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Upcoming student events at The Rocket in 2020.
A warm welcome to our new students, and welcome back to our existing students!
We have lots going on this term, here’s a quick rundown…
We have our big Welcome Party for new and existing students on Friday 30 January.
Alongside this we have quizzes, karaoke and Frat Party events lined up for you, see the info below!
We are delighted to hold the London Anime Convention again this February (14-16th), click the link for more information and tickets.
For all of the latest information, as usual check our Facebook and Twitter!
Freshers Fortnight 2019!
London Met’s Freshers’ activity starts on Monday 23 September 2019. We have an incredible package ready for all you lucky new starters, and returning students too.
There are two weeks of amazing events and entertainment, followed by a huge closing party on Friday 11 October, the ‘Freshers’ Premiere’. There are events of all kinds, and for all tastes 🙂
Collect your free Freshers’ Fortnight Wristband from staff in ‘The Rocket’ venue at Holloway campus, which gets you free entry to Freshers’ social events at London Met.
We also hold two great Freshers’ Fairs at our Holloway campus (Thursday 3 October) and Aldgate campus (Friday 4 October), for you to learn all about uni and get some great deals and freebies.
The best place to get most up-to-date information is by following our London Met Events Facebook page and our @londonmetevents Twitter feed.
Our two Freshers’ Fairs are held at the two campuses… in Holloway campus on Thursday 4 October (held in The Great Hall), and at Aldgate campus on Friday 5 October (at The Wash Houses, 11am – 3pm).
Make sure you don’t miss out on the Freshers’ Premiere… it’s the biggest event during the start of year festivities, and is always a sellout! You have to buy a ticket for this one, but they are super cheap and students can buy two guest tickets too. For ticket link and more information visit our Facebook, details below.
All the most up-to-date info will be on our Facebook and Twitter… we regularly post content about uni life and what’s on, so give us a follow, say hello and keep in touch!
Use the hashtag #londonmetfreshers when posting to get featured and maybe win prizes!
See you in September!
The Rocket and @LondonMetEvents team
London Met Freshers’ 2018
London Met’s freshers’ activity starts on Monday 24 September 2018. We have an incredible package ready for all you lucky new starters.
There are two weeks of amazing events and entertainment, followed by a huge closing party on Friday 12 October, the ‘Freshers’ Finale’. There are events of all kinds, and for all tastes 🙂
We also hold two great Freshers’ Fairs at our Holloway and Aldgate campuses, for you to learn all about uni and get some great deals and freebies.
The best place to get most up-to-date information is by following our Facebook page and our @londonmetevents Twitter feed.
Our two Freshers’ Fairs are held in Aldgate campus on Wednesday 3 October (at The Wash Houses, 11am – 3pm), and at Holloway campus on Thursday 4 October (held in The Great Hall and The Rocket).
Most events are free for Freshers, you can get a free entry wristband from our student venue The Rocket, or from our events team at enrolment around the different campuses.
Make sure you don’t miss out of the Freshers’ Finale… it’s the biggest event during the start of year festivities, and is always a sellout! You have to buy a ticket for this one, but they are super cheap and students can buy two guest tickets too.
All the most up-to-date info will be on our Facebook and Twitter… we regularly post content about uni life and what’s on, so give us a follow, say hello and keep in touch!
Use the hashtag #londonmetfreshers when posting to get featured and maybe win prizes!
See you in September!
Freshers 2017 at London Met
London Met’s freshers activity starts on Monday 25 September 2017.
There are two weeks of amazing events and entertainment, followed by a huge closing party on Friday 13 October, the ‘Freshers’ Finale’. We also hold two Freshers’ Fairs at Holloway and Aldgate campus. There are events of all kinds and for all tastes, see the events calendar below:
Our two Freshers’ Fairs are held in Holloway campus on Thursday 6 October (held in The Great Hall and The Rocket building), and in Aldgate campus on Friday 13 October (at The Wash Houses).
Most events are free for Freshers, you can get a free entry wristband from our student venue The Rocket, or from our events team at enrolment around the different campuses.
All the most up to date info will be on our Facebook and Twitter, so say hello and keep in touch!
Look out for the hashtag #londonmetfreshers for all the photos and latest event info, and use it yourself when posting any photos! .
London Met Freshers’ 2016 starts Monday 26 September
London Met’s Freshers’ activity starts on Monday 26 September.
There are two weeks of amazing events and entertainment, followed by a huge Freshers’ closing party on Friday 14 October.
Freshers’ Fairs are in Aldgate campus on Tuesday 4 October, and in Holloway campus on Thursday 6 October.
Most events are free for Freshers, you can get a free entry wristband from our student venue The Rocket, or from our events team at enrolment around the different campuses.
All the most up to date info will be on our facebook and twitter, say hello and keep in touch!
#londonmetfreshers
Freshers Fortnight Official Line Up
It’s finally here! The official #LondonMetFreshers line up is being announced today, and we have a full fortnight of entertainment for you starting on Monday 21st September until Friday 2nd October. As well as the huge Freshers Welcome Party to look forward to on Friday 9th October (more information on this to follow soon!)
London Met Presents Freshers 2015
Week 1
Follow this link for the first week of daytime events, and follow this link for the first week of evening events.
Freshers Week One Daytime
Monday 21st September
Daytime
What? Game For Free
Every day this week we will have movies on the large screen in The Back Room, huge board games and pool, all for free!
Where? The Rocket, 8.30am-11pm
How much? Free entry for everyone!
Evening
What? Creative Cocktails
Create your own cocktail by choosing your cocktail (or mocktail) ingredients, we make it up for you, and you give it any name you want! Prices are £4 per cocktail or 2 for £7. The bar staffs’ favourite cocktail name wins a prize!
Where? The Rocket Complex, 2pm-11pm
How much? Entry to the venue is free for everyone!
Tuesday 22nd September
Daytime
What? Plane Silly
As well as free games all day in The Rocket, we will be holding a paper plane competition. Come down and show us your personal best paper airplane! We’ll be running regular competitions and the maker of the plane that flies the furthest wins a free lunch and a pint!
Where? The Rocket Complex, 11.30am – 2.30pm
How much? Free entry for everyone!
Evening
What? Universally Challenged
Bring your smartest mates (or if you can’t trust them, come on your own!) for our pub quiz with a difference. We will be incorporating all of your favourite TV quiz shows into this exciting new quiz night! Expect The Weakest Link, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, University Challenge and more! Cash prize for the winning team, bar tab for the runner up!
Where? The Rocket Complex, 7pm – 11pm
How much? Entry for the quiz is £1 per person, but entry to the venue is free for everyone!
Wednesday 23rd September
Daytime
What? Llama Pinata
Feeling stressed? Or just fancy winning some free sweets? Come and have a go at breaking our Llama Pinatas.
Where? The Rocket Complex, 11.30am-3.30pm
How much? Free entry for everyone!
Evening
What? GOODBYE SUMMER, HELLO UNI!
It’s the FIRST BIG PARTY of Freshers, and we’re saying goodbye to Summer with a sunny Beach Party. Come in your finest summer attire, and expect a free BBQ, tropical courtyard, bucket cocktails and the best summer tunes all night. We’re even throwing in some fire performers!
Where? The Rocket Complex, 9pm-3am
How much? From 9pm, price of entry will be £3 MetCard, £4 Student, £5 Guest or FREE with Freshers Wristband. Price includes FREE BBQ!
Freshers Week One Evening
Thursday 24th September
Daytime
What? Circus School
Come to LMU Circus School, where clowning around is encouraged, and you can graduate in plate spinning! Fancy learning how to juggle, tightrope walk, spin plates, unicycle or walk on stilts? Today is the day, with our circus skills workshop.
Where? The Rocket Complex and Courtyard, 12pm-4pm
How much? Free entry for everyone!
Evening
What? Student Union presents ‘Speed Meet’, followed by Rocket Karaoke Disco
The Student Union will be holding a speed meet in the Rocket bar from 6pm-8pm, then we will be hosting a fantastically glamorous karaoke night for you to sing your heart out. Free drink for everyone that sings! Then when you’ve all finished singing, we’ll have a Disco DJ and dancing until late!
Where? The Rocket Complex, Speed Meet 6pm-8pm and Karaoke Disco 8pm-2am
How much? From 8pm, price of entry will be £1 MetCard, £2 Student, £3 Guest or FREE entry with Freshers Wristband.
Friday 25th September
Daytime
What? Do You DJ?
Bring your mates and show us your finest set (up to 25mins maximum). Our judges will choose 1 DJ to play a 2 hour set at one of our future nights at The Rocket, as well as winning a bar tab and pair of amazing Sennheiser HD25 DJ headphones! All genres accepted.
We will be setting up a dance floor and lights for anyone who fancies coming down for anyone who can’t DJ, but fancies a daytime party!
Sign up by emailing entertainment@londonmet.ac.uk and send us some of your mixes, we will be in touch if you’re successful!
Where? The Rocket Complex, 1pm-5pm. Winner announced at 5.30pm.
How much? Free entry for everyone!
Evening
What? #RocketLive
We’ll be having a pre-party from 5pm-8pm with £2.50 spirit and mixers and £2 pints and DJs. We will then be hosting a night filled with live music from 8pm until 11.30pm, then hours of the best indie, electro, dance and classics.
Where? The Rocket Complex, 5pm-3am (bands start at 8pm)
How much? From 8pm, the price of entry will be £3 MetCard, £4 Student, £5 Guest or FREE with Freshers Wristband!
Week 2
Follow this link for the second week of daytime events, and follow this link for the second week of evening events.
Freshers Week Two Daytime
Monday 28th September
Daytime
What? Free Welcome Back BBQ
We’re hosting a FREE BBQ for all new and returning students (while stocks last!)
Where? The Rocket Complex in the Courtyard, 12pm-3pm
How much? Free entry for everyone!
Evening
What? Back 2 School
Welcome back drinks with 2-4-1 cocktails, games and all the best old school anthems.
Where? The Rocket Complex, 3pm-11pm
How much? Free entry for everyone!
Tuesday 29th September
Daytime
What?: Aldgate Hub Freshers Fair AND Design Your Cake and Eat It Too
Aldgate Hub Freshers Fair will be taking place from 11am-3pm in The Wash Houses, Calcutta House. Freshers Fair is your chance to be given more free stuff than you carry, sign up to all societies London Met has to offer, and generally get to know about uni and the surrounding area. All new and returning students are welcome!
In The Rocket, We’ll be providing free cakes (and maybe even a free cup of tea or two) as well as loads of icing and cake decorations for you to make your own cake, we’ll even let you eat it too.
Where? The Rocket Complex, 12pm-3pm
How much? Free entry for everyone!
Evening
What? Met’s Got Talent
Get on stage from 8pm and show us your talent, London Met! it can be anything from singing, dancing, a dog show or you just being able to make your eyebrows dance. Sign up by emailing entertainment@londonmet.ac.uk explaining your talent, and sending and photos or videos of you doing your talent would be great!
We’ll also host a pre party from 5pm with £2.50 spirit and mixers and £2 pints and DJs!
Where? The Rocket Complex, 5pm-1am
How much? Free entry for everyone!
Wednesday 30th September
Daytime
What? LMU Annual Sports Day
Dig out your old P.E kit and come and join us for an old fashioned fun filled sports day. We will have loads of races including the egg and spoon, 3 legged, wheel barrow and even a relay throughout the uni. The winners will get prizes and medals, but remember, it’s all about the taking part.
Where? The Rocket Complex and Courtyard, 12pm-4pm
How much? Free entry for everyone!
Evening
What? FRAT PARTY!
After a fun day filled sports day, we will be having a huge sports themed party in the evening. There will be free beer pong, red cups, fun sports games on stage and all the best student and chart tunes! Come in your favourite sporting gear, or if you’re not a sports fan, come in your finest geek attire.
Where? The Rocket Complex, 9pm-3am
How much? From 9pm, price of entry will be £3 MetCard, £4 Student, £5 Guest or FREE with Freshers Wristband. Price includes free beer pong until 10pm.
Freshers Week Two Evening
Thursday 1st October
Daytime
What? Freshers Fair
Freshers Fair is your chance to be given more free stuff than you carry, sign up to any and all societies London Met has to offer, and generally get to know about uni and the surrounding area. All new and returning students are welcome, but get there early in case you miss out on the free pizza!
Where? The Great Hall, Tower Building (The Rocket Complex entrance), 11am-3pm
How much? Free entry for everyone!
Evening
What? Disco Bingo
Forget everything you think you know about Bingo! The Rocket is bringing you a night of funky disco bingo, where instead of numbers, you have to cross off the names of songs (and listen and dance to the songs at the same time!)
We’re going to have some HUGE (and some not so huge) prizes to give away, anything from bar tabs, free entry to events, surprise prizes and booby prizes.
We’ll be playing loads of different games from 7.30pm-10.30pm, then DJs and deals on the bar until 2am!
Where? The Rocket Complex, 7.30pm-2am
How much? From 7.30pm, price of entry will be £1 MetCard, £2 Student, £3 Guest or FREE entry with Freshers Wristband. Price includes unlimited Disco Bingo play!
Friday 2nd October
Daytime
What? Game For Free
Free use of our giant board games, pool tables and movies on the large screen in the back room!
Where? The Rocket Complex, 8.30am-7pm
How much? Free entry for everyone!
Evening
What? Urban Lounge and SubUrban
From 7pm at The Rocket, we will have Urban Lounge, with 2-4-1 cocktails and £2.50 spirit and mixers until 9pm, while playing you all the best Slow Jams and RnB.
From 9pm we will be livening things up with all the best hip hop, bashment, grime, RnB and soca all the way through until 2am.
Where? The Rocket Complex, 7pm-2am
How much? From 9pm, price of entry will be £3 MetCard, £4 Student, £5 Guest or FREE with Freshers Wristband!
Let us know what you think of the line up on our Facebook or Twitter using #LondonMetFreshers
Freshers Is Coming!
FRESHERS FORTNIGHT 2015 KICKS OFF AT LMU ON MONDAY 21ST SEPTEMBER!
We have some great events and activities in store for you this year in and around campus, with all the info to be released soon…
There will be club nights, cocktails, cake, bingo, BBQs, beer, lights, llamas (seriously) and laughs!
GET YER WRISTBANDS
Make sure to get your LMU Freshers Wristband as soon as you get to uni so you can get to all 2 weeks of the events for free. It’s completely free for all first year LMU students.
We will have our Freshers events team out around uni that you can pick them up from. Otherwise you can get one from The Rocket Complex, and we will also be hanging around all the enrolment sessions giving out lots of info too!
DISCOUNTS
And don’t forget to pick up a ‘Metcard’ when you get to uni, available from The Rocket Complex at the bar. It’s completely free and gives you great discounts around campus, especially on food, drink, merch and event entry! Our top tip is to use it in The Rocket where you can get the cheapest and best breakfast, brunch and lunch – Mon to Fri and the best coffee on campus.
The Metcard is your ticket to great discounts at LMU
FRESHERS FAIR
Freshers Fair is held on Tuesday 30th September in Aldgate Hub and Thursday 2nd October at Holloway Hub. Everything from info on all the great societies and sports teams you can join, more free stuff than you can carry, DJs AND free pizza… we strongly recommend you don’t miss this event!
HEY, DO YOU LIKE TO PARTY?
Freshers Welcome Party is on Friday 9th October, and all new and returning students are welcome! Tickets are £5 in advance for students or £8 in advance for guests, but all tickets include 2 free drinks AND a free BBQ!
Not only that, but it’s a huge party with something for everyone, and always sells out, so make sure to get your tickets nice and early. Find out more soon on our FB page.
KEEP IN TOUCH
If you want all the latest information on what’s going on socially around uni, you have to get involved with our facebook and twitter – let us know you’re here and get chatting, we’re a friendly bunch and would love to hear from you!
Also, if you’re interested in putting on an event at The Rocket, let us know by emailing us at entertainment@londonmet.ac.uk
Freshers is coming soon… for now, private hire available!
Got a booking enquiry? Get in touch!
Contact us at entertainment@londonmet.ac.uk
Summer’s here… we think!?
Exams are over, dissertations are in, and a sold out crowd rocked the Rocket on Friday 29th May like never before in celebration 🙂
Weather aside, it’s Summer Recess and we are now closed as a student venue until Freshers Fortnight starting 21st September (more details coming soon!!).
We are currently available for private hire in both the ground floor venue and The Great Hall, if you have an enquiry please do get in touch with entertainment@londonmet.ac.uk.
