Tektu Presents Freshers | Thu 21 | Rainbow Venues | £6
Tektu have managed to grow rapidly in the past year, transforming from a small niche club night to a hugely popular sell out event all because they know what students want. Their no fuss, people first approach promises an immersive production with various themed rooms to accommodate to the wide selection of tasted amongst student whilst still staying loyal to its House/Techno/Disco/Garage roots. This will commence a year of many more bi-weekly events with numerous themes, but the first is one that you don’t want to miss. See our full preview here.
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Shameful Indulgence Presents Prosecco and Balls | Thu 21 – Sat 23 Sep | Rainbow Venues | £21.45
Go wild and release your inner child, after all isn’t that what freshers is all about? And what better way to unleash the troublesome toddler within than with a ball pit party and copious amounts of Prosecco. Bubbles, balls and a barrel of laughs are undoubtedly promised at this unique event. Thrash around in a den of multi-coloured balls, or just dance the night away to all your favourite strictly pop anthems, what’s not to love? Balls aren’t all that’s on offer either, there are hints at a gunk machine and a fairground ride, so they’re really aiming to make all your childish dreams come true by transforming the rainbow venues into a kids fantasy land.
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Emo Disco | Sat 23 | The Hare and Hounds | £5
If you’re looking for an alternative from the sickeningly cheesy popular club nights then look no further. This My Chemical Romance vs Fall Out Boy special promises to play all your emotional favourites from I Brought You My Bullets to Take This To Your Grave so you no longer have to endure the tedious tunes of mainstream events and can instead unapologetically belt along to all the gothic greats.
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Colours Summer w/Sonny Fodera | Sat 23 Sep | Colours Roof Garden | £11
After an extremely successful summer launching the COLOURS parties, they’re back for one final hurray before the summer is sadly up. With a delicious line up like this it would be difficult to deny them one more party before parting ways. Sonny Fodera headlines, this is a DJ who’s always managed to maintain his distinctive sound, ever since being named one of Mixmag’s ‘Hot six’ back in 2013 he’s been reaching new heights and headlining global events. He is a dexterous selector who knows exactly how to create the ideal party vibe. Cheeky duo Cause & Affect will then takeover in the black box later on as they crank up the intensity with their unrivalled energy as they blast out the thumping bass.
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Also see our Birmingham Weekender music preview for Fierce Festivals’s secret Deadpan Disco, Fluid ft. Rebekah Ubuntu and free DJs inc. David Rodigan, Craig Charles and more.