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11 pieces of advice for university freshers
The Dos and Don'ts for all music lovers during your first few weeks away from home
Find out what gigs are happening in your city: Don't get us wrong, going to Vodka Revs and doing Jagerbombs is a really good bonding activity - but there's something about a shared love of live music that cements a friendship better than that horribly awkward circle in which you're forced to dance during Freshers Week.
by Alexandra Pollard | Photos by WENN
If you're going to university in the next few weeks, the chances are you'll have received heaps and heaps of unsolicited advice. In fact, when we were preparing for freshers week, we were just about ready to punch the next person who told us to make sure we propped our door open. So we're not going to do that - instead, we've compiled a list of tips for surviving university as a music fan.
From what to do (go to every gig you're invited to) to what not to do (wear band t-shirts without being able to name more than one song) this is all the things we wish someone had told us when we set out to uni, young and optimistic, and with our Ramones t-shirt and Bob Marley poster in tow.
We should really be charging for this kind of quality advice. Also, come to think of it, we do kind of tell you to prop your door open. Sorry.
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