The 2012 International Jazz Week will be held at Changsha's Hunan Grand Theater from October 16-22. This festival, the largest of its kind ever in Changsha, will feature performances by a variety of musicians from around the world, including the Oran Etkin ... Read More>>
The Norwegian post-rock band Caves of Steel will perform at 46 Livehouse in Changsha on October 9. Deeply influenced by post-rock icons like Mogwai and Red Sparowes, the group's songs are quite diverse (and always heavy). In 2012, they released their newest ... Read More>>
Norwegian band Streifenjunko will perform with Kim Myhr at Changsha's Fuyou Club (蜉蝣酒吧) on October 5. Streifenjunko is a rare duo act composed of saxophonist Espen Reinertsen and trumpeter Eivin Lønning. Together they combine wild, eclectic ... Read More>>
Peter Piek, an independent artist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Germany, will perform at Freedom House on September 28. A graduate of the prestigious Leipzig Art Academy, Piek has exhibited his paintings throughout Europe, has performed as a ... Read More>>
British theatre group Idle Motion will perform "The Vanishing Horizon" at the Hunan Grand Theatre (湖南大剧院) from September 25-26. Formed in 2007 in Oxford and London, the group has already made a name for itself for its use of collective ... Read More>>
Get ready for a night of rock n' roll, 1950's style! Rolling Bowling, an up-and-coming Beijing rockabilly trio will perform at Freedom House in Changsha on September 14. Strictly speaking, the band's style is referred to as post-rock with "psychobilly ... Read More>>
The 2012 Orange Isle Music Festival will be held at the Orange Isle Beach Park in Changsha from September 8-9. Wangwei (王威), Namo (南无), Escape Plan (逃跑计划), Qu Wanting (曲婉婷) and Sodagreen (苏打绿) will perform on September 8, while Gaofeng (高峰), ... Read More>>
The German jazz trio Three Fall will perform at the Fuyou Day Fly Club in Changsha on August 31. The trio is made of Lutz Streun on the saxophone, bass and clarinet, Til Schneider on the trombone and Sebastian Winne on drums and percussion. The jazz ... Read More>>
An exhibition featuring paintings from Salvador Dali will be held at Changsha's Hunan New Millennium Center for Contemporary Art from August 25-29. The works come from a private collection by Italian collector Giorgio Spoto. Mr Spoto has painstakingly ... Read More>>
The Dong Chorus, a traditional choir composed of Dong minority members from Guizhou Province, will perform their unique folklore songs at Changsha’s Freedom House on August 11. The group has already existed for a staggering 2,500 years, originating ... Read More>>
Disney's stage show, "Disney Live", will be performed August 11-12 at the Hunan Grand Theater. Brought to Changsha by Field Entertainment, the show features a new staging of the original live Disney show. Sing along to familiar Disney songs, new ... Read More>>
On July 13, The Changsha Public Safety Bureau announced that all hotels, KTVs, and other businesses that provide Internet services in Changsha are now required to install Internet monitoring systems. Businesses that do not cooperate can be fined up to ... Read More>>
Beijing-based skateboard-punk band Larry's Pizza will perform at Changsha's Freedom House on July 22. The band was formed in October 2006 and brings a rock, skateboard-punk, melodic-punk, pop-punk style. The four man group features front man singer Andy ... Read More>>
British digital rock band Gallops will be playing at Freedom House in Changsha on July 18. Originally haling from North Wales, this band blends futuristic sounds with retro electronic beats into a skilful arrangement audiences adore. In a review, the BBC ... Read More>>
The Rockarchive 50 Years of Rock Photography Exhibition will be on display in Changsha from June 22-28. Displaying limited edition photos of 50 British rock artists, the touring exhibition offers visitors an immersive experience into the glamour of British ... Read More>>
On June 5, the Changsha authorities signed off on a deal to construct a 220-story, 838 metre tall skyscraper in Changsha. When complete, it will be the tallest skyscraper in the world, 50 stories taller than Dubai's Burj Khalifa. The building – which ... Read More>>
The Cédric Hanriot Trio will perform songs from their new album, French Stories, at Fuyou Club in Changsha on June 13. The band is composed of Cédric Hanriot on the piano, Bertrand Beruard on the bass and Jean-Baptiste Pinet on the drums. Last ... Read More>>
Australian punk band Heroes For Hire will perform at Freedom House in Changsha on June 13. The band was founded in 2006 and in 2008 they attended Australia's largest music festival, Soundwave performing alongside bands such as Paramore and Parkway Drive. In ... Read More>>
Quatuor Diotima, a string quartet based in Paris, will perform at the Hunan Theatre this May as part of the 2012 Festival Croisements. Featuring violinists Zhao Yunpeng and Guillaume Latour, violist Franck Chevalier and cellist Pierre Morlet, the quartet ... Read More>>
French harpist Agnès Clément is scheduled to perform at the Hunan Grand Theater in Changsha on May 18th. Although she is only 21 years old, she has already won numerous prizes including the First Prize of the 8th International Harp Competition ... Read More>>
Canadian Comedian Michel Lauzière is scheduled to perform at the Hunan Theatre in Changsha on April 30th. Lauzière is well-known for his unusual one man show and stand up routine in which he plays various homemade instruments made out of ... Read More>>
Australian indie-folk-pop boy/girl duo Agnes Kain is set to perform at Freedom House in Changsha on April 29th. The duo write unique and catchy tunes featuring a wide range of instruments including the violin, mandolin, piano, glockenspiel and acoustic ... Read More>>
Chinese rock band Snapline is set to perform at Freedom House in Changsha on April 28th. The band is touring across nine cities in China in support of their new album, named “Phenomena”. Getting there: ride bus No. 2, 6, 11, 12, 15, 128, 145, ... Read More>>
From April 1st onwards, Changsha will be introducing a new IC transport card. A deposit of 17 RMB is required for each card, which can be used on Changsha’s future metro system. To return your old card and exchange it for a new one, please visit one ... Read More>>