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Thursday Night will be... Rumble in the Jungle @ The Gate!

What is Rumble in the Jungle?

Following on from last year's hugely successful Freshers' 'Carnival at The Gate'; this year will see it go one step further, with better acts, better activities, and most importantly, it'll have you!

'Rumble in the Jungle' Artists

TINCHY STRYDER

Bio: Tinchy Stryder is a British grime music artist of Ghanian origin, Stryder hails from Bow in East London and had his first UK number one in the Singles Chart with the aptly named song "Number 1", (a collaboration with N-Dubz) that charted on 26 April 2009.[1] Stryder later released "Never Leave You" with Amelle Berrabah from girl-group Sugababes which became Stryder's second number 1 on 9 August 2009.[2]

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LOICK ESSIEN

Bio: Loick is widely regarded within the industry as the most explosive vocal talent around and its finally time for this to be presented to the masses, having been signed for three years, developing and honing his craft and featuring on some of the most memorable collaborations of the early urban scene namely Chipmunk's debut single 'Beast', Bashy's 'Black Boys' and most recently his collaboration with Bashy on 'When The Sky Falls' for the movie 'Shank' soundtrack its finally his moment with his debut single "Love Drunk" produced by Labrinth.

Loick has recorded and written with some of the best national and international talent around from Labrinth, NDubz and Naughty Boy to the likes of espionage, Johntae Austin, Lashwan Daniels, Darkchild, James Fauntleroy, Eric Dawkins and Stargate rightfully making his album one not to be missed.[3]

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S CLUB

Bio: S Club have reunited as a 3 piece with lead singers Jo Omeara, Bradley Mcintosh & Paul Cattermole. With 4 number one singles, top five albums, and some serious pop anthems, S Club are without doubt one of the biggest pop acts of recent times. Every single one of S Clubs singles went TOP FIVE, a feat unheard of by a pop band.

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KISSY SELL OUT

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BEAT A MAXX

Bio: Turntablism meets video DJ'ing, Video DJ Beat a Maxx is setting clubland alight performing on cutting edge technology. With 15 years industry experience, multi award winning and YouTube sensation Video DJ Beat a Maxx is wowing audiences across the world.

His vast amount of DJ'ing experience landed him gigs all over Europe performing a variety of sets within different types of music genres from dance, house to RnB, and hiphop. After many successful years as a DJ, in 2009 Beat a Maxx incorporated video into his sets and hasn't looked back since. He now mashes up the biggest tunes along with clips from well known films and TV to create an ingenious mix of sound and video that is captivating audiences at festivals, clubs, and the biggest university events up and down the UK.

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DUCHESS

Bio: Red One wanted them all to himself, Jessie J’s team wooed them for months, Leona Lewis had a hand in their formation and the Black Eyed Peas whisked them off to Paris.…it looks like Kate Middleton isn’t the only Duchess causing a stir in 2011.

Annie, Shanie, Jamie and Nadine, also known as Duchess released their first ever single ‘All The Boyz’, featuring rapper Scorcher on 22nd August through All Around The World / Universal. A tongue-in-cheek bite of electro rn'b, the single is a dance floor call to arms for girls across the land. A chant so ferocious it sounds like the ultimate alpha female in sonic form, without ever taking itself too seriously.

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LUKE BINGHAM

Bio: British pop has found a new voice and its next superstar. 24-year-old Luke Bingham is a gifted singer, a prodigious songwriter, a hypnotic mover and proof positive that the best things come to those who refuse to live their lives at anything less than full throttle. You can hear it in his captivating voice: Luke’s is an impatient, obsessive sort of talent. “I watch someone on stage and I enjoy what they do, but I also think, ‘I could do that,” he says. “I don’t copy, I like to reinvent and take it to new heights.”

Bingham’s songs show an extraordinary flair - from the commercial sheen of the synth-heavy ‘Nothing To Lose’, to the popping drum claps of summer-anthem-in-waiting 'Diamond Girl'. 'Can't Move On' strips everything back to simple acoustic guitar and Bingham's soulful croon, while the excellent 'Better For You' utilizes a fragile falsetto over plaintive piano and fizzing beats for the kind of R&B slow jam it seems a lot of people have forgotten how to make.

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