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Rocket Karaoke – Thursday 6 April
Show us your superstar potential at the awesome Rocket Karaoke and Easter party. Throw on your Easter attire and get in front of the glitter curtain to strut your stuff… all the classics will be available for you to sing your heart out to. Drinks voucher prizes for good and very bad singers!
Free entry for London Met students, other uni students and guests. All students must have valid student ID cards and guests must have valid photo ID for entry.
London Met students may sign in up to two guests.
Karaoke and Christmas Party – upcoming events at The Rocket
Look out for some great events this coming month… we have the infamous Rocket Karaoke on Thursday 1 December from 7pm, and our flagship Christmas Party on Wednesday 7 December from 9pm – 3am.
Both events are lined up to be off-the-charts amazing as usual, and a great finish to the term… see you there!
We also have various movie nights coming up over the next three weeks… keep an eye on our Facebook here and say hi on Twitter @londonmetevents.
#londonmet
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
Upcoming events in February and March at The Rocket!
Heyho #Londonmet!
Well we’ve had a battering of storms recently and also been battered by some great events at The Rocket, with turn out to most of the events totally unscathed by the lashings of rain and wind thankfully!!!
8th and 9th Feb were our annual London Anime & Gaming Convention, with over 2500 people through the doors! It was a great weekend of comics, anime and retro video games… roll on the next one!
So what’s next? Well we’ve got some cool events coming up for you London Met students…
Thursday 20th Feb – ROCKAOKE! (7pm -11pm)
Rockaoke is Thursday 20th Feb!
What the fudge is Rockaoke?? They are an amazing live band without a singer… the singer is YOU!
It’s time to be the star that you know you are, and step up to the mic to show us what you got! Whether you know you can sing or you just fancy a go, it’s trying that counts and so we give every singer a drinks voucher for performing 🙂
The night starts about 7pm and goes on till 11pm, and it’s best fun with a few mates there to egg you on, so come on down and have a go!!
See here for more info and facebook.
Rockaoke is £2 on the door, Thursday 20th Feb from 7pm.
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Friday 28th Feb – CLUB NEON (9pm – 3am)
Get glowing.
We’ve gone all Ibiza for this one! A full on glow rave with face painting, free glow sticks, laser and co2 cannon!
Party starts at 9pm and we’ll be raving till 3am with DJs playing commercial and deep house, progressing to more chart friendly dance as the night progresses!
We can’t wait for this one – facebook link is here!!!
CLUB NEON – FRIDAY 28th FEB – 9pm – 3am
£2 Metcard, £3 any student, £4 guest
Student ID / Photo ID must be shown at point of entry!
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TRASH EXPRESS – Thursday 6th March – 9pm – 3am
A Climate Week ‘Clothes Swap’ Clubnight Special at The Rocket Complex!
The Trash Express makes a stop @ The Rocket Complex on Thursday 6th March providing a place for all misfits heading for fashion faux-pas utopia!!
All aboard the Trash Express, stopping at The Rocket on Thursday 6th March!
Come one, come all in your mismatched gear without fear of disgust… partying to all your cheesy 80s and 90s love to hate favourites from Aqua to Vanilla Ice!
Clothes swapping is the name of the game, with prizes for various ridiculous and amazing outfits, clothes swap games and the crowning of our King/Queen of Fashion Faux-Pas!
For most up to date information see the facebook event here.
Prices are £2 metcard holders/£3 ANY student/£4 guests
TRASH EXPRESS – 9pm – 3am, Thursday 6th March
Last admission 1am
Photo ID must be shown on the door.
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ACS Fashion Show – Friday 7th March – times TBC
The ACS present an evening of fashion, food and fun upstairs in the grand Rocket Ballroom.
More details to be announced soon!
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Remember you can find all our most up to date info for events and what’s happening at The Rocket Complex on our facebook page and twitter @londonmetevents! Follow us and be our friend! #Londonmet students, if you want to put on an event at The Rocket, then get in touch with us!!
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Rockaoke – Thursday 3rd October
Get ready to ROCKET: Thursday 3rd, 6pm – 7pm
Get ready to rock with free entry, free big screen Guitar Hero, free pool, and cheap drinks!
ROCKAOKE: Thursday 3rd Oct, 7pm – Midnight
Get up on stage, give us your best rockstar impersonation, backed by the awesome Rockaoke live band. Best performances win prizes!
Free with FRESHERS WRISTBAND! £1 metcard, £2 any student card, £3 guest of student
Dont forget to keep up to date on the latest Rocket and Events info:
Tweet: #FreshersLMU
Follow: @londonmetevents
Facebook: /londonmetevents
Freshers Fortnight!
Fresher’s Fortnight is almost upon us…. are you ready??
Oh do we have some special treats in store for you!
The festivities kick off at The Rocket Complex on Monday 23rd September, and we have 2 weeks of free entertainment for all Freshers, until Friday 4th October.
From live music and club nights, to hypnotists and comedy, there is guaranteed to be something you will love… It’s a great time to get involved, make new friends, and best of all every event is free entry for you lucky Freshers, so you can make sure your money gets spent wisely (or at the bar!!).
2 weeks of free entertainment for our Freshers! Get your free wristbands #FreshersLMU
Get your wristband at enrolment or at The Rocket Complex bar…
All you need to get in to the events for free is your Freshers Wristband. You can get this from the Rocket Complex staff who will be at enrolment all week, sorting out your metcards and giving you wristbands!!
Get fresh at the fairs…
Make sure to get down to the LMU Freshers Fairs. We have one at each campus and they are a great way to stock up on freebies as well as join societies, get to know your SU, and see what else is going on around campus and in London.
Stay in touch this #FreshersLMU….
For all the latest news on Freshers events, competitions and giveaways, and general LMU goss, make sure to like our FB page.
Follow us on Twitter @londonmetevents and for all the latest event photo links, blog posts and general Freshers madness use the hashtag #FreshersLMU
For info on events around uni and tickets, as well as the gym, student shop, Metcard and more check out LondonMetStudents.com.
See you soon…!
We can’t wait to see you, make sure to say hi to us on FB and twitaaar!
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GETTIN’ FRESH…
Starts Monday 24th September – events every night for 2 weeks!!!
FRESHERS FORTNIGHT at THE ROCKET COMPLEX…
London Met’s Freshers Fortnight starts on Monday 24th September, and goes on for 2 whole weeks. For nitelife it’s all about us – London Met’s awesome venue THE ROCKET COMPLEX on Holloway Road. It’s got bars, pool tables, plasma screens all around the venue, with X-BOX 360 and PS3 to play on, a MASSIVE soundsystem, and a really cool courtyard garden which is great to chill in when you’re not in lectures!
AMAZING FREE EVENTS FOR 2 WHOLE WEEKS…
We’ve got a whole host of events during Freshers – something for everyone. Our programme includes comedy, karaoke, club nights, movie nights, live music, DJs and more, and during the two weeks, it’s ALL FREE for London Met students! The final programme will be released very soon!
The best way to stay on pulse with all the events you should be going to is LIKE US on Facebook and FOLLOW us on Twitter, and keep a watchful eye on our blog (you’re here now so well done you!).
One date for your diary – put it in RIGHT NOW! Don’t forget the FRESHERS PARTY will be on Friday October 12th. It’s a guaranteed sellout and is the biggest event for London Met students of the whole Freshers period.
And what about prices… we’re students yeh?
Of course the Rocket Complex is all about AMAZING deals for our London Met students. Get yourself a London Met METCARD now, and you will always get the BEST deals in London, including cheap entry to events, cheap drinks at the bar and cheap uni stuff and snacks in The Rocket Shop!!
Looking for work to make that loan less painful?
We’re hiring London Met students now to work as venue assistants doing all manner of jobs at The Rocket Complex. The first step to working with us is to apply online with Met Temps. Once you’ve filled out the online application process, find us on Met Temps and apply for the job. If you have any difficulty with the system please email us on entertainment@londonmet.ac.uk.
See you there!
Anyway we can’t wait to see you guys and gals right from the very start of Freshers. If you have any ideas or questions or want to get involved, the best place is to email entertainment@londonmet.ac.uk.
