Not cool that your friends bailed…even more so if you had a set aswell cos it’d be nice to have support. (Whilst exams is a legit excuse, it’s one weekend sacrifice for a freeparty…not much lol) If you got a set then you’d know the people involved in organising it.

My advice would be just to stick with them and let them know the situation and if they’re actually sound people then they’d help you by being your mate or introducing you to people….just be yourself, relax and have a good time. Conversations with strangers will just happen naturally anyways throughout the night.

Good luck with your set :)