Abstract The potential of music to positively influence humans’ well-being has punctuated people’s lives from birth to death. This article explores the state of live music entertainment at Midlands State University main campus in Senga, Gweru. I set out to find out what entertainment opportunities are available for MSU students. Through questionnaires, interviews and focus group discussions, the study solicited students’ and staff members’ views on the leisure activities available on campus. I sought their suggestions on how on-campus entertainment could be improved. The findings show a critical need to reclaim students’ entertainment spaces in Zimbabwe’s tertiary education sector. University management needs to consider facilitating on-campus live music entertainment for students in order to avert the dangers they face when they seek entertainment from places off campus. Students are prone to arbitrary relationships, drug abuse, robbery and exorbitant costs when they visit night clubs in town for entertainment. The university stands to benefit financially if live music shows are managed and organised within its premises. Students’ responses indicate that the MBMT ensembles which currently provide music at formal gatherings need to be augmented with gigs that are purely intended for students’ entertainment. Joint shows with popular music artists recommended by students themselves can be arranged with management, re-aligning their ideology to view live music entertainment in a positive way as a fundraising enterprise. The conclusion proposes the inclusion of a live music entertainment officer in the Student Affairs Department to ensure that students’ entertainment needs are well-planned, managed and availed on-campus.

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让音乐乐队摇滚！Midlands州立大学主校区的现场娱乐表演

摘要音乐对人类福祉产生积极影响的潜力已使人们的生命从生到死都断断续续。本文探讨了位于Gweru Senga的Midlands State University主校区的现场音乐娱乐状态。我着手找出适合MSU学生的娱乐机会。通过问卷调查，访谈和焦点小组讨论，该研究征询了学生和工作人员对校园休闲活动的看法。我征求了他们关于如何改善校园娱乐的建议。调查结果表明，迫切需要在津巴布韦的高等教育部门收回学生的娱乐场所。大学管理层需要考虑为学生提供校园内的现场音乐娱乐，以避免他们在校园外寻求娱乐时面临的危险。当学生前往镇上的夜总会娱乐时，他们容易产生任意关系，吸毒，抢劫和高昂的费用。如果现场音乐节目是在其场所内管理和组织的，那么大学将在经济上受益。学生的回答表明，目前需要在正式聚会上提供音乐的MBMT合奏需要通过纯粹用于学生娱乐的演出来增强。学生可以自己推荐与流行音乐艺术家合演的节目，并与他们进行管理，重新调整他们的意识形态，以积极的方式将现场音乐娱乐视为筹款活动。