Tab Essential: 29th–4th
The Tab finds you something to do this week
Monday 29 October
Leeds Met Abseil, 100ft, £20, 9am-5pm. Here’s the contact for further info.
Dinner with the Homeless, Lifton Place, Leeds: 5.15pm, bring food for yourself and food to share
Give it a Go, Biscuit Making; Union room 4!
Attitudes in the City: Works on Paper by the Camden Town group, Stanley and Audrey Burton Gallery
#Demo2012 Open Meeting: Planning meeting for anyone who wants to help organise the LUU trip down to London for the NUS’ National Demo on 21 November.
Mezz Mondays, Mezz Club; two rooms of pure R&B
Mint Mondays, Mint Club
Mr. Bens Comedy Night, Mr Bens; Sully O’Sullivan and others
Halloween Two Smokin’ Barrels, Mine LUU; fancy dress competition, live music from Hawk Eyes, Horse in Transit and Cut Yourself in Half
Lucy Rose plus support @ Brudenell Social Club; a voice as lovely as the name. She’s previously provided vocals for Bombay Bicycle Club’s acoustic sessions, but is really amazing in her own right. Doors at 7pm/tickets £8 available at Crash, Jumbo and the Brudenell.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adBPg8Zdp2g
Gin and Juice, Hifi; best fun for hip hop and RnB… but this time it’s the halloween spectacular
Tuesday 30 October
Pillow Bash (with inflatables); 10am-4pm on the grass. Also on Weds 31st.
Brother’s Football Tournament, 5pm-6pm; Contact Nabeel Ahmed for further info at 07577597388.
The Invisible Dot, The Carriage Works; mixture of poetry and comedy
Ladies Night; Massages, treats, catwalk and more. Girls only & strictly no photography, as our own safe photography service will be provided. 5pm at Riley Smith.
Hip Hop Karaoke, Old Bar; in support of Black History Month
Beach House, LUU:
Wednesday 31 October
“When we Ruled”, LUU: Black History Month talk, eager to know more about the slave trade? This is your event
Moveonup, Hifi; weekly 60s soul night
Halloween Pumpkin Rave, Stylus; Presented by Fruity, but this isn’t just your standard Fruity
Dogtown @ Wire – If you don’t fancy the run of the mill, devil-horns-and-underwear type night on actual Halloween, head down to Wire for the beach goth themed Dogtown. West coast vibes and a cool atmosphere – expect music as eclectic as Black Lips, The Beach Boys and Snoop Dogg.
Rocky Horror Picture Show/Halloween (1978) @ Vue Cinema, The Light; Don’t fancy heading out on actual Halloween, but still want to get into the spooky spirit of things? Vue at The Light is showing two cult classic Halloween films – The Rocky Horror picture Show and the original 1978 Halloween (the scariest!) Rocky Horror, 8pm/ Halloween, 10.15pm
Thursday 1 November
Tequila, Mezz Club
House of Fun Comedy Club, Andrew Bird, Junior Simpson, The Original Oak
Clarks, Hifi; see the club turned into an underground dancehall!
Eid Charity Dinner – Conference Auditorium with Usama Canon (USA) and Comedian Nabil Abdulrashid, 5:30pm. Entertainment and Charity Auction (including exclusive Yasmin Mogahead items). 3 course meal served in the Refectory. Dress code: formal. £10 per ticket. For tickets, brothers contact: 07825665559, and sisters contact: 07795677624.
For further details, view the event page on Facebook.
Immortal Technique and support, LUU
Supa Dupa Fly, LUU; a night of retro hip-hop and RnB
Fuzzy Logic @ Wire; Exactly what you would expect from a mid-week Indie night at Wire. Music to dance your little heart out to. Expect to hear Hot Chip, Best Coast, Talking Heads and the like. 11pm/£2 before midnight, £3.50 after (NUS).
Friday 2 November
Charles Bradley, Soul of America, Hifi; live soul music from ex-James Brown impersonator
FunkSoulNation, HiFi, classic sounds of funk, soul & hip hop mixed with the best in intelligent contemporary beats and boogie
Saturday 3 November
‘Fairy Tales for Grown-Ups’, Upstairs at The Carriageworks, presented by Cabinets of Curiosity, a trio of monologues put a thought provoking twist on familiar characters.
Boogaloo, Hifi
5km sponsored Leeds Parkrun. To take part contact Zakiya Hanif.
Sunday 4 November
Canon Mills bucket collection in Bradford
Sunday Joint, Hifi
Universum
Sophie Mort
If you have any of these things in your winter wardrobe, you’re 100% a Leeds student
Megan Fogg*cries in skinny scarf* (like that’s going to keep you warm)
Dear Leeds students, here are 10 things I’ve learnt as a fresher
Molly WithersExpect bad decisions, drunken giggles and exhausted lectures
Here’s how to spot the students from each of Leeds’ universities
Grace TindleDon’t worry – no stereotype will be left unjudged
Students call for Leeds University Jewish chaplain fighting for IDF to resign
Rabbi Deutsch has been accused of ‘war crimes’
The 11 best date night spots in Hyde Park and Headingley
Katherine MitchellYep, you heard us right – it’s cuffing season
Leeds students wake up to find huge hole in kitchen ceiling after it caved in
There’s no such thing as a good night’s sleep in Hyde Park
Here’s everything you need to know about Leeds International Film Festival
Nadiira MohamudThis year’s programme will run from Friday 3rd to Sunday 19th November – and students can get discounted tickets!
In honour of 1989 (Taylor’s Version), we spoke to Leeds Uni’s Taylor Swift Soc
It’s a love story between the pop icon’s fans and her new music
Family left ‘devastated’ after University of Leeds graduate killed in car crash
Juliana Keshishian died due to the driver travelling ‘too fast’ for wet conditions
University of Leeds bans e-scooters and bikes from its campus buildings over fire concerns
Those who continue to could face disciplinary action from January 2024
Sheaf Street to close with immediate effect as ‘no longer sustainable and cannot recover’
In a statement on Instagram, the team said ‘we have tried everything possible’ to keep the venue open
Here’s which Halloween outfit you’d be based on your Leeds accommodation
Sophie FowlerYou already know Barbie and Ken are featuring
Here’s your guide to the perfect Hyde Park Halloween night in
Kiera WilcoxRead on for all the tips you need to enjoy Halloween in the comfort of your own home
Leeds student repeatedly unable to attend lectures due to accessibility issues on campus
Emily CohenGrace was unable to attend her lecture on the first day of term due to there being no step-free access
Here are five fun and free activities in Leeds that you need to try in November
So you don’t spend all your student loan in two weeks x
Just Stop Oil protestor charged with criminal damage to Leeds Uni’s Great Hall
Sam Holland, 21, sprayed the building with orange paint at a demonstration last Thursday
Just 10 iconic BeReal moments every Leeds Uni student has taken
At this stage the Brotherton library pic is a rite of passage
Who the red guards in Squid Game: The Challenge are will change your whole idea of the show
Hayley SoenThis is so clever… but also a bit dark?
Erm, so alien corpses found on earth apparently have 30 per cent DNA of ‘unknown species’
Emily SmithScientists have confirmed they’re ‘definitely not human’
Omg, Love Island 2023’s Tyrique and Ella have broken up!!
‘She expects a lot from him, and he hasn’t been delivering’
Right, so what’s all the new Libby Mae TikTok drama and why is everyone raging at her right now?
She filmed herself necking a boy in a pool in Jamaica – and some people are raging
Ranking all the games from Squid Game: The Challenge from tedious to TENSE
Harrison BrocklehurstBiting my nails like a nervous madman watching these
Two years on, this is what the original Squid Game cast are all up to now
The old man has been on trial for sexual misconduct
Inside Bake Off winner Matty’s wholesome life and adorable relationship with fiancée Lara
He proposed to his girlfriend in Sorrento!
Tell us what’s on your Spotify Wrapped and we’ll tell you how embarrassingly basic you are
If I see any songs by Drake, it’s bad news
Introducing Amanda, northern UK queen doing it for the girls in Squid Game: The Challenge
Outside the show, she’s as iconic as you’d imagine
Ekin-Su has been earning over £11k a WEEK since winning Love Island in 2022
She and Davide are now multimillionaires
The real reason Jamie Lynn Spears quit I’m A Celeb revealed after ‘days of crisis talks’
The show’s bosses branded her a ‘flight risk’ days into her jungle stint
Who the MAFS UK 2023 cast are supporting in the Luke vs Jordan boxing match
Ellie RingIt’s not looking good for Jordan
Casting and chaos: All we know about The Bear season three’s release date
Lydia Spencer-ElliottI have never been more ready for anything
Meet the wholesome and supportive partners of the I’m A Celebrity 2023 campmates
Phoebe KowhaiIf I don’t have love like Tony Bellew and his wife then I don’t want it
What exactly are the new Spotify Wrapped 2023 listening characters, and what do they mean?
Are you more of a vampire or a cyclops?
Spotify Wrapped is finally here so stick your 2023 playlist on and enjoy these 24 memes
Cannot WAIT to judge absolutely everyone’s music taste
Here are all the TikTok stars who made it onto the Forbes 30 Under 30 list
Kombucha girl aka Brittany Broski is on there!
I was a player on Squid Game: The Challenge! Here’s what the experience was actually like
‘We didn’t see sunlight or fresh air for seven days’
