Ents News
Happy New Year peeps!!
Is it just me or did the holidays go far too quickly? To ease you back into the new academic term we at upsu:ents have organised a fantastic programme of events – see below for what’s coming up this week and check out our myspace for details on the rest of the month. We also have a sparkly new ticket box office so take a look and get your tickets for all our upcoming shows before they sell out! Please note: We will now be using the old nightclub entrance for Wonkeylegs (Mondays 10-2) and our Friday & Saturday Nightclubs, which are now open till 3am! The Main entrance will shut on Fri & Sat at 7pm and after that only the old nightclub entrance will be open. Refreshers Fair!!
Back from all the festive fun of the holidays we are holding a Refreshers Fair in the Students’ Union, with lots of freebies and competitions to get you geared up for the term ahead. We have local and national companies joining us on Monday 8th January, Tuesday 9th January and Wednesday 10th January… so come join us and get your exclusive student offers!Tickets are now available for:
Tuesday 16th January
The Architects
Tickets £6 in advance
Architects, hailing from
Brighton, were formed in the beginning of 2004 with a shared passion for anything metal. Drawing influences from bands such as Ion Dissonance, Botch, Decapitated and Deftones their music is designed to shave you a new face and leave you crying out for more.
Architects are undeniably unique, be sure you don’t miss out.Thursday 25th January
Mr Scruff
Tickets £10 in advance
Mr Scruff’s Keep It Unreal nights cover a large range of genres and moods, all tied together with his sheer love of great music as well as supreme but unflashy DJ skills, and form an opportunity for the you to completely enter the Scruff world.
Saturday 3rd February
Goldie presents ‘Rufige Kru’
Tickets £7.50 in advance or £10 on the door
‘One of D’n'B’s most famous figures, establishing the infamous Metalheadz, gaining an acting role as a dodgy gangster in the TV show ‘EastEnders’ and was also a participant in the celebrity version of the reality show ‘Big Brother’. Wednesday 7th February
Capdown
Tickets £8 in advance
“CAPDOWN prove the second acceptable face of trombones of the day – what is the world coming to? Given a hero’s welcome, their political yet skank-happy ska-punk is a legal high. Their audience spill out towards the burger vans, climbing up the tents and dancing like their lives depend on it. They leave the tent spent and sweaty” – KERRANG! – KKKKK
Reading Festival review, 09 Sep 2006 Sunday 25th February
Reuben
Tickets £7 in advance
Reuben have received massive support from MTV2, play from leading edge DJs like Steve Lamacq, Colin Murray and Zane Lowe and great reviews from magazines like Kerrang!, NME, Rock Sound and Metal Hammer.Tickets are available from www.upsu.com What’s on
| Fri 5th | BURN Entry Nightclub with DJ Matt-Tastic! and DJ Tony. Free b4 10pm, only £1 after. Open till 3am! |
| Sat 6th | Big Screen Sports,12.30pm Tamworth v Norwich City 5.15pm Liverpool v Arsenal Hair of the Reindeer Party ! – DJ Funkylunch playing cheese to ease you back into the academic year. Free b4 10pm, only £1 after. Open till 3am! |
| Sun 7th | Big Screen Sports, 2pm Manchester United v Aston Villa 4pm Cardiff City v Tottenham Hotspur |
| Mon 8th | Big Screen Sports, 17:30hrs FA Cup 1st Round Replay 8pm – Illusion – Open Mic Night Everyone welcome – full drum kit and backline Ignition – VEGAS – The fantastic Bar Roulette Game. WONKEYLEGS Launch Party! The favourite hip hop, drum n bass, and breakbeat night is now at upsu: With Plymouth’s 14th best DJ – Aldo Vanucci. 10pm-3am, £1 NUS Extra, £2 NUS, £3 others. |
| Tues 9th | Ignition – 7.45pm – Liverpool v Arsenal Illusion: Playstatin Tournament – Pro Evolution Soccer , register from 7.30pm £1 per person. Overall winner gets cash prize! Club: Varsity – check out the new inside! Varsity has a make-over. |
| Wed 10th |
19:45 – Wycombe Wanderers v Chelsea |
| Thurs 11th | Bar Footsie on the Screens Look out for market crashes Ignition– DJ Sharpeye Illusion: 20:00hrs – Singstar Karaoke Night – Bottle of Bubbly for best singer. |
