Freshers' Ball ft. Nathan Dawe + more

Dress up to the nines and round off Freshers' Festival in style as we throw a massive ball at the Students' Union where Nathan Dawe will be headlining the biggest party of the week!

This year, we'll be hosting Freshers' Ball in and around the SU Venue, as we take over the lawn and part of the spine road (the main road that runs through campus and past the SU).

Inside, we'll be bringing you live music on the main stage in the SU Venue, along with DJs spinning the decks in the second room.

Outside, you can expect fairground rides and street food, as well as loads of great drink deals at our bars. After proving hugely popular at Summer Ball, we'll also be bringing you a silent disco so you can dance the night away under a giant tent on the SU Lawn!

Round off Freshers' Festival in style and purchase your tickets today! 

Nathan Dawe

 

 

BRIT-nominated DJ/producer Nathan Dawe is one of the UK’s biggest breakout dance acts of the last five years. Buoyed by a huge fan base in Birmingham and the Midlands, Nathan’s regional pull has started to transmit nationwide via a series of standout UK Top 20 singles.

His breakout record, ‘Flowers’ ft. Birmingham rapper Jaykae – a fresh twist on the UK Garage classic — spent 11 weeks inside the UK Top 20 in early 2020, peaking at #12 and was later certified as his first ever Platinum single. He followed it up with the anthemic, Platinum-selling ‘Lighter’ ft. KSI in the summer of 2020, which entered the UK Singles Chart at #4 on release, later peaking at #3, to land as one of the biggest singles of 2020 – a sentiment compounded by its nomination for Best British Single at the 2021 BRIT Awards.

‘No Time For Tears’ featuring Little Mix landed as Nathan’s third UK Top 20 in 2021 – a collaboration that cemented his reputation as a producer with the world at his feet – before teaming up with Anne-Marie and MoStack on the euphoric UK Top 40 single ‘Way Too Long’ and later fellow producer T. Matthias on most recent single, ‘Goodbye’.

If that wasn’t enough, Nathan was crowned MTV’s Push Artist for 2021, holding off competition from the likes of Griff, Arlo Parks and Pa Salieu, and was also made an official ambassador of Aston Villa FC’s Academy – the football team he’s supported since he was a boy.

Nathan held down his debut residency at Ibiza Rocks last summer, too – he’ll be returning to the island for a second 14-week long residency this summer – as well as embarking on his sold-out ‘Way Too Long’ UK Tour last autumn; a nationwide run that saw him take in dates across Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle, Liverpool, Cardiff, Glasgow, Dublin, London and Birmingham.

Ticket information

Students - £30 advance only
Guests - £32.50 advance only

Advance tickets will be available to purchase online from 1pm on Thursday 24 August until 8pm on the night of the event.

Please note, there will be no tickets available on the door.

Included in the Gold Freshers' Festival wristband package

Bringing guests to Freshers' Ball

Students can bring a maximum of three guests to this event - simply purchase these tickets through your student account. If you've already purchased a Freshers' Ball ticket, either individually or as part of the Gold wristband package, please select the 'WristbandHolderGuest' option.

You will need to sign in your guest(s) on the day of the event at the ‘Wristband Exchange’. We'll be in touch closer to the event to confirm the details.

Your guest(s) will need to arrive with you at the event and bring their own photographic proof of age ID.

Admission

Tickets will guarantee you entry to the event until 11pm, after this time entry will be dependent on venue capacity until last entry at midnight.

Identification

E-tickets are your ticket to the event and you'll need to have this with you to get into the venue. If you have purchased a student ticket, we may ask to see your Student ID Card. As a reminder, you are required to carry your Student ID Card with you whenever you are on campus.

Alongside this, you'll need to bring photographic proof of age ID (driving licence, passport, PASS card) which will be cross-referenced against your enrolment information.

Event tickets

When you purchase a ticket, you'll receive two emails. The first is your receipt of payment - we won't need to see this but you may wish to keep it as it includes your reference number. Your e-ticket will follow as a PDF in a separate email - you'll need to show us this on the door so we can scan you in. We advise you to lock your screen in portrait mode and turn up the brightness to make scanning easier. If you don't have access to a mobile device, we kindly ask that you print your e-ticket.

All sales are final, and refunds are not available on tickets once they have been purchased (including duplicates or purchases made in error, tickets bought for the wrong event or non-attendance due to personal choice, illness or injury).

Transfers

Your Student ID Card and tickets are not transferrable – i.e. you cannot lend it to anyone else to get into the venue.

Accessibility

As your Students' Union, we're keen to promote equality of opportunity for people with disabilities and to take the necessary steps to meet their requirements - that's why we've ensured that everything we do is accessible to as many of you as possible.

All of our venues are wheelchair accessible via shallow ramps; you can find out more about our venues and view our AccessAble pages by heading to our Accessibility page.

If you or someone you know requires access to special facilities, please email venues@su.rhul.ac.uk and our friendly team will do their best to meet your needs.

Purchasing terms and conditions

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