students terms & conditions
wagamama wednesday dj competition | 17 - 8 october 2025
The promoter of the wagamama Wednesday DJ competition (“Competition”) is Wagamama Limited (company number 02605751) with its registered address at 5-7 Marshalsea Road, London, England, SE1 1EP (“we”, “our”, “us”, or “wagamama”).
The Competition and how to enter:
1. The Competition is open to university students resident in the United Kingdom or Ireland that are aged 18 or over (“Entrant”). To be eligible to win, Entrants must submit their music set using the Competition’s form downloaded from the wagamama website: https://wagamama.com/students.Entrants can enter the Competition by submitting their completed form and music set (“Entry”) to wagamamacompetition@wagamama.com between 17 September 2025 and 8th October 2025 inclusive (the “Competition Period”).
2. The grand-finale winner (“Winner”) will be one (1) Entrant from a group of finalists who is deemed to have played the overall best set by both wagamama and Locked On Records (“locked on”) at a grand finale event hosted in Nottingham.
3. All Entries must comply with these terms and conditions and follow all content guidelines (as defined under paragraph 20 below).
4. By entering the Competition, you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions and you agree that our decision is final and binding in all matters relating to the Competition. If you fail to comply with these terms and conditions your Entry will automatically be void.
Who can enter:
5. The Competition is open to university students, attending a university in the United Kingdom or Ireland, with a valid university student identification card (“Student ID”).
6. The Competition is free to enter and open to university students over the age of eighteen (18). All participants must be resident in the United Kingdom or Ireland.
7. Entrants must be able to attend live events hosted by wagamama as part of wagamama Wednesday on dates to be determined by wagamama.
8. We may ask you to verify your eligibility to enter and we reserve the right to refuse entries if you are unable to do so.
9. Entrants may be required to provide a valid Student ID and to give proof of age to prove that they are aged eighteen (18) years or over.
Selection of winners:
11. All eligible Entries will first be judged by wagamama and locked on who will choose a group of initial winners to attend the semi-finals (“Semi-finalists”). The Semi-finalists will be selected fairly, according to the Entry deemed to be the most talented in wagamama’s and locked on’s reasonable opinion. This will be chosen based on: DJ performance quality, originality, crowd response and alignment with locked on’s sound.
12. Chosen Semi-finalists will be invited to a wagamama Wednesday event where they will perform a twenty-five (25) to thirty-five (35) minute DJ set in front of a live audience. The audience will vote on their favourite performer. The Semi-finalists with the most audience votes will proceed on to the next round to attend the grand finale (“Finalists”).
13. Finalists will perform at a grand finale event in Nottingham alongside locked on and guest DJs. From the Finalists, one (1) Winner will be chosen by a panel of judges based on: DJ performance quality, originality, crowd response and alignment with locked on’s sound, as decided by wagamama and locked on in their absolute discretion.
The Prizes:
14. For each stage of the Competition, there are different prizes that can be obtained (each a “Prize”and together the “Prizes”):
14.1 Semi-finalists will have the opportunity to perform a twenty-five (25) to thirty-five (35) minute DJset at a wagamama Wednesday event in front of a live audience. Each Semi-finalist will receive one
(1) wagamama voucher worth £150.
14.2 Finalists will receive the opportunity to attend a one (1) hour online workshop with locked on. They will also perform at a grand finale event in Nottingham with locked on and guest DJs. The Prize includes reasonable travel and accommodation expenses for each Finalist and a guest. Food and drink will be provided on the day of the grand finale. Finalists will each receive a £100 performance fee for their DJ set.
14.3 The Winner will win the opportunity to record, mix and professionally produce a track (“Track”) with locked on at their London studio. The Prize includes reasonable travel expenses and food and drink will be provided for the recording day. The Winner will also receive a wagamama voucher worth£500.
14.4 Vouchers can be used at any Wagamama restaurant in the UK and Ireland and can be used against the entire food and drink bill. The Voucher may only be redeemed on dine-in orders, orders for take-out and click and collect (orders for delivery are excluded). Each Voucher has an expiration date of thirteen (13) months, beginning from the day the Prize is received by the Prize winner.
15. There are no cash alternatives: the Prizes must be accepted as offered and are non-transferable.
16. The Prizes cannot be replaced if they become lost, damaged or stolen.
17. We reserve the right to substitute the Prizes or any part of a Prize for equal or greater value if this is necessary for reasons beyond our control.
18. A Prize may not be claimed by a third party on a winner’s behalf.
19. We do not accept any responsibility if a winner is not able to take up a Prize for any reason whatsoever.
Content guidelines:
20. Entries that include any of the following themes or content will not be considered for this Competition and will be immediately disqualified as a potential Entry (in wagamama’s and locked on’s discretion):
20.1 Content that may infringe the rights of other parties, including patents, copyrights, trade secrets, trademarks, a person's data protection rights, rights to privacy or publicity rights.
20.2 Content that may depict or identify minors, their personal details, their address or ways to contact them.
20.3 Content that is or appears to be of a commercial nature, including advertisements, sponsorships, solicitations, endorsements and public relations material.
20.4 Content that may be false, inaccurate or misleading.
20.5 Content that may include software viruses, spyware or any other malicious applications.
20.6 Content that may encourage, support, assist or advise in the commission of a criminal offence.
20.7 Content whose publication is prohibited by any applicable law or contractual obligation.
20.8 Content that may be threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, libellous, vulgar, discriminatory, violent, obscene or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable.
20.9 Content that is reasonably likely to bring wagamama or locked on intro disrepute.
Ownership of Entries and intellectual property rights:
21. All Entries (including any accompanying materials) submitted will become wagamama’s intellectual property on receipt.
22. You hereby grant ownership to wagamama and waive all moral or related rights that you may have in any Entry.
23. You agree not to provide any Entry in which any third party has any intellectual property, moral or related rights in the Entry without first procuring a transfer or waiver of those third-party rights.
24. Wagamama and locked on may, but we are not required to, make your Entry (including accompanying materials) available on our website, our social media pages, and any other media, whether now known or invented in the future, and in connection with any publicity of any competition.
25. You agree to grant wagamama and locked on a non-exclusive, worldwide, irrevocable licence, for the full period of any intellectual property rights and moral rights in the Entry and any accompanying materials which you are unable to assign, to use, display, publish, transmit, copy, edit, alter, store, re-format and sub-licence the Entry and any accompanying materials for such purposes.
26. You agree to execute any such documents and perform such acts as may be required or as deemed necessary by wagamama and locked on to give effect to these terms and conditions.
27. The Winner acknowledges that locked on will own all rights in the Track produced as part of the Prize.
28. locked on will determine any release, distribution or promotion of the Track.
29. The Winner will be credited as an artist on the Track but will not be entitled to royalties unless otherwise agreed in writing with locked on.
Rules for Entry:
30. Your Entry must be received during the Competition Period set out above and we cannot accept responsibility for any entries which are late, lost, incomplete or rendered unrecognisable.
31. Entrants may be asked to provide their name, email address, date of birth, country of residence and a valid form of Student ID.
32. By participating in the Competition, you agree that wagamama or locked on may photograph or film you during your attendance or participation in the Competition and may use your name, image, likeness and voice (“Recording”) including for promotional, commercial, publicity and internal purposes without any rights of prior approval or inspection. You grant wagamama and locked on the right to use for the maximum time allowed by applicable law, throughout the world and without any compensation, any Recording of you in any media, for the purpose of advertising, promotion, or any other commercial purpose in connection with the promotion of the Competition or future events, in wagamama or locked on campaigns or promotional activities, on wagamama’s or locked on’s social media pages (including on TikTok, Instagram and X) and in wagamama restaurants.
33. Unless otherwise stated in these terms and conditions or agreed with you in advance, we will not pay any expenses (including travel expenses) incurred in connection with the Competition, including acceptance and use of the Prizes.
34. We may refuse to accept any Entry and/or to select a winning Entry at our absolute discretion.
35. Entrants are responsible for their own conduct at all live events. wagamama reserves the right to remove or disqualify any Entrant behaving inappropriately or bringing wagamama or locked on into disrepute.
36. Alcohol will only be served to individuals aged 18 and over with valid ID.
37. wagamama accepts no liability for personal belongings, injury or loss sustained while attending wagamama Wednesday events.
38. We reserve the right to void, amend, suspend, or withdraw the Competition without prior notice in the event that it becomes necessary to do so.
39. We do not accept responsibility for: (i) any postponement or cancellation of the Competition; (ii) any loss, changes to, postponement of, or use of the Prize, or (iii) any act or default of any third-party supplier, which is outside of our reasonable control.
40. We accept no responsibility for any loss, damage, injury or disappointment suffered by any Entrantresulting from entering the Competition or by your acceptance of a Prize, or any damage to your or another person’s property, computer or mobile phone equipment as a consequence of either downloading any material relating to the Competition or accepting a Prize. Nothing will exclude our liability for death or personal injury resulting from our negligence.
41. By entering the Competition, Entrants are providing their personal information to Wagamama and locked on. We will, at all times, process your personal data in accordance with our Privacy Policy, the UK Data Protection Act 2018, and applicable laws. Personal data will be used solely for the administration of the Competition and will not be shared with third parties other than locked on records for judging and prize fulfilment purposes.
42. The Competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook, Twitter, Meta, Instagram, TikTok, Youtube or SoundCloud. These platforms are hereby fully released from all liability by each Entrant.
43. We are required to either publish or make available information that indicates that a valid award took place and to comply with this obligation we will send the surname and country of residence of the Semi-finalists, Finalists and Winner to anyone who emails satoru@wagamama.com within one month of the expiry of the Competition Period (as set out above). By entering the Competition, Entrants agree to the potential disclosure of their surname and country of residence.
44. This Competition, including these terms and conditions, are governed by the laws of England and you submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts in relation to any dispute arising under or in connection with the Competition and/or these terms and conditions.
terms and conditions – Asahi Beer Student Offer
Each eligible student visiting a participating restaurant is entitled to receive one (1) complimentary Asahi beer with purchase of a main meal during the offer period.
A student must purchase a main meal in order to qualify for a complimentary Asahi beer.
The offer period will be every Wednesday, from 8pm-close, starting 1st October 2025 and ending on 12th November 2025.
A valid Student ID must be presented at the time of redemption.
The offer is open to students aged eighteen (18) years or over. We reserve the right to require a valid form of ID for age verification purposes.
The complimentary Asahi beer will be served in either a 330ml can or a 330ml bottle, depending on availability at the participating restaurant.
Students may choose between Asahi Super Dry (alcoholic) or Asahi 0.0% (non-alcoholic).
The offer is limited to one complimentary Asahi beer per student, per visit to a participating restaurant. No more than one visit per day.
It is in wagamama’s full discretion to end the offer early at any time during the offer period.
The offer is subject to availability and in participating restaurants only.
The participating restaurants are:
wagamama Student Beans offer | terms + conditions
20% off the total food + drink bill for students with a valid Student Beans membership + 5 guests (6 guests total)
redeem by showing your valid ‘beans id’ to your server
this offer is valid from sundays – thursdays (not valid on fridays + saturdays)
valid for dine-in only
valid at all wagamama restaurants in england, scotland + wales. excludes airports and northern ireland
the offer is not valid in conjunction with any other offer or discount however members will be able to collect stamps and redeem rewards through our soul club loyalty app on eligible transactions