You chose a Gatsby-themed ball and so, on Saturday, we were transported back to the 1920s for our special night celebrating the class of 2019 in style.

The entire Union was transformed for the sell-out event, with a casino, silent disco under the stars, and every prop and photo opportunity you could dream of, complete with vintage cars giving the perfect background for all your snaps.

The Cube was packed from beginning to end with Sub Focus, Adrian Murphy, Nathan Dawe and 1991 keeping the party going until the early hours of the morning.

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We can’t wait to celebrate Grad Ball 2019 with you, and we have an important announcement to make: our entertainment for the night!

Get ready for a night of 1920s style glitz and glamour…

Ticket Info: 

Your tickets will be ready to collect from the Box Office at the Students’ Union (Main Reception in Building 42, Highfield Campus) from Wednesday 15th May!

What does the ticket look like?

A black credit card with gold embossed text.

Can we offer refunds?

Unfortunately not, but students can sell-on ‘collected’ tickets if they wish to.

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As of Monday 18 March tickets for our Great Gatsby-themed Grad Ball have completely sold out! This includes early-bird tickets, standard tickets and the final batch of tickets released to anyone signed up to our mailing list.

We hope everyone is as excited as we are to celebrate on Saturday 08 June!

We are aware scammers, bots and fake profiles may now be targeting our Grad Ball Facebook event to sell fake tickets. We would strongly advise against buying secondary tickets from someone you don’t know.
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Have you missed out on Grad Ball 2019 tickets?

You are not the only one. We may put more tickets on sale if there is demand for it. 

Sign-up now and we will be in touch if this happens! 

 Join here:  bit.ly/gradball_ticket

Event held in aid of the Union’s charitable activities.

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Last week we ran a vote on which theme you’d like Grad Ball 2019 to be, and the winner is….

The Great Gatsby!

The means plenty of 1920’s glitz, glamour, sequins and cocktails galore! 

Out of nearly 800 responses, The Great Gatsby won 50% of the vote.

You also told us you don’t want a celebrity DJ, but you do want a Professional DJ, live music and a photo opportunity. Good news – you’ll get all this and more to enjoy on the night!

Tickets

Tickets will be on sale from Monday 11 March from the Box Office.

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We are pleased to announce the winning entertainment option for Grad Ball 2019. The winner is…

THEMES!

60%* of people who took part chose ‘Themes’. This means the focus will be on transforming the Students’ Union into an amazing venue for Grad Ball, with themed decor, entertainment and performances. 

If you voted for ‘Acts’, don’t worry, you haven’t missed out. There may still be a live DJ, musician or performer on the night. More information on this will be available nearer the event. 

Tickets will go on sale on Monday 11 March at the early bird price of £20.
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If you’re in your final year at Southampton, the end of your studies is near and we want to make sure Grad Ball is everything you want it to be!

Grad Ball 2019 will be on Saturday 08 June at the Students’ Union.
It’s your event, so we are giving the choice of entertainment to you! The options are:

THEMES

Would you like the Students’ Union to be completely transformed, with themed entertainment and performances?
This ticket will cost between £20 – £25. If you prefer this option, click THEMES when voting.
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