Is Dr Dre coming to York?
One of the campaign posters on the Facebook group for Dr Dre. Image credit: Facebook campaign group: ‘Want Dr Dre in York’
A group of students are attempting to mandate YUSU to ensure that the American artist, Dr Dre, play at Central Hall.
Richard Costello, who has proposed the motion for the internationally renowned rap artist, record producer, actor and entrepreneur, has said that YUSU are, “lacking ambition to get anyone at all” and utilise the Central Hall venue.
The motion expressed that they would like “YUSU Officers, specifically Ents Officers to contact Dr Dre’s representatives and make arrangements for a Central Hall performance in the near future.”
Whilst acknowledging that “this is a difficult task”, the motion believes “the authority that a Sabbatical Officer from YUSU has, could greatly assist in making this exciting proposition happen.” The slightly satirical motion has been checked by YUSU’s rules and regulations committee and will appear at the next Union General Meeting (UGM) which will be held on 19 January at 6pm.
Richard Costello, commenting on his motion, stated that: “What I’m trying to do with this is raise a serious point about the York music scene which in my view has been neglected and needs re-invigorating.
“Dr Dre could do that, he could be the spark that draws new exciting acts to the city. I’m ambitious for York, all I want is for YUSU to share that ambition. Acts like the Cheeky Girls and Eoghan Quigg just simply won’t do, York deserves better. York deserves Dr Dre.”
“He [Dr Dre] could be the spark that draws new exciting acts to the city”
Richard Costello
Motion proposer
Richard did however concede it is, “slightly unlikely” that YUSU will be able to achieve the motion’s aim of a performance in Central Hall by Dr Dre. But he insisted that it is achievable that NUS delegates from YUSU would be able, “to bring this important issue to national attention” as the motion requested.
A Facebook group set up to campaign for the motion already has over 500 members after only a few days of being online.
This year’s fresher’s event, the Big Bang, was the first time an artist has played in Central Hall with Marina and the Diamonds as the headline act. In previous years, artists coming to the University have played at York Racecourse
However, only 900 of approximately 2,300 scanned ticket holders managed to make their way into Central Hall this year for the event.
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This is genuinely the most exciting thing I’ve heard in the three years I’ve been at York. Costello is a hero
I really hope that YUSU don’t and do any ‘silly-business’ with this, this motion is exactly what the music scene in York has been craving for
UGM5>UGM6, all day, every day.
city boy you’ve got problems
Want Dr Dre in York? Vote for it! votings now open on the YUSU website http://www.yusu.org/democracy/voting The Dre motion is “We believe that YUSU should be mandated to try their utmost to bring Dr Dre to York to play Central Hall”
We (of the Brian Blessed motion) apologise if anyone sees this Dr. Dre motion as silly, we have nothing to do with it and urge people to consider it seriously.
Unlike the Brian Blessed motion.
Which we just want you to vote for. Because we can.