Summer Ball Golden Tickets Launch Event with Rox & LUU Danceband

The Leeds Summer Ball 2010 will take place in the sumptuous grounds of Lotherton Hall on the outskirts of Leeds, Friday 4th June from 6pm-6am. This black tie event with a festival feel is open to all students over 18 from the Leeds area and their guests, and will see 8,000 revellers celebrating the end of the academic year and for some the end of their University career. The green field site at Lotherton Hall will play host to four music arenas, plus plenty of other attractions including a free funfair and bars and food stalls serving throughout the evening.

When purchasing your Summer Ball tickets from 17th March, you will need to state which carriage time you wish to opt for to take you up to Lotherton Hall. To avoid having to make this choice in advance, we have 500 golden tickets available which allow you to catch any carriage leaving Parkinson Steps for Lotherton Hall (every hour on the hour from 6pm-11pm inclusive). The popular carriage times (8pm and 9pm) will sell out within 24 hours of being on sale; with our Golden Tickets offer you will be able to guarantee your place on a sold out carriage time, or give you and your friends the freedom to make up your mind nearer to the Summer Ball about your arrangements.

Golden Tickets are priced at the priority price of £37 each. There is no limit on how many Golden Tickets you may purchase at one time. You will need to present your student card upon purchase (cash, cheque or debit/ credit card accepted). Please note if you are paying by credit/ debit card then it will be subject to a £1.50 booking fee per ticket on top of the ticket price. There is no booking fee for cash or cheque purchases.

To buy your Golden Ticket, please come to The Terrace in Leeds University Union from 9pm Tuesday 16th March for the launch event with live bands and entertainment; the tickets themselves will be on sale from midnight until 2am. We will not be selling Golden Tickets after 2am 17th March and they are not available to buy online.

Appearing at this prestigious event will be Rough Trade Records’ fast rising and hotly tipped new signing Rox, performing material from her widely anticipated debut album Memoirs, set to be released in June. Her new single My Baby Left Me is produced by Al Shux, who produced and co-wrote the current smash Empire State Of Mind for Jay-Z & Alica Keys. Rox has, in recent months, been consistently tipped as one of the future stars of 2010, with The BBC Sound of 2010 Poll, MTV, HMV, The Independent, The Sunday Times, and MOJO magazine all picking her out as a star that is set to make a huge impact this year. Prior to even releasing any music, Rox was asked to perform two tracks on Later with Jools Holland and released debut single No Going Back in late December, which has enjoyed heavy rotation and support from Radio 1, Radio 2 and 1Xtra. Appearing alongside Rox will be the LUU Dance Band.

This event is free entry and open to any student from any year of study.

For further information, please visit www.leedssummerball.com