Another weekend, another chance to check out Beijing's brilliant live music scene. Whether you're after music from all over the globe, or something closer to home, take a look at our picks of the best gigs going down this Golden Week holiday.

Jackson Lee & BB Deng Birthday Bash

Lantern , Fri 06 Oct

Lantern regulars Jackson Lee and BB Deng lead birthday celebrations this Friday night with special guest producer and DJ Charnaux from Germany. They're joined by Jonas Rasch and Weng Weng in Room One, while Huang Weiwei, Eric Lee, Bleu and Hamoudeh play in Room Two.

Javiera Mena

Yugong Yishan (愚公移山) , 3-2 Zhangzizhong LuSun 08 Oct

Since her debut, Chilean singer-songwriter Javiera Mena has released four albums considered by international press and music-lovers alike to be essential gems of electro-pop music. In 2015, Mena was nominated for Best Alternative Song at the Latin Grammy awards for her third studio album Otra Era. She's joined on Sunday night by UK DJ Justin Culkin aka Juhstynn at Yugong Yishan.