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P&Pers get down to some serious clubbing

Image © Charlie Harvey

Friday Night. Welcome and open mic night

Come along on Friday night, to get to know new people from the other People & Planet groups. Enjoy the legendary Danny Chivers Oxford slam poetry champion and climate activist.

Also make sure you bring along a song, poem, joke, instruments or any other talent you may have for the open mic session.

Then stick around after for Ben Mellor a fantastic Manchester-based political performance poet - and winner of the Radio 4 National Poetry Slam 2009. His poetry is clever, funny and hard-hitting

Saturday Night. Party Night.

When the workshop sessions wind down on Saturday night it is time for some revelry. Hosted at Club Underground at the North Campus Student Union, People & Planet proudly presents the Shared Planet Party. Your wristband ensures free entry for this ever so exclusive gathering.

Danny Chivers seems to have Shared Planet in the blood and our resident slam poet kicks opens the proceedings with a barrage of his award winning mix of dodgy rhymes and bad jokes. Joining Danny will be CLAIRE “Radical Supergirly” FAUSET delivering poetry of “Power, passion, fizz and fervour”” How delightful.

‘What next? What next’ I hear you scream. ‘We want to dance.’ Then dance you shall…But all that grinding and the like can wait..oh no.. its time to folk it up .. with a live Céilidhs Band. According to the online colossus that is Wikipedia ‘Céilidhs traditionally facilitated courting and prospects of marriage for young people….’ we really are to good to you.

Next up are David Rybka & The Victorian Dad with a blast of psychedelia described in the BBC Manchester review as : “Bass, drums, saxophone, two guitars, a ukulele and a mandolin ensure that the sound is rich in colour and texture. The rhythms are complex, catchy and imaginative; the songs are authentic, lyrical and cleverly arranged. The delivery is gutsy and theatrical.”

Check them out here!

Having been whipped by ‘The Dad’ into a frenzy of excitement its time for some hot vinyl. Enter the DJ’s, Playing a diverse range of music late into the night ensuring the legend of the Shared Party continues for yet another year.

Under 18s will have separate wristbands and won’t be served alcohol at the bar. If you are under 18 please don’t try to buy alcoholic drinks.