By Andrew Chin

Jan 10-15: Riverdance
What began as an interval performance for Eurovision has grown into a dance sensation. This celebration of traditional Irish music and dance returns to Shanghai as part of its 20th anniversary tour.
Jan 10-15, 7.15pm (with 2pm show on Sat), RMB80-850. Shanghai Grand Theater, 300 Renmin Da Dao, by Huangpi Bei Lu

Jan 13: Passengers

Mega-stars Chris Pratt (Guardians of the Galaxy) and Jennifer Lawrence (The Hunger Games) team up in this space drama about two people that wake up earlier than expected from their space pods.

Jan 13: Vieux Farka Touré
Often referred to as the 'Hendrix of the Sahara,' the acclaimed singer-songwriter-guitarist has carried on the tradition of his Grammy Award winning father Ali in terms of peddling the 'phantom blues' while serving as a cultural ambassador for Mali. Vieux makes his Shanghai debut as the latest headliner in the Split Works and Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Hall curated Contemporale series.
Jan 13, 7.45pm (doors open at 7pm), RMB80-180. Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Hall, 1380 Fuxing Zhong Lu, by Baoqing Lu

Jan 14: Diplo
From underground tastemaker (M.I.A., Hollertronix) to producer to the stars (Beyoncé, Bieber, Madonna), it’s been an astounding rise for the genre-hopping producer. Acclaimed equally for his electronic dancehall side group (Major Lazer) as he is for his super-duo Jack Ü with Skrillex, the Mad Decent figurehead has managed to achieve new levels of success without sacrificing his music cred.
Jan 14, 10.30pm-late, RMB280-380. MYST, 1123 Yanan Zhong Lu, by Fumin Lu

Jan 15: Metallica
The metal legends are returning to Shanghai for just the second time. They're in fine form with their latest disc, Hardwired... To Self Destruct topping the charts in over 20 countries and marking the group touching on its thrash metal roots.
Jan 15, 8pm, RMB480-1,980. Mercedes-Benz Arena, 1200 Shibo Da Dao, by Yaohua Lu.

Until Jan 15: Andy Warhol Shadows
The pop art originator has been feted numerous times in Shanghai these past few years, but Yuz Museum is offering a look at a different side of his work. Shadows collects Warhol’s works from 1978-79 when the artist was fascinated with creating silk-screened panels of shadows.
Until Jan 15, 10.30am-5.30pm. Yuz Museum, 35 Fenggu Lu, by Longteng Dadao.

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