Shit To Do This Week in Mexico City

Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Coyoacán

TODAY 12:00 PM • See Website

“Noon kickoff in a concrete UNESCO bowl. Bring sunscreen and a functioning larynx.”

Foro La Gruta, Centro Cultural Helénico, Other

TODAY 6:00 PM • $214 MXN

“Seventy minutes of B-movie chaos staged live. Nobody is safe, including you.”

Casa Guillermo Tovar de Teresa, Roma Norte

TMRW 11:00 AM • FREE

“A dead historian's Roma mansion, left exactly as he hoarded it. Free, open Mondays.”

Foro La Gruta, Centro Cultural Helénico, Other

TMRW 8:00 PM • $261 MXN

“A Monday-night play with fourteen actors. Your week starts weird on purpose.”

Cineteca Nacional Chapultepec, Other

TUE 12:00 PM • FREE

“Cuban movie posters that beat the actual movies. Wildly good graphic design.”

Foro Shakespeare, Condesa

TUE 8:00 PM • $350 MXN

“Genesis, retold by one person in a Condesa theater. Louder than you'd expect.”

Museo Universitario del Chopo, Other

WED 11:00 AM • FREE

“Guatemalan performance art about violence and power. Wednesdays are free. Go early.”

Bardo Speakeasy, Condesa

WED 8:00 PM • $200 MXN

“English stand-up behind a mirror door in Condesa. Expats and locals, all bombing bilingually.”

Circo Volador, Other

THU 8:00 PM • See Website

“Finnish melodic death metal. Growling about swamps has never sounded prettier.”

Pepsi Center WTC, Other

THU 9:00 PM • $1191+ MXN

“Sweden's messiest pop star, back with new album Estrus. Cool girls cry too.”

Arena México, Doctores

FRI 8:30 PM • See Website

“Masked men throwing each other off ropes. Bring pesos, lose your voice.”

Embarcadero Cuemanco, Xochimilco

FRI 9:00 PM • $750 MXN

“Ride a trajinera through the canals at 9pm while 50 actors scream about a drowned woman.”

Auditorio Nacional, Polanco

SAT 7:30 PM • From $434 MXN

“Mozart biopic on a giant screen with a live orchestra and choir. Salieri still seething.”

Teatro Metropólitan, Centro Histórico

SAT 8:30 PM • See Website

“Masked surf-rock lunatics who've been shredding since the 90s. No lyrics, no mercy.”

Arena México, Doctores

SUN 5:00 PM • See Website

“Masked men fly off ropes while abuelitas scream insults. Sunday well spent.”

Foro Indie Rocks! Sala B, Roma Norte

SUN 7:00 PM • $700 MXN

“Existentialist rap in a tiny Roma Norte room. Bring your unresolved issues.”