With Freshers in full swing, we're going behind the scenes of our O2 Academy club life to show you just what to expect from your local clubs.
WARNING: It's good. It's REALLY good.
Andy H - Quality Control, O2 Academy Sheffield
Expect to hear: hip hop/funk/beats
What song is guaranteed to get clubbers on their feet:
"It has to be the classic boom bap hip hop at Quality Control. Those big funk samples that won over so many people making them 'lifelong hip hop fans' have really stood the test of time and still shine today"
Andy's Top 5 Albums:
- Q-Tip - The Renaissance
- The Roots - Things Fall Apart
- Nas - Illmatic
- A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory
- Gang Starr - Hard To Earn
Flint Tropical - The Superfunk Rollerdisco, O2 Academy Sheffield
Expect to hear: disco/funk/soul/hip hop
What song is guaranteed to get clubbers on their feet:
"Definitely the Dimitri from Paris remix of 'You Can't Hide' by Teddy Pendergrass."
Flint's Top 5 Albums:
- Guts and Mambo - Beach Diggin' Vol.1
- Guts and Mambo - Beach Diggin' Vol.2
- Breakbot - By Your Side
- Anderson .Paak - Malibu
- The Avalanches - Since I Left You
Bobby Charlton Foster - Star Shaped Club, O2 Academy Islington
Expect to hear: Britpop/90s indie
What song is guaranteed to get clubbers on their feet:
"'Yes' by McAlmont & Butler, 'Rock 'n' Roll Star' by Oasis and 'I Am The Resurrection' by The Stone Roses."
Bobby's Top 5 Albums:
- Suede - Dog Man Star
- Blur - Parklife
- Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible
- David Bowie - Station To Station
- The Beatles - The White Album (a.k.a. The Beatles)
Gav Webb - I Love The 90's vs I Love The 00's, O2 Academy Islington
Expect to hear: 90s and 00s pop/dance/guilty pleasures
What song is guaranteed to get clubbers on their feet:
"'I Gotta Feeling' by The Black Eyed Peas, 'I'll Be There For You' (Friends Theme song) by The Rembrandts, 'One More Time' by Daft Punk, 'Wannabe' by Spice Girls and 'Everybody (Backstreet's Back)' by Backstreet Boys."
Gav's Top 5 Albums:
- The Streets - Original Pirate Material
- Nirvana - Nevermind
- Oasis - Definitely Maybe
- Soundgarden - Superunknown
- Jay Z - Reasonable Doubt
Danny James - Projekt, O2 Academy Leeds
Expect to hear: All genres
What song is guaranteed to get clubbers on their feet:
"'One More Time' by Daft Punk, 'Move Your Feet' by Junior Senior, 'Show Me Love' by Robin S and 'Earth, Wind & Fire' by September."
Danny's Top 5 Albums:
- Bob Marley and the Wailers - Legend
- Prince - Purple Rain
- Eminem - Curtain Call: The Hits
- Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory?
- Green Day - American Idiot
Cliff Gloom - Burn Down The Disco, O2 Academy Islington
Expect to hear: indie/soul/ska/rock 'n roll
What song is guaranteed to get clubbers on their feet:
"'Town Called Malice' by The Jam and 'Last Night' by The Strokes."
Cliff's Top 5 Albums:
- Suede- Suede
- David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
- Pulp - His 'n' Hers
- The Clash - London Calling
- The Killers - Hot Fuss
DJ Rawww - Ramshackle, O2 Academy Bristol
Expect to hear: bass/ house/grime/hip hop/rap/drum & bass and everything in between
What song is guaranteed to get clubbers on their feet:
"'Mr Happy' by DJ Hazard and D-Minds, 'No Problem' by Chase & Status and 'Wonderwall' by Oasis
DJ Rawww's Top 5 Albums:
- Skepta - Konnichiwa
- Future - HNDRXX
- Kendrick Lamar- good kid, m.A.A.d city
- Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
- Michael Jackson - Bad
Ryan Chisholm - Ramshackle, O2 Academy Bristol
Expect to hear: alternative/pop punk/rock/indie
What song is guaranteed to get clubbers on their feet:
"'Hard Times' by Paramore, 'It's My Life' by Bon Jovie and 'Just A Day' by Feeder."
Ryan's Top 5 Albums:
- My Chemical Romance - Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge
- Bullet for my Valentine - The Poison
- Blink 182 - Take Off Your Pants and Jacket
- Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory
- Good Charlotte - The Young and the Hopeless
Paul Barrow – Black Parade, O2 Ritz Manchester
Expect to hear: emo/rock/pop punk
What song is guaranteed to get clubbers on their feet:
"Floor fillers include ‘Welcome To The Black Parade’ by My Chemical Romance, ‘I Write Sins Not Tragedies’ by Panic! At The Disco, ‘Sorry You’re Not A Winner’ by Enter Shikari, ‘Swing Swing’ by All American Rejects and ‘Misery Business’ by Paramore."
Paul’s Top 5 Albums:
- Taking Back Sunday - Tell All Your Friends
- My Chemical Romance - Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge
- Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American
- Fall Out Boy - From Under The Cork Tree
- Brand New - Deja Entendu
Don't miss Black Parade at O2 Academy Islington, O2 Academy Sheffield and Arts Club Liverpool
Slow Alfie - Club de Fromage, O2 Academy Islington
Expect to hear: pop
What song is guaranteed to get clubbers on their feet:
"'Shake It Off' by Taylor Swift and 'Dancing Queen' by Abba."
Cliff's Top 5 Albums:
- Wham! - Make It Big
- Madness - Absolutely
- Bruno Mars - Doo-Wops & Hooligans
- Prince - Purple Rain
- Chic - Chic
Adam Verner - DIRTYPOP, O2 Academy Newcastle
Expect to hear: R&B/chart/dance/indie/house/pop anthems
What song is guaranteed to get clubbers on their feet:
"Definitely 'Chelsea Dagger' by The Fratellis."
Cliff's Top 5 Albums:
- Rihanna
- Eminem
- Kanye West
- Arctic Monkeys
- Beyoncé
Ian Chadderton - Ramshackle, O2 Academy Bristol
Expect to hear: pop/metal/emo/alternative and everything in between
What song is guaranteed to get clubbers on their feet:
"'All Star' by Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! , 'Sk8er Boi' by Avril Lavigne and 'Take On Me' by Reel Big Fish."
Ian's Top 5 Albums:
- Bring Me the Horizon - That’s The Spirit
- This Wild Life - Clouded
- Beartooth - Aggressive
- Sum 41 - All Killer No Filler
- My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade
Josh Mortazavi - Ramshackle, O2 Academy Bristol
Expect to hear: house/drum and bass/dubstep/EDM/alternative/rock/anything else that will make you sing
What song is guaranteed to get clubbers on their feet:
"'Boneless' by Steve Aoki, 'Dead Limit' by Noisia, 'Don't You Worry Child' by Swedish House Mafia, 'Set It' by My Nu Leng, 'Can't Stop' by Red Hot Chilli Peppers and 'My Heart Will Go On' by Celine Dion (trust me)'
Josh's Top 5 Albums:
- Enter Shikari - Take to the Skies
- Pendulum - Immersion
- Skrillex - Bangarang EP
- My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade
- The Prodigy - Music for the Jilted Generation
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