Union Ents Events

Flirt! Traffic Light Party (10/02/2012, 23:00)

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:00:56 Z

Traffic light party and live elections results!

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Student tickets
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We have an electronic ticketing system (no paper tickets) to gain entry to an event you must bring your student registration card as proof of ID.

Guest tickets
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If your guest ticket has been bought through a student account you must be with that student in order to gain entry.

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Flirt! Battle of the Halls (17/02/2012, 23:00)

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:05:56 Z

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UV Paint Party with BBC1's Jaymo & Andy George (04/02/2012, 23:00)

Sat, 03 Dec 2011 20:34:21 Z

BBC Radio 1 INMWT DJ's Jaymo and Andy George take over Sub Zero with a never before seen UV Paint Party where you are literally showered in UV Paint! Want an idea of what we're talking about? Watch the video below!!!!

We'll have paint bazookas spraying UV Paint EVERYWHERE! Its going to get messy! Have a look at the video below to get an idea of what we're talking about.....

Make sure whatever you wear you're happy for it to get covered in UV Paint!! We recommend boiler suits!

Jaymo & Andy George

Their performances have won them an army of fans, most notably in the form of super-producer Kissy Sell Out - who nominated them as his favourite new DJs as part of the BBC Introducing Tour 2008.

In April, Jaymo & Andy became two of the youngest people to ever record a live Essential Mix for Radio 1 - quickly catching the attention of the stations bosses.

Fast forward four months and the duo have their very own show on Radio 1, and prepare to take their sound global! Crafted with the sole intention of fronting the world’s coolest music, the show promises to be as fun and unpredictable as their rumbustious DJ sets!

As producers Jaymo & Andy have been responsible for some massive dance-floor bombs! Andy’s ‘Big Dipper’ was one of 2008’s most popular jump-up Electro tracks, prompting a flurry of remixes for scene-leaders Lord Skywave, Toddla T & Jokers Of The Scene.

Jaymo, however, first came to the attention of the music world with his Hip Hop infused ‘Tuned In Live’. With support from DJ Touche, Boy 8 Bit & Crookers he quickly found himself delivering remixes for the likes of Skint & Data, whilst notching up worldwide compilation appearances.

With countless gigs at the worlds coolest clubs and an ever-growing discography of heavy-duty club tracks, it’s hard to predict where these boys will be in another 2 years!

5 Things You Should Know About Jaymo & Andy George:

1. Jaymo & Andy play everything from Electro to Disco to Synth Pop & Indie (in fact, it’s probably easier to say what they don’t play!)

2. Jaymo’s old skool genre of choice is French House, whilst Andy is a self-confessed Garage freak

3. Andy keeps his most treasured promos hidden in amongst his unusually large hair style

4. Jaymo has re-occurring dreams about being the third member of Daft Punk

5. As kids Andy & Jaymo used to record makeshift radio shows using 2 cassette players, a turntable and a Radioshack microphone

At the helm of one of the most exciting nights to emerge from the past 2 years, Moda, Jaymo & Andy George have crafted a brand that stands for cutting-edge music and sleepless nights.

Their Moda parties have simply exploded, growing from a few hundred people in a dimly lit bar to1600 punters raving hard in a massive warehouse!

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Please note that the promo video is for illustrative purposes only!

Refunds
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Please note that Essex University Students' Union accepts no liability for any damage caused to clothing by UV Paint

Tim's Big Beach Ball with Tim Westwood (11/02/2012, 23:00)

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:04:43 Z

THE BIG DAWG IS BACK! TIM WESTWOOD RETURNS TO ESSEX!

Sub Zero hosts the Big Dawg himself "Tim Westwood" @ Tims Big Beach Ball!!!

WE'RE HAVING A BIG BEACH PARTY AND BBC RADIO 1XTRA LEGEND TIM WESTWOOD WILL BE THROWING ON HIS BEACH SHORTS AND SPINNING THE TUNES! THIS IS A FULL ON COMMERCIAL PARTY... EXPECT CHART, URBAN, DANCE, DUBSTEP AND MORE AT THE BEACH PARTY TO END ALL PARTIES!

THIS IS A STUDENT ONLY EVENT! NO STUDENT ID - NO ENTRY! THIS IS A STUDENT ONLY EVENT! NO STUDENT ID - NO ENTRY!

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Clement Marfo and the Frontline - Live Gig (09/02/2012, 19:30)

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:15:08 Z

Clement Marfo and the Frontline head to Sub Zero to bring the first live gig of 2012 to Essex Uni! This band are going to be huge in 2012 having already been confirmed to play The Isle of Wight Festival and being nominated for numerous awards! These guys will be bringing Rave Grime Pop to have you all bouncing!

Support will come from Colchester's very own legendary band: Angry vs The Bear

MISS IT MISS OUT!

Musical Style: hip hop, grime, rave and stadium rock

Having recently supported the likes of Plan B, Dizzee Rascal and Florence + the Machine, 7 piece hip-hop collective Clement Marfo and the Frontline have already earned themselves a devout live following. Formed only two years ago in South London the Warner Brothers Records signed act have since made a huge impact on the UK urban scene and they are set to smash into the consciousness of music fans everywhere!

Awards and Press:

They have been nominated for the prestigious MTV Brand New for 2012 Award. In the last 4 years MTV Brand New has identified international stars such as Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber & Ke$ha before their debut releases whilst also picking up top British music talent Tinie Tempah, Adele, Florence + The Machine, Ellie Goulding, Jessie J, Friendly Fires, White Lies, Wretch 32 & Labrinth at the very start of their recording careers.

They have been nominated as THE NEXT BIG THING by HMV

Guardian's New Band of the Day:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/nov/21/new-band-clement-marfo-frontline

Confirmed for Isle of Wight Festival:

http://www.music-news.com/shownews.asp?H=Professor-Green,-Wretch-32,-Loick-Essien-and-Clement-Marfo-and-The-Frontline-join-Pearl-Jam-at-IOW&nItemID=46726

Independant Article:

http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2011/11/09/touching-bass-clement-marfo-the-frontline/

Support Band - Angry vs The Bear

Angry Vs The Bear is frantic. It's noisy. It's fizzy electro punk-tinged pop. The female fronted group have been together 3 years and have released 2 singles in the UK. The first 'Show Emotion' was picked up by Radio 1 DJ Huw Stephens who made it his Record Of The Week.

The band showcased twice at the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas to unprecedented sold out crowds and Gibson named them their band of the festival. AVB have toured the UK 3 times including numerous festival slots and supported many bands such as Florence And The Machine, The Futureheads, Juliette Lewis, The Hoosiers, Dirty Pretty Things, The Pipettes, Esser, Neon Trees, Ben's Brother etc.

They have seen their music used in online campaigns for Karen Millen and River Island aswell as a national TV ad campaign for Chappelfield Shopping Village.

The Band have just finished another TV advert for Investec bank which will shortly be shown on channels worldwide and in Odeon Cinemas. Investec will also be sponsoring the 2012 Derby which the band have been invited to play at.

AVB are fiercely proud of their live performances and refuse to use a backing track unlike many of their contemporaries and instead embrace innovative technology to ensure their sound remains 100% live. This no doubt helped them beat off 100's of other bands to win the 'Best UK Act' award at this year's Rock The House awards ceremony, a Government run initiative judged by top UK major label A&R, Live Nation, Raw Power Management & The Cavern Club, Liverpool.

The band are in talks with Hed Kandi / Ministry of Sound to remix some of their tracks for use on the club scene 2012 and are in the planning stages of a full American tour to compliment the anticipated release of their debut album in 2012.

"It's a synth-tastic slice of retro pop, sounding rather like the Gossip might if all guitars were suddenly outlawed." BBC Radio 1

"Their music bursts with punky energy and irresistible new-wave fizz." Gibson

"Angry vs. The Bear, who sound every bit as good as they look - raucous, glitzy, and unashamedly fun" The Fly Magazine

"Best half-hour set I've ever heard. When their album drops, we owe it to our rear ends to buy it." Punkass Blog.com

"Angry Vs The Bear chuck out buckets of bravado. Definitely one to watch" BBC Manchester

www.angryvsthebear.com

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Dirtee Disko Presents Sub Focus (DJ Set) & MC ID (25/02/2012, 23:00)

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:06:34 Z

Sub Focus DJ Set with MC ID

After his massive sell out show last year, and as the act most requested on the ents survery, we are bringing Sub Focus back to Sub Zero! This is going to be HUGE! Expect a night of full on dance music taking in elements of House, Drum and Bass, Dubstep and more....Get your ticket before it sells out!

Tickets will be more on the door!

http://www.subfocus.com/

Biography:

From hearing one of his tracks for the first time inside a club in 2003 ('Strobe', rewound twice by Andy C at The End) to headlining Glastonbury in 2010 (Saturday night on the fabled Glade stage to a rapturous reception), Nick Douwma's rise through the ranks of underground jungle to become a major player in electronic music has been nothing short of spectacular. Initially known for air-punching, d...ancefloor dismantling drum & bass, Sub Focus has now become synonymous with music that draws from all corners of the electronic landscape, and has come to epitomise the ‘anything goes’ mantra of todays flourishing dance scene.

London born and bred, Douwma’s rise into the furthest reaches of the dance music stratosphere began when he first encountered jungle, at high school in the mid-Nineties. A friend played him a cassette featuring General Levy’s hit ‘Incredible’ and Douwma, at that point playing bass in a rock band, was completely taken under it’s spell. Shortly after this first introduction, The Prodigy - who were beginning to meld rock and dance music in new and exciting ways - also became a massive influence and the young Sub Focus began to lose interest in his studies and started spending more and more time in his bedroom in Holloway, creating music.

His ascent turned onto a steep axis, when in 2003, he signed his first tunes to d&b’s biggest label Ram Records, off the back of a CD:R handed to label boss Andy C by one of his friends whilst drunk. Despite this inauspicious introduction, so impressed was the legendary DJ by the music on it, he duly signed every track and invited Douwma to join the Ram family. Sub Focus’ tunes - expansive, fiercely creative, but made with the scientific precision of a military warhead - immediately stood out from the crowd and were soon being rotated by every major DJ in the scene, garnering airplay on mainstream radio, and drawing fans from throughout the globe. Singles like ‘Airplane’, ‘X-Ray’ (which reached number 60 in the national charts) and an all-conquering remix of The Prodigy’s ‘Smack My Bitch Up’ meant that by 2007, Douwma was one of the biggest names in drum & bass.

The next logical step was an album. But as he’s shown throughout his short career already, Douwma wanted to push himself further and create something that was more encompassing than the often insular confines of drum & bass. Drawing on his love of all strains of dance music, from 80s synth pioneers Vangelis and Jean Michel Jarre, through dance leviathans The Chemical Brothers, to futuristic house and techno acts like Lindstrom and Matthew Dear, his eponymous debut album released in 2009 featured not only drum & bass but dubstep, old school breakbeat, bumping house and lashings of electro and rock, all brought together in a taut collection that could only have been made in the 21st century. It was an instant hit. The monstrous, Daft Punk-influenced album opener and first single ‘Rock It’ broke into the Top 40, with second single ‘Could This Be Real’ doing similar damage. The stunning 'Splash', featuring the vocals of Coco Sumner soon followed, and due to insatiable demand Douwma was called in to remix the likes of Deadmau5, Empire of the Sun and Dizzee Rascal by the end of 2009.

The walls and boundaries that once separated the different areas of dance music for so long have seemingly disappeared in the Noughties, destroyed by a new generation of clubbers and producers who are creating and consuming music in a completely different way. Sub Focus’ sound is the perfect reflection of this, with all categories of electronic beats brought together into a luminous, cosmic melting pot. He recently co-wrote and produced the track 'Kickstarts' for UK solo artist Example, which peaked at number 3 in the national charts, and he has also transferred his debut album into a stunning live show, playing festivals throughout the world, joining Pendulum on tour, and in 2010 wowing the revellers at Glastonbury.

The unforgettable show on the Glade stage was in many ways a conclusion to the first chapter in Sub Focus' story. He has conquered drum & bass, created a ground-breaking, era-defining album, and has brought new school dance music further into the mainstream spotlight thanks to his unmissable live show. Douwma is already hard at work creating his sophomore long player, and given his track record thus far, it may well revolutionize dance music all over again. But then, would you expect anything less?

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Shutter Shade Rave feat. Ms Dynamite (18/02/2012, 23:00)

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:53:29 Z

Shutter Shade Rave feat. Ms Dynamite

We're getting all ravey at Sub Zero with loads of cool shutter shades, Glowsticks, horns and whistles to give away PLUS a very special guest... MS DYNAMITE!!!!!!

Having collaborated with Magnetic man, Katy B, Redlight, DJ Zinc and many more plus releasing hit singles her self Ms Dynamite is the perfect guest for a night of ravey madness!

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Jager Nation (09/02/2012, 23:00)

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:16:49 Z

Jager Nation - Brand new weekly night for Thursdays!

Jager Bombs / Glitter Bombs / Sour Bombs and more just £1.90!

Every week you can get an Advance ticket on Mondays for just £1!

Music Policy: Commercial Remixes of Dance, Indie, Drum and Bass, Dubstep

Come for the Jager...stay for the Music!

Jager Nation (16/02/2012, 23:00)

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:16:49 Z

Jager Nation - Brand new weekly night for Thursdays!

Jager Bombs / Glitter Bombs / Sour Bombs and more just £1.90!

Every week you can get an Advance ticket on Mondays for just £1!

Music Policy: Commercial Remixes of Dance, Indie, Drum and Bass, Dubstep

Come for the Jager...stay for the Music!

Jager Nation (23/02/2012, 23:00)

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:16:49 Z

Jager Nation - Brand new weekly night for Thursdays!

Jager Bombs / Glitter Bombs / Sour Bombs and more just £1.90!

Every week you can get an Advance ticket on Mondays for just £1!

Music Policy: Commercial Remixes of Dance, Indie, Drum and Bass, Dubstep

DJ James Bee playing all your cheesy anthems!

*whilst stocks last!

Ministry of Sound - Addicted to Bass (03/03/2012, 23:00)

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:54:33 Z

Ministry of Sound takes over Sub Zero....

Expect A night of the freshest bass bin bombs from some of your favourite artists as well a host of hotly anticipated future stars including smash hits from Katy B, Wretch 32, Avici, High Contrast, Lethal Bizzle, Fatboy Slim, Sub Focus, as well as the likes of Nero, James Blake, Skream, Benga, Skrillex, Laidback Luke, Calvin Harris, Eric Prydz, Shy Fx, Flux Pavillion, Dj Fresh, 2 Bears, Example...

Rock vs Rave - Round 2 (10/03/2012, 23:00)

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:19:32 Z

ROCK VS RAVE - ROUND 2...THIS TIME ITS PERSONAL!!!

After the huge sell out success of Rock vs Rave - DJ Battle we're bringing you Round 2!

DJ DNA Deficient (Rock) delivered a Knock out blow to DJ Dave Johnson (Rave) and took the Title of DJ Supreme and the Championship Belt...Now Dave Johnson wants another crack at the belt in an even bigger Championship Rematch!

Last time out we brought you a "Boxing Themed" DJ Battle...This time the DJs will take on each other in a STEEL CAGE MATCH...2 will go in...only one can leave victorious!

Take part in the fun and dress as your favourite rocker, raver or wrestler!

Plus as an added bonus we'll have the following warm up matches before the main event:

Pop vs Urban

80's vs 90s vs 00's

DJ "Tag Team Match" - with 4 DJs going Back 2 Back

1 Song "Survivor Series" (Each DJ Plays one song and the crowd cheers for the dj they want to stay on! Want to be one of the DJs for Survivor Series? Email pbrizi@essex.ac.uk)

Tweet your favourite dj and show your support or follow the build up to the DJ Battle:

@djdnadeficient

@djdavejohnson

#rockvsrave

Just to remind you this is what happened last time at Flirt:

This battles so big we could only do this on a Saturday!

Summer Ball 2012 - A Twisted Tale (09/06/2012, 21:00)

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:49:02 Z

The Summer Ball 2012 - A Twisted Tale

Essex University Student's Union invites you to take a walk down into the Enchanted Forest and explore the Dark side of the Summer with the Biggest event of the Year...The Summer Ball 2012 - A Twisted Tale

Ticket Pricing:

3rd and Final year Students

Buy your Summer Ball ticket at a discounted price of just £40 between now and Sunday 19th Feb (cheaper than 2011 pricing)

or

split the cost between three payments of:

£10

£15

with the full balance to be paid by Sunday 19th Feb.

Deposits and part payments are non refundable

1st and 2nd years

Reserve your place at the Summer Ball with a deposit of just £10*

*Full price tickets will cost £45 - Remainder of Ticket price will need to be paid in 3rd term. Deposits and part payments are non refundable

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Club Indie (07/02/2012, 23:00)

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:44:06 Z

Club Indie is coming to Level 2!

Brand new for 2012!

Expect a mash up of new and classic Indie and Rock anthems all night long!

From the Killers to the Kaiser chiefs, From Mumford and Sons to Motorhead.. every tracks Killer and zero Filler!

Pick up a Club Indie Membership card from the SU Reception or sign up on the night and get £1 off admission everytime Club Indie runs!

Global - A night of Arabic, Bhangra and Bollywood (11/02/2012, 22:30)

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:52:05 Z

Global

A night of Arabic, Bhangra and Bollywood beats in association with Arabic and Asian Society

Paper tickets available from society reps for just £4

The Anti Valentines Ball (14/02/2012, 23:00)

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:18:01 Z