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The Student Night (A.K.A. The Tower Night)

Jam 1575 was asked to provide the DJs for "Hulls Busiest Student Night" by the University of Hull Athletic Union. "The Tower" night club was the original venue for this and used to open every Wednesday night for students. Various beverages including Lager & Cider would be sold for as little as 20 pence!! The Tower was a typical run down town centre club, the carpet would stick to your shoes and the sound system would often cut-out, yet it was packed every single week!

A selection of Jam 1575 presenters kept everyone entertained every week playing everything from Indie to House, although cheesy pop was the main crowd pleaser. Some of the DJ's on the weekly rota were: Ant Rouette a.k.a. "The Man From Friday", Aaron Phillips, Mike Brown and Andy Brown a.k.a. "DJ Ferby". However, in 2000 Hull City Council took the decision to close the Tower, rumour has it that a huge amount of Pigeon dung was found in the roof.

"The Tower Night" as it had now become known, moved across town to the "Po Na Na" Nightclub on Anne Street, and the Athletic Union went with them. The new night was called "Bubblegum" and lasted for 2 years again with Jam 1575 DJs at the helm. Unfortuanatly, Po Na Na was not popular with the students as they only sold cheap bottled alcopops rather than Draught beer.

After a £3.6 million make over the Students' union opened its own club called "The Asylum", and the AU were desperate to be part of it. DJ Ferby, who had recently ditched Jam, taking with him the deals and publicity, agreed to DJ. Efforts were made in 2003 and 2004 by presenters Jon Gibbins and Dave Pallett (former programme controller) to get Jam involved in a student night again at the Fez Club. Unfortunately, it was impossible to compete against the formidable Asylum at the University. It seems the temptation of "Snakey B" at 99p a pint probably had something to do with it! .

To this day, both The Tower & Po Na Na Nightclubs remain closed.

But the tradition of the AU Tower student night still lives on. Every Wednesday night The Tower is organised in the Union. It usually starts with students getting together in Sanctuary for a few drinks, then it moves on to Johny Mac and takes a full night blow in Asylum. Many AU teams organise club socials on a Wednesday Tower. Cheap draught beer is still an attraction with a special offer on Snakebite.