About Livesoc

Love Music? Love Live Music?

If you answered yes to these questions then we are the society for you.

LiveSoc are heavily involved in the University and Southampton music scene, making it easier for YOU to find a gig you want to go to.

The Living Room Open Mic

• Alternating Tuesdays from 8pm-11pm in the Bridge Bar
• 10/15 minute slots - come along and ask on the night to book one
• Guitar and mic provided or bring your own instrument - all music accepted, from Folk to Synth Pop!

LiveSoc Jam

• Alternating Sundays from 1pm-3pm in the Cube
• Amps and drums provided, just bring yourself and a guitar
• All genres and abilities catered for in several impromptu jams, capped with a few covers!

Kit and Space Hire

• We rent our drumkit to societies for a small fee
• Free practice space for bands - weekends in the Cube
• Links with local recording studios
• Talk to James Dalziel (PEJ manager) to book

Awards

As if you need anything else, LiveSoc have won awards at the last three EVAs, including Best Society and Best Event!

What else do we do?

• Help newly formed bands get gigs around both the university and venues like the Soul Cellar, Talking Heads, and The Boiler House
• Maintain this website and its database of musicians’ profiles
• Run social events to go and watch all kinds of live local music
• Work closely with AIM and Rocksoc to maintain a huge alternative music community
• Put on events which combine the student, local and national music scenes

To join Livesoc, cast your eyes to the right for instructions. You can also join our Facebook group. Once you’ve joined you’ll be kept up to date on events through our newsletter (which we aim to release once every two weeks, and from which you can opt out).

If you play an instrument you will also be able to add your musician’s profile to the database and get in contact with other musicians.

If you want to find out more either e-mail us or come along to our fortnightly meetings – Tuesdays, 7pm to 8pm at The Bridge (just before the Living Room).

Latest news

Living Room on the 18th

Posted 2010 May 13 by aps5g08

It's the last open mic night of the 2009/2010 academic year! Come along to see off some of your favourite faces in style, and hopefully say hello to some new ones at that. There will also be a meeting beforehand which will be deciding important things like budget and what will go on in freshers, so if you want to have your say, come along!

Living Room NOT ON 4th May

Posted 2010 Apr 29 by aps5g08

Sorry guys but The Living Room will not be on on the 4th, as it clashes with the EVAs which the committee will be at, hopefully to win best event!!!

Until then, enjoy the music at MayFest on the 1st, which Livesoc will be at in force

Excellence in Volunteering Awards 4th May

Posted 2010 Apr 22 by esr106

Join us at the EVA's to celebrate another great year of LiveSoc! We're nominated for Best Event, for the Freshers' Fest '09, and our very own Chris Dale is picking up an Individual Award. 

Tickets are £17, available at the SUSU Box Office.

See you there! 

New Committee

Posted 2010 Mar 10 by Christof

Having held our elections earlier tonight, your new committee for next year will be:

Andrew Stafford-President

Ciaran McManus-VP Events

Adam 'Gracie' Grace-VP Tech

Aaron Bali-VP Advertising

Sally Ford-Social Sec

James Dalziel-PEJ Manager

Aisha Rasool-Band Manager

Congratulations one and all!  The new committee will be shadowing their predecessors from now until the EVA's in May when they will take over full time.

Join Livesoc

You’re either not logged in or not a member of Livesoc. Could be both. It’s easy to join Livesoc (and free of course) – here’s what to do:

1. Fill in the form on the register page
2. You get sent an email with a temporary password – log in using this with your username
3. You’ll probably then want to change your password

That’s it! You might want to create your musician’s profile after that, by clicking the link in the members’ area.

Finally, meet us for a pint, meet some other members and make a lot of noise.

Next events

No events are currently scheduled.

The committee

Click a name for more info.

President

Andrew Stafford (aps5g08)

Andrew is the President. He oversees the work done by the VPs to ensure that events come together smoothly and successfully

VP Advertising

Aaron Bali (ab21g08)

Aaron is in charge of spreading the good word of LiveSoc to the university. Look out for his posters and subliminal advertising everywhere you go!

Practice, Equipment and Jam Manager

James Dalziel (IsolatedIncident_Drummer)

James has a rather large rebate in LiveSoc. He is in charge of band practice space bookings, the LiveSoc kit hire (especially the drumkit), and the Jam Session

Social Secretary

Sally Ford (01fordsa)

Sally organises our regular socials out around in Southampton and beyond.

VP Tech

Adam Grace (Grim)

Gracie is in charge of the actual running of gigs - setting up and sound engineering, and helping the PEJ manager when needs be!

VP Events

Ciaran McManus (ciaranmc)

Ciaran is in charge of all the events that LiveSoc run, whether it be booking venues, or overseeing the band manager

Band Manager

Aisha Rasool (Idioteque)

Aisha is in charge of scouting out bands and booking them for our regular gigs