Tonight it's Neon Party at Perry's, tickets from ¥98. Free tonight: La Barra 22:00–midnight, Le Baron 22:30–midnight with free drinks, Candyshop 22:30–midnight and one more — sign up in the WeChat mini-app (THE LIST SH) with code GL2NITE.
A night for international students from every university in Shanghai.
Pay by card. 18+. Your ticket is a QR code on your phone.
Updated Sat 3 Oct, 18:00 Shanghai time
Sign up in the mini-app and be through the door before the cut-off.
Takes a minute on WeChat. Do it before you head out.
Scan inside WeChat only — open WeChat, tap + then Scan, or long-press the code in a WeChat chat. Your phone's camera app won't read it.You’re in WeChat: press and hold the code, then tap Open Mini Program (识别小程序码).
Each one shows the time you need to arrive by.
Scan the code with WeChat's own scanner, or search THE LIST SH under mini programs.Press and hold the code above and tap Open Mini Program. Pick the night and enter GL2NITE. Do it before you head out.
Give your name at the door. You're in free, plus whatever drinks deal is on that night.
Afterparties go up here the day they're confirmed — usually from 02:00.
Your own space and someone bringing the drinks. Message us on Instagram (@guestlist.shanghai) with the club, the night and how many of you there are, and we come back with the options and the minimum spend. A deposit holds your table. On the night you order drinks up to the table's minimum spend, and the deposit is returned the next day.
Club nights are posted the day the club confirms them.
Every deal on this page comes from the club itself and goes up the day it's confirmed.
Open the Tonight page (the home page) on the night. It shows which clubs are free and until when, who's playing, any drink deals, and the parties we sell tickets for. Pick one, copy the address and go.
On some nights a club lets people in free if they arrive before a certain time. Sign up for that night on THE LIST SH, the WeChat mini-app, and enter the code GL2NITE, then arrive before free entry ends with your ID. Any welcome shots or drink deals that night come with it.
For free entry, yes: sign up on THE LIST SH, the WeChat mini-app, with the code GL2NITE and your name goes on the list. Do it before you head out; the window closes at the time shown on the night. For a table, just ask us and we'll put it under your name.
WeChat is the easiest way, and you'll want it in Shanghai anyway for paying and taxis. If you can't sign up, message us before the night and we'll try to get your name on the list.
Tell us the club, the night and how many of you there are. We'll confirm the table and its minimum spend, and you pay a deposit to hold it. On the night you order drinks up to the minimum, and you get the deposit back the next day.
Private nights put on by us or by promoters. You pay by card here, or on WeChat through the promoter who sent you. Your ticket is a QR code on your phone. No refunds. If an event is cancelled, you get your money back automatically.
No. Door staff and bartenders are used to foreigners. For taxis, copy the address from the club page and show the driver the Chinese.
Your passport, a phone with WeChat Pay or Alipay set up (both work with foreign cards now), and whatever the club's dress code asks for — it's on the club page where we have it.
Nights are posted the day the club confirms them. The time at the top of the page shows when it was last updated.
Guestlist Shanghai is a guide to Shanghai's clubs for people who are here for a few nights. We get the door deals straight from the clubs and their promoters, show which places are free, charging cover or closed each night, and get you on the free list through THE LIST SH, the WeChat mini-app,. We also book tables at the same clubs and sell tickets to a few private events.
Running a night in Shanghai? Get it on here: hello@guestlistshanghai.com
Over 18s only. An independent guide, not affiliated with the venues unless stated. No refunds. If an event is cancelled, you get your money back automatically.