UCL Official Nightlife Wristband & Freshers Guide 2024

The Official UCL Nightlife Party Wristband & Freshers Guide
September 22nd till October 1st 2024
All the info & tickets are below!

Hello and welcome, this is it, it's finally here: Freshers 2024 ✨

And what better way to say hello to university life and make some lifelong friends than with the OFFICIAL Students' Union UCL Freshers Wristband - On sale now!

Link to purchase:

https://www.fatsoma.com/e/9sufmz1o/university-college-london-ucl-official-nightlife-freshers-wristband-2024

If you're joining UCL this year then you’re in for a treat as we're taking things to new levels with our best Welcome Week line-up ever. Your welcome experience will start and end at London's most iconic club, Ministry of Sound. With four rooms of banging house, dance and techno music there's arguably no better place on earth to hear the world’s greatest DJs play the world’s best music.

Start at Ministry, keep the pace up all week, and end at Ministry with one HUGE closing party.

Our headline nightlife events are designed to help you experience the best of London’s clubbing scene - the best venues, great production and brilliant DJs. We run these nights in partnership with events experts Milkshake - their years of experience help us deliver the best Freshers’ events in London year after year.

Wristbands sell out in advance every year, so secure yours early, sit back, and wait for the UCL freshers' madness.

🔵 WHAT DO I GET?

The wristband will grant you entry to the biggest UCL nightlife club events over the Welcome Week.

(see full list of events covered by the band below)

Yes, you will be able to purchase single tickets to specific events, but these are not on sale yet and if you want the FULL Freshers’ Experience, here is your opportunity!!!

Click here to purchase

The Nightlife Wristband gets you entry to...

Sunday 22nd September: Move in Fiesta @ Ministry of Sound

Start your Welcome Week off the right way at Ministry of Sound. London’s biggest and most famous nightclub is a legendary nightspot and we will welcome you in a truly epic way with great DJ’s, visuals, FX production and of course the UK's loudest sound-system. Expect to experience one of the best clubbing experiences London has to offer.

There is nothing quite like it!

Click here to buy individual tickets.

Monday 23rd September: Beach Party @ Scala

On your first day in London we're taking you back to those summer vibes with a huge beach party at one of London's biggest and best night spots, Scala in Kings Cross! Not only is the legendary SCALA the venue of choice for this Monday night party, but it's also the venue TEAM UCL visit every Wednesday of term for Sports Night, the capitals biggest and longest running team clubbing tradition. The event will feature a special guest DJ, pool inflatables, vibey beach decor and much more across the 3 spaces of this super club! Check out previous photos of the event here.

Click here to buy individual tickets.

Tuesday 24th September: UV Rave at Egg

This year we're once again returning to one of the capital's biggest warehouse clubs - EGG! After the sell out party in 2022 & 2023 we taking over this 5 room nightlife space for another session and this time around we're bringing you our BIGGEST UV PARTY YET.

Expect tonnes of Glow UV Paint, UV Cannons, 8ft Light up Glow RoBot and 2000+ Glowsticks.

Click here to buy individual tickets.

Thursday 26th September: Freshers Rave @ Fabric

This is going to be a clubbing experience like no other and certainly not one to sleep on as we once again take over a world top-ranked club to produce a night to remember. Set to be the most high energy night in your social calendar, featuring stunning audio-visual productions, alongside 7 DJ’s playing everything from house, garage, trap & electro to hip-hop, grime and D&B. Expect a state of the art clubbing production & Funktion 1 Sound-system. Room 1 will be headlined by a surprise Guest DJ & Host and Room 2 hosted by Milkshake, London’s biggest student night.

Do NOT delay in booking tickets to this, there is only a handful of student events a year in this iconic rave venue!

Click here to buy individual tickets.

Sunday 29th September: Battle of the Halls @ O2 Academy

The penultimate night of welcome week will bring you an event like no other; Battle of the Halls to the brilliant o2 Academy Islington. Don't take this lightly, it's every hall for themselves! Make sure to check how to represent your accommodation and turn up in style to this competitive party. If you are not staying at halls, don't dismay, there'll be a team for everyone. Expect 1000+ UCL students, games, competitions and of course big tunes. You'll experience real stage competitions, prizes & more including Sumo Wrestling, Gladiator Wars & a GUNGE TANK to soak those who lose!

Click here to buy individual tickets.

Monday 30th September: Freshers Closing Party @ Ministry of Sound

After what is officially, UCL's BIGGEST freshers yet, we bring it back to where it all began for the Official Closing Party at Ministry of Sound. Once again putting the UK's biggest and best sound system to great effect, we couldn't think of a better nightclub to bring the 2024 welcome week full circle, closing with the ultimate clubbing experience!

Last year we held our first official 'freshers closing party' at Ministry of Sound and we can't wait to close the week here yet again!

Click here to buy individual tickets.

Our Freshers’ Wristband will feature discounts and the main clubbing events!

Entry guaranteed before 00:00

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🔵 ANY OTHER PERKS?

The wristband gets you guaranteed access to some of the best club in London and queue jump (dedicated queue) for both events at Ministry of Sound.

The Nightlife Wristband will save you money; not only by being cheaper than individual tickets in total, but by avoiding the booking fees that come with individual tickets!

You also get 10% off everything in-store at our UCL merchandise shop, the Hanger!

Please also note, that buying the wristband is the only way to get into the event at fabric London, as there are no single tickets for sale to this event via UCL. 

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Please note: The Students' Union website & this fatsoma page is the only place that official Freshers’ Nightlife 2024 wristbands will be available from. Any wristbands on sale elsewhere are not official and will not give you access to any official Students Union UCL Freshers 2024

Each venue does their own security check and will turn away anyone without ID, regardless of how old you look. DO NOT forget your ID or Student ID (Student ID will not do as it does not show your date of birth) Dress codes vary from event to event so be sure to check out all the info before you attend!

Tickets are non-refundable and management reserves the right of admission, unless the event is canceled then you will receive a full refund.

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🔵 WHEN WILL I GET MY WRISTBAND?

When you make your purchase, you’ll be sent an email confirmation with a ticket and order number.

Collection will be on campus and more information will be added here next week. 

WRISTBANDS CANNOT BE COLLECTED AT THE VENUE, THEY MUST BE COLLECTED FROM A RECEPTION IN ADVANCE. 


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🔵 ANY OTHER EVENTS?

Yes! Over the welcome period UCL hosts many events across both the University campus and the city itself. From boat parties, to trips out of town there is so much to do and explore! 

In terms of nightlife, there are also other club nights, boat parties (with after parties), your Wednesday night sports night and more, tickets & info for these can be found on https://studentsunionucl.org/tags/nightlife

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🔵 Guests:

UCL Students can of course bring non UCL friends to the events, they just need to purchase tickets below: 

https://www.fatsoma.com/p/studentsunionucl

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🔵 CONTACT:

For any information and support you can contact the the students union direct or our nightlife partners on hello@Churchillmarketing.uk