BEGIN:VCALENDAR METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//github.com/rianjs/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 4.0//EN URL:https://www.staffsunion.com/ents/event/ics/28877/ VERSION:2.0 X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H X-WR-CALNAME:Welcome Party - Start your welcome off with a BANG! (28877) BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:GMT Standard Time X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241027T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=4SU;BYMONTH=10 TZNAME:GMT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250330T010000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:BST TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:LRV CATEGORIES:Evening Entertainments CATEGORIES:Verve CATEGORIES:Music and Dance CATEGORIES:Featured Events CATEGORIES:Welcome Events CREATED:20260529T150910 DESCRIPTION:If you only go to one event in your first week\, make it this! \n\nhttps://www.staffsunion.com/ents/event/28877/\n DTEND:20260920T030000 DTSTAMP:20260920T051641Z DTSTART:20260919T220000 LAST-MODIFIED:20260910T121029 LOCATION:LRV (Leek Road Venue) and VERVE SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Welcome Party - Start your welcome off with a BANG! UID:becffc56-f7c0-47ee-936d-62becef6865f URL:https://www.staffsunion.com/ents/event/28877/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

If you only go to one event in your first week\, make it this!

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https://www.staffsunion.com/ents/event/28877/

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WELCOME PARTY 2026 – ARE YOU READY?

If you only go to one event in your first week\, make it this!

Our < strong>Welcome Party is one of \;the biggest nights of the y ear — the one everyone ends up talking about the next day. From 1 0PM to 3AM\, the LRV and Verve \;turn \;into a full-scal e club night\, built for a proper first night out.

The music

< p>Expect a packed dancefloor all night with a mix of commercial c lub tracks\, chart hits\, and throwback anthems\; you're guarant eed to know every chorus and won’t want to leave the dancefloor!

T he atmosphere

We’re going all in on production this year. Think cold sparks\, lasers\, confetti drops\, video screens and full ligh ting effects\, \;the \;venue transformed into something much bigger than your usual night out.

Get involved

Our text-to-screen will be live throughout the night\, so you c an:

Whatever you send goes straight up on the big screen!

Extras

We’ll be running giveaways across the night\, so expect a few surprises while you’re on the dancefloor.

Tickets

Demand for this one is a lways huge\, so it’s worth getting in early.

Earlybird tick ets are just £3\, but once they’re gone\, prices will go up.

All advance tickets go off sale at 8pm on the evening of the event.

Last Entry midnight

Details

LRV &\; Verve
10PM – 3AM

Start your year properly. G et your ticket sorted\, bring your mates\, and make this your first big n ight at uni.

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18+ ID required\; for students\, this can include your student card if you have shared you r data with us this academic year during enrolment

Last entry into the venue will be at midnight

We have an accessible bar\; carers ar e granted entry with anyone who needs them. Please be aware that mobility may be reduced due to furniture.

We have a cloakroom that can be u sed for £1

Photography and filming may take place at this event. Th is content may be shared on social media and our website and used in mark eting materials. If you have any questions or concerns\, please contact < a href="mailto:lrv@staffs.ac.uk">lrv@staffs.ac.uk

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Thatchers Blood Orange £ 2.50

Moonshine Double £3.00

J-Bomb £2.00

Corkys £1.00

Southern Comfort £1.50

Yoda Cocktail £4.50

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