(13俱乐部, shí san jù lè bù) 13 Club gives off an industrial feel from the get-go. Despite the cold concrete, you end up feeling ensconced - cozy even - with the claustrophobic spaces, and with the cheap alcohol flowing you could even feel at home.

Billing themselves as "Beijing's Hottest Dive Bar & Live Music Venue", 2 Kolegas doesn't disappoint. With pool tables in the garden, bar service inside and out, and a stage occupied by anything new and interesting, you're in for a ramshackle and completely enjoyable night.

Beijing 798 Art Zone has become an art and entertainment park with many galleries, ateliers with later more commercial extentions of art item/fashion shops, bookstores, cafes and live music/event venues. Located in Dashanzi Area near Wangjing

Anlinong Resort is an Ecological Mongolian Village situated in Beijing's North West suburb of Shunyi.

Bye Bye Disco Bar is a courtyard bar, set up by the enterprising minds behind everything New Pants.

Beijing Chaoyang Park is a park located on the site of the former Prince's Palace in Beijing's Chaoyang District.

Chaoyang Sports Park is about 6km east of Tuanjiehu Subway Station (Line 10).

Club Obiwan is a 3-story dance club/bar done by 3 Germans, located at north west end of the houhai lake in the back lanes of north Xinjiekou area.

A small bar and performance venue tucked away in the hutongs in a centuries-old Confucian temple.

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.

Ditan Park, the Temple of Earth is a nice and quiet location north from Lama Temple (Star Live/Tango). The Festival area is close to the North Gate. Festivals such as Beijing Folk Festival or Max Star use to take place in there.

In this small brewery, half a world away from its origins, we craft beer by hand, using ingredients and inspiration divined from the East. Each glass reflects a rootless bastard child of global culture and traditions, a little piece of the expat brewers who have longed to enjoy meaningful and exciting beer with friends in this great culture.

Green Pavilion (绿地广场) is at the southern end of the National Olympic Sports Center.

Haidian Park (海淀公园; pinyin: Hǎidiàn Gōngyuán) is a city park located in the northwestern Haidian District of Beijing, China. It is 40 hectares in area, and is located at the northwest corner of the Wanquanhe Intersection of the Northwest Fourth Ring Road.

Hot Cat Club is a small, cozy bar and music venue nestled in the artistic haven of 46 Fangjia Hutong.

Situated at Jiugukou natural scenic area, 18kms north of Huairou District, Beijng Huaibei International Ski Resort is a full-service site with ski run, scenic spots, restaurants and lodging.

A quiet little courtyard venue rocks out almost every day with some of Beijing's best indie music.

Jiangjinjiu Bar (疆进酒吧) is a chilled, relaxed music venue where you can find some of the most interesting folk music flavors on China's menu today.

Jinglangdao Park is the site of the MIDI Festival 2011.

Mako Livehouse (麻雀瓦舍) is a mid-sized venue for live concerts and other events.

Pulling some of the hottest Chinese indie rock acts around, Mao Livehouse is one of the city's most popular live music venues. With its iconic logo and unforgettable rusted iron façade, Mao is a night you will not forget in a hurry.

At Chaoyang District Culture Center, Beijing's Nine Theater (9个剧场) is a collection of nine performance areas ranging in size.

A very small pit for punks, and it can hardly fit in 50 people. But it's kinda cool to have some punk music next to the red walls of the Forbidden City.

Peking University's concert hall holds regular music performances, concerts, stage plays and more in a three-story multi-stage facility with 2,167 seats, state-of-the-art av equipment, rehearsal room, meeting rooms a gallery and more.

Rooted in the eastern suburb of Tongzhou, the recently relocated club has always been a utopia for Beijing's experimental musicians, who hold regular avant-garde concerts, improvisational sessions and band rehearsals there.

Tucked behind the bustling Wudaoying Hutong, School Bar is the perfect place for those looking for an indie nightclub in this city.

(Previously Star Live.) Feeling a little bit like a factory warehouse, this venue is functional and sparse, but that means it doesn't rely on any of the charm of your local dive and delivers a great show every time.

Temple (坛) is tucked away in a compound greeted with Chinese arches. It's a little hard to find, but once you're inside, you're tucked in a world of laid-back attitude and hopping music.

The One Club is an outpost for music and performance in the east of Beijing.

Tiny Salt Cafe is a small performance space in the SOHO Shangdu complex in Chaoyang.

The venue for Modern Sky's annual Strawberry Music Festival.

This tiny hutong venue is a huge move for Beijing's jazz scene.

Wanmu Binhe Park is located in Fangshan District and is home to the Music Funhill Festival 2010.

Yugong Yishan (愚公移山) is one of Beijing's top live music venues, pulling both high-profile Chinese indie rock bands as well as cutting-edge foreign bands. With its ex-cinema opulence and second-floor "VIP" room, its status is well earned.