Our fortnightly Laughter Lounge show welcomes Tom Deacon, Elliot Steel and Gareth Richards to tonight’s line-up.

Tom Deacon

You may recognise Tom from Tuesday’s Christmas Light Switch-On, where he was joined by his Capital FM co-presenter Emma Real-Davies to turn on the lights across the Union and Highfield campus. The former BBC Radio 1 presenter and Southampton-born comedian started touring as a comedian in 2009 after winning the Chortle Student Comedian of the Year in 2008.

Elliot Steel

Best Debut Show Award nominee at Dave’s Leicester Comedy Festival and finalist in the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year competition in … Read the rest

HURRY! Tickets to #SotonFreshers are selling fast! If you don’t want to miss out on the only Official University of Southampton Freshers’, get your tickets as soon as possible from our Box Office at www.unionsouthampton.org/boxoffice

Don’t forget, that with our Master Pass, you have all this to look forward to:

★ Welcome Party with Chris Stark and Drop Division – Saturday 24, Sunday 25, Monday 26 September (different dates for each halls)
★ Foam Party – Thursday 29, Friday 30 and Saturday 30 September (different dates for each halls)
★ Bloc Party – Monday 26 and Tuesday 27 September
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In just 11 days, you will be heading down to Southampton or Winchester to embark on some of the best years of your lives. Are you ready?!

Giving you 10 amazing chances for you to make friends, party and let off steam before you start your lectures, our Master Passes mark the ultimate start to your student experience.

Our Passes have completely SOLD OUT over the past few years! If they aren’t already sold out in the next couple of weeks, we will be taking them off sale on Friday 23 September at 18:00.

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BBC Radio 1 DJs Scott Mills and University of Southampton alumni Chris Stark have confirmed a visit to the Students’ Union on Friday 9th October to wrap up their student tour across five UK universities.

The tour, which will also visit Stirling, Liverpool, Shropshire and Aberystwyth, will be broadcast live every day from Monday 5^th – Friday 9^th October from 1-4pm during Scott’s regular radio show slot.

The exciting news, confirmed by a news article on the BBC Radio 1 website, will follow up the recent involvement that Chris Stark has had with our Freshers’ Welcome parties. … Read the rest

Every year during Freshers’, we celebrate the best way we know how – by cordially inviting you to the Freshers’ Ball. But this year, we are set to host the BIGGEST and most SPECTACULAR event yet, with our amazing circus theme to give you a Freshers’ experience you will never forget!

Expect fire performers, jugglers, jesters, stilt walkers and much more, all led by the ring master of course!

Headliners include BBC Radio 1’s DANNY HOWARD, Duke and Britain’s Got Talent 2015 runner-up Jamie Raven, who will all give live performances throughout the evening.

Watch the delights of RAVE OF … Read the rest