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Spring Break Neon Party! Wednesday 29 March at The Rocket
Term is winding down, but we’re ready to let loose with some Spring Break vibes!!!
Let the music play and enjoy an unforgettable night at our Spring Break Neon Party. Great tunes and special offers on drinks.
Neon painting, fun games and special prizes, all in one fantastic night. Get your tickets now, as this party is a guaranteed sell out!
London Met students can sign up to 2 guests.
All students must have valid student ID cards, and all guests must have valid photo ID. Last entry at midnight.
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 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
The return of P@YMH! Wednesday 3rd December, 9pm – 3am
Red cups frat party with beer pong competition!
One of our fave nights returns to The Rocket for it’s second edition of term! Get down early and crown yourself beer pong champion!
FRESHERS FORTNIGHT AT THE ROCKET – 22nd Sept to 3rd October
Freshers Welcome starts Monday 22nd Sept at The Rocket!
We’ve been getting fresh all summer sorting out a great welcome package of events for all our new and returning students.
LMU Freshers 2014 starts 22nd Sept!
As well as organising the events for the first two weeks, we’ve put together some great offers and vouchers to help you get the best out of Welcome Week! These can be found inside our “Welcome to LMU Freshers Fortnight” guide which you’ll find around the campuses, being handed out by our events team and in the Met Lounges for some casual reading 🙂
Our top pick is the free morning coffee from The Rocket on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday… get involved!
Check out our fortnight of events…
2 weeks of entertainment at The Rocket
There’s something for everyone with food, drink, games, parties, comedy and even magic!! It’s a great opportunity to get to know other students from all round London and to explore your uni!
Our top tips are the Monday movies with free popcorn and the Full Moon Party on Wednesday 24th Sept with fire performers and free BBQ! The week after, Party @ Your Moms House on Wed 1st Oct for real freshers partying, and the incredible hypnosis show on Thursday 2nd Oct! Every night will be an amazing time so come to as many as possible!
Our top tips for getting the most out of Freshers fortnight!!
It’s all very full on for Freshers as soon as you get to London so here are a few pointers to get the most out of your initial weeks at LMU!
Freshers can be full on so here are our top tips!
Wristy business…
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.
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!
The Metcard is your ticket to great discounts at LMU
Discounts? YES PLEASE!
Make sure to get a ‘Metcard’ when you get to uni, which 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, great deals on drinks and event entry. You can also use it in the cafes around campus, and the book shop!
You can get your Metcard from our events team who will happily print it for you while you wait, either at the Faculty Welcome Events, Freshers Fairs or The Rocket venue.
Freshers Fair – for everything you need!
There are two Freshers Fairs, in Holloway and Aldgate Hubs. They are held in the Calcutta Basement Met Lounge (in Aldgate Hub) on Tuesday 30th Sept, and on Thursday 2nd October at the Holloway Hub Sports Hall. They have everything from info on all the great societies and sports teams you can join, to DJs and slices of free pizza… we strongly recommend you don’t miss this one off event at either campus! Top tip: get your NUS Extra card and meet the Student Union. And get your Metcard!
Timings are 11am – 4pm for both events.
Freshers Welcome Party 2014 is on Friday 10th October, 8pm – 2am!
Freshers Welcome Party – just for you!
The Freshers Welcome Party is on Friday 10th October and is the last and biggest event of Freshers Fortnight! It’s a huge party with something for everyone, and ALWAYS sells out, so make sure to get your tickets nice and early. Please note this is the only event not included in the Freshers Wristband free entry. There will be a champagne reception, London Taxi Photo Booth, free BBQ, live band and DJs, and especially important, you get 2 free drinks with your ticket!!!
Tickets are £5 student advance (£6 on the door), £7 guest advance (£8 on the door).
Tickets available online soon, find out more on our FB page.
Stay in the loop…
If you want all the latest goss and info 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, very worldly wise about everything to do with #Londonmet, and would love to meet you!
You can find us at:
Facebook.com/londonmetevents
TWITTER: @londonmetevents
http://www.rocketcomplex.co.uk
See you soon!
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WELCOME TO SUMMER!
Got a booking? Get in touch!
Contact us at entertainment@londonmet.ac.uk
Summers here… we think!?
Summer’s here, we’re available for bookings!
Exams are over and dissertations are in, and a sold out crowd rocked the Rocket on Friday 30th May like never before in celebration 🙂
Weather aside, it’s Summer Recess and we are now closed as a student venue until Freshers Fortnight in September.
We are available for private hire and if you have an enquiry please get in touch with entertainment@londonmet.ac.uk.
London Anime & Gaming Con
For anyone staying over the Summer, don’t forget we have the awesome London Anime & Gaming Con 2014 on 5th and 6th July!
Fun to be had at the London Anime and Gaming Convention 2014!
Two days of amazing costumes, cartoons, comics, video and computer games, plus a rave on the Saturday night 🙂
If that’s your thing you really need to be here!
Tickets are available on the London Anime Con website.
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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