-05 @ "Jazz Night: Terry Hsieh Collective" (with Terry Hsieh Collective)
2012-01-03 @ "Zoomin' Night: Deadly Cradle Death" (with Deadly Cradle Death, Little Red & Tiny Red)
2012-01-01 @ "Glow Curve + more" (with Streets Kill Strange Animals, Me Too, Glow Curve)
2011-12-31 @ "New Years Eve Party!" (with Carsick Cars, Ourself Beside Me, PK14)
2011-12-30 @ "New Years Eve Eve Party" (with Gar, Snapline, AV Okubo)
2011-12-29 @ "Psychoney Night" (with 1/2 Korean, Birdstriking, Skip Skip Ben Ben, Chui Wan)
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2011-12-28 @ "University Night" (with First Medal, Iron Thorns)
2011-12-27 @ "Zoomin' Night" (with Lu Xin Pei, Soviet Pop, Deadly Cradle Death, Cloud Choir)
2011-12-25 @ "Christmas Day Folk Night" (with Fuzzy Mood, The Randy Abel Stable, Liu Yusi, Wanderlust)
2011-12-24 @ "Christmas Eve at D-22" (with Hedgehog, Mr. Graceless, White+)
2011-12-23 @ "Christmas Eve Eve Party" (with Dirty Seed, The Bedstars, The Syringe, You Xi)
2011-12-21 @ "Christmas Pre-Party" (with Beetle Bastion)
2011-12-20 @ "Zoomin' Night" (with Paper Tiger Jamboree, Little Red & Tiny Red)
2011-12-18 @ "Folk Night" (with Blaque and Blunt, Da Yang)
2011-12-17 @ "Duck Fight Goose Album Launch" (with Duck Fight Goose, Soviet Pop, Chui Wan)
2011-12-16 @ "Shochu Legion +more" (with Shochu Legion)
2011-12-15 @ "Trouble Trouble" (with Trouble Trouble, Temper Tantrum)
2011-12-14 @ "Emitter + more" (with The King's Gun, Emitter, Orion)
2011-12-13 @ "Zoomin' Night: Alpine Decline" (with Chui Wan, Alpine Decline)
2011-12-10 @ "Mini Train Heart" (with Streets Kill Strange Animals, Mini Train Heart)
2011-12-09 @ "Summer Sunshine + more" (with Pork, Summer Sunshine, You Xi)
2011-12-08 @ "Lazy Camels + more" (with Fa Tiao Ka Mu Suo, Unionbunny, Lazy Camels)
2011-12-06 @ "Zoomin' Night" (with Li Jianhong)
2011-12-04 @ "Blaque & Blunt" (with Blaque and Blunt)
2011-12-03 @ "Devils at the Crossroads + more" (with Red Pirates, Flaming Heat, The Power Powder, Devils at the Crossroad)
2011-12-02 @ "Boys Climbing Ropes" (with Me Too, Boys Climbing Ropes, X is Y, Streets Kill Strange Animals)
2011-12-01 @ "Fuzzy Mood" (with Fuzzy Mood, Little Fast Hand, The King's Gun)
2011-11-30 @ "University Night" (with NeverLand, Dream Garden, David's Trap)
2011-11-29 @ "Zoomin' Night" (with Dead Sea)
2011-11-27 @ "Time Capsule" (with Time Capsule)
2011-11-26 @ "Punk Night" (with Gum Bleed, The Unsafe, Shochu Legion, Discord)
2011-11-25 @ "Fuzzy Mood" (with Fuzzy Mood)
2011-11-24 @ "Anye Beige" (with Anye Beige)
2011-11-23 @ "University Night" (with Electronic Watch)
2011-11-22 @ "Zoomin' Night: Amen Dunes" (with Chui Wan, Amen Dunes)
2011-11-20 @ "Folk Night" (with Liu Yusi, Ring Road Ramblers)
2011-11-19 @ "Friend or Foe" (with Perpetual Motion Machine, Deadly Cradle Death, Friend or Foe, Yan Tiao)
2011-11-18 @ "The Bedstars + more" (with The Syringe, The Bedstars)
2011-11-17 @ "The Gray + Crappy Tobacco" (with Gray, Crappy Tobacco)
2011-11-16 @ "University Night" (with Greenequation, First Medal)
2011-11-15 @ "Zoomin' Night" (with Soviet Pop, Deadly Cradle Death)
2011-11-13 @ "Folk Night: K-Nein" (with Blaque and Blunt, K-Nein)
2011-11-12 @ "pangbianr.com Presents: Alpine Decline" (with Reykjavictim, Alpine Decline, Streets Kill Strange Animals, Mr Ray)
2011-11-11 @ "Residence A + more" (with Yes No Break, Residence A, Flaming Heat)
2011-11-10 @ "Electro Night" (with DC Bros)
2011-11-09 @ "University Night" (with My September, Anye Beige)
2011-11-08 @ "Zoomin' Night: Yan Yulong" (with Yan Yulong)
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