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Stupid Underground

The Annual January Free (before 11:30pm) Party

Saturday 30th January

The Biggest Free Party Ever

5 arenas
11 promoter brands
1500 people

The Custard Factory, Birmingham.

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STUPID UNDERGROUND – The Biggest Free Party Ever!

Stupid Underground have brought together 11 of the biggest promoters in the Midlands to provide you with one mutha of a free party! Each of these brands promote successful events in their own right so you can imagine just how popular this 5 roomed party is going to be. We have spent lots of money on sound and lighting production and whether you are into Techno, Tech House, Drum n Bass or Dubstep prepare to be amazed! Stupid Underground are the team that brought you the 2manyDJs event in March, hosted the Marquee / Lake on New Years Eve, and 11 other sell out events at the Custard Factory.

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Factory Club – Tech House & Techno [Deuce / Bunka / Cog]

Dusty Kid
Get Carter (Stupid Underground)
Equals 2 – aka Mogs & Tomas Rubeck (Deuce)
Matt Tilley (Bunka)
Hog (Cog)

DEUCE SOUNDSYSTEM

The Deuce Crew have become part of the fixtures and fittings at Stupid Underground in recent years culminating in the launch of their giant 1980s Ghetto Blaster in 2009 which also coincided with their 10 year anniversary. Known for underground techno, tech house and minimal residents Mogs and Tomas Rubeck will be performing in their Equals2 guise. Equals2 is a LIVE experience involving a whole armoury of technology. Their sound blends shades of deep hypnotic grooves and intelligent, futuristic sounding techno.

http://www.deucesoundsystem.co.uk or search Deuce Soundsystem on Facebook

BUNKA

Bunka was born over 2 years ago out of a need for a fresh underground house and techno night in Birmingham. With humble beginnings at the Bull’s Head in Moseley and a no bullshit, back-to-basics policy it has developed into a force to be reckoned with on the local party scene. Its roster of guests and resident DJs relies on home grown talent from in and around the midlands who know their music.

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COG

Cog is one of Birmingham’s most exciting and fastest evolving, underground nights. A unique mix of underground house and techno that encompasses all that is innovative. Cog has been growing for over two years now, originally a monthly night at Rooty’s at the Custard Factory now based at the renowned Hare and Hounds in Kings Heath where it continues to grow.

http://www.myspace.com/electronicadventures

After a hugely successful 2009 in which they joined forces to bring quality DJs such as Billy Nasty and Rolando to Birmingham, Bunka & Cog head into 2010 with a fresh outlook and a number of bigger parties in the pipeline with some exclusive guests and a new concept for Birmingham with… the TYPE Series … Watch this Space!

DUSTY KID

Joining Deuce, Bunka and Cog in the Factory Club and performing LIVE will be Italy’s Dusty Kid. Dusty Kid provided Radio One’s essential mix on Saturday 24th October. It was a sublime 2 hours of melodic, psychedelic techno and considered by many to be one of the best essential mixes of all time! Dusty Kid the producer is also making big waves in the download charts with his album ‘A Raver’s Diary’ showcasing his knack for creating electronic sounds that you will have never heard before.

http://www.myspace.com/dustylittlekid

Gallery – Drum & Bass [Early Doors / Face The Bass]

Benny & Aries
CKB
Subdue & Initial
Rusha + MC Tommy D
Dialogue
Karren G
DPK b2b Face
TNT b2b Vytol

EARLY DOORS

Early Doors is one of the freshest Drum & Bass nights in Birmingham and has its origins in the old skool ethics once found at midlands clubs such as Quest and The Edge. This ethos has helped the creators, Subdiue and Initial, receive support from all corners of the West Midlands during the past 12 months from liquid to jump up creating an event that focuses on no agenda other than the love of music. With over 15 years experience in the scene, Subdue & Initial are once again capitalising on the wealth of midlands talent bringing you the mighty Benny & Aries plus owner of Class A recordings CKB.

http://www.myspace.com/earlydoorsdnb

FACE THE BASS

Set in motion in the summer of 2009, FTB began its journey into the midland DNB scene. Supporting upcoming acts and showcasing the finest of Birmingham’s local DJ’s, FTB secured its roots and is now continuing to grow.

http://www.facethebass.co.uk

Poolside – Dubstep [Dubmatic]

Knickerbocker Corey
Chris Instinct
Germ2
Somantix
+ more TBC

DUBMATIC

Dubmatic is Birmingham’s best bass-filled night of mayhem with a host of Birmingham’s Finest Jungle and Dubstep DJs playing the dirtiest Bass induced beats they have to offer to keep you skanking to the early morning.

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Kitchen – Student Societies [Fusion / 1210 / Brumski]

FUSION [Aston Uni’s Electronic Music Society]

Fusion play music from every Electronic music genre, so expect hard hitting house, a slice of uplifting psy-trance, grinding techno, bouncy drum & bass beats and many more surprises.

Search Aston Fusion on Facebook

1210 [Birmingham Uni’s DJ Society]

1210 DJ society bring you the finest DJ talent the University of Birmingham has to offer. These beat junkies bring you a range of the best in drum and bass, fidget house, breaks, electro, dubstep and everything in between!! No-one can deny that their beats are P.H.A.T!

BRUMSKI

Brumski (Birmingham Uni Ski society) are having an official social at January’s Stupid Underground party. They came to the January 09 event and loved it! Be warned these students are bonkers!

http://www.brumski.co.uk

The Balcony – [Music & clothing for a chemical generation]

‘48 Hours needs 48 thrills’

WEEKEND OFFENDER

Resident DJs Banj & Dave B

http://www.weekendoffender.com

To ensure freeness please arrive early as these events are always packed! Remember, £7 ticket purchase not only guarantees entry in the event of a sell out but also allows you to walk to the front of the queue as if you were Digbeth Royalty!

Date: Saturday 30th January
Times: 10pm - 4:30am
Info: 07852 178 159
Email: steve@factoryevents.co.uk
Price: FREE B4 11:30pm / £10 after / £7 advanced tickets

Tickets available from https://www.theticketsellers.co.uk/buy_tickets/events/?id=10009765

Websites:http://www.factoryclub.co.uk http://www.myspace.com/custardfactory

Find the event on Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=219633360955&ref=mf

The Custard Factory
Gibb Street
Digbeth
Birmingham
B9 4AA

What an amazing month we have in store here at The Factory Club. Kicking off this weekend with Rush and The Mixmag Tour. The second weekend of December we have Muzik Hertz vs WTFunk followed by the huge Ibiza club night We Love. The weekend before Christmas we welcome back Twisted on the Friday and Starlight vs Amnesia House on the Saturday. Christmas weekend we’ve decided to let our staff have the Friday off (well it is Christmas Day!) but they’ll be back in on Boxing Day for Breakthru presents 15 Years Of Metalheadz. That leaves just one more MASSIVE event to end the year. The BIG Custard Factory NYE 09/10 Festival. See in the new decade in style with Stupid Underground, Bigger Than Barry, Atomic-Jam, Breakthru & Eardrum. Have a great Festive Season. We look forward to seeing you at The Factory over the next few weeks. It would be rude not to.

Scroll down to view all of the flyers for December at The Factory.

Factory Club 14th Birthday
& Wax On 5th Birthday Tour

Saturday 21st November

Factory & Wax On
Factory Club: Electro – Techno - Disco

Aeroplane
James Lavelle
People Get Real
Get Carter
Eskimo Twins

Dubstep Warriors 1st Birthday!
Poolside: Dubstep

Standfast
Somantix
Jay ‘Oh’ Kay
Laney

Stylus Science Vs Bass Operations
Kitchen: Reggae-Hip Hop-Drum n Bass

Mylz
The Doctor
Malicious Dj
Sammy B-Sides
Dj Daykin
Dj Disgrace
Style One

Lovesexy Republica
Balcony: 90’s Classic House

Ozzy
Twisty
Jay Bridge

We all love an electric atmosphere so on Saturday 21st November we have crammed three birthday parties into one huge event! If you have a place in your heart for the Custard Factory then our Birthday party is an event you will not want to miss. Join us in a celebration of all that is good about the Midlands No.1 cutting edge, music & clubbing venue.

Expect four rooms, headline acts Aeroplane and James Lavelle, six promoter brands, pyrotechnics, visual jockeys and screens, booming sound and lighting rigs and over 1000 people.

These tickets are hot property!

£10 early birds
www.theticketsellers.co.uk

Info:
07852 178 159
10pm – 5am

Websites:
Search ‘Custard Factory Birthday’ on Facebook

www.factoryclub.co.uk

www.myspace.com/djjameslavelle

www.myspace.com/aeroplanemusiclove

www.waxonuk.com

Address:
Custard Factory, Gibb Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, B9 4AA

In 1997 Roni Size and his drum and bass collective Reprazent released the album “New Forms”. That year they won the Mercury Music Prize for New Forms which in turn helped bring Roni, Reprazent & drum and bass to the masses.

Reprazent became the sound of the summer in ‘97 with a series of festival appearances including Tribal Gathering. Winning the Mercury Music Prize boosted their international status and the world awoke to the sound of Roni Size and his label Full Cycle. The Singles from the album all featured the unmistakable vocals of Onallee including ‘Brown Paper Bag’, ‘Heroes’ and ‘Watching Windows’ which have all become modern day classics.

New Forms was quickly followed up by the album “Breakbeat Era” which he teamed up with DJ Die and Leonie Laws before returning to Reprazent to record the second album, “In The Mode” which was released in October 2000.

In 2001 Roni Size released his first truly solo album, “Touching Down” which is still one of the biggest selling independent d&b albums to date.

In 2008 Roni resurrected Reprazent with the release of a deluxe edition of “New Forms” on Universal. Reforming the band with original members, Reprazent toured some of the biggest festivals in Europe including Bestival, Glastonbury, Lovebox & Exit which saw them nominated for best dance act in the UK Festival Awards.

2009 is looking like another massive year for Roni with a new Reprazent album imminent and a world wide tour taking in Australia, North America, Europe and of course the UK.

With such a hectic schedule we are proud to announce that Roni Size will be performing a DJ set here at The Custard Factory on Friday 3rd July in the legendary Marquee.

Do not miss this opportunity to see one of the true drum and bass greats. 

SPACE2 WAREHOUSE & RAILWAY ARCH PARTY @ THE CUSTARD FACTORY.

Entrance to this is on Floodgate Street (by South Birmingham College) and over the bridge - Straight under the railway arch and in! watch the video!

This is The Custard Factory Site as you’ve NEVER seen it before!

Saturday 13th June

Warehouse:
STUPID UNDERGROUND with Scarlett Etienne, Get Carter and more…
With a warehouse vibe that’ll make you think you’re in Berlin!

Railway Arch:
DEUCE SOUNDSYSTEM (10th birthday - featuring incredible 40ft Ghettoblaster Stage!)

Joe Hughes (Original Deuce resident)
Mogs
Tomas Rubeck
Amor
Chad Parker
Matt Tilley (Bunka)

Outdoor Courtyard:
1210 DJ Society - Official End Of Term Party

Free entry before 11:30pm
£10 after

or… advance tickets to guarantee entry just £6 from…
http://www.theticketsellers.co.uk/buy_tickets/events/?id=10007168
or in person from The Custard Factory Box Office

The Custard Factory
Space2 & Railway Arch
special entrance on FLOODGATE STREET
Digbeth
Birmingham
B9 4AA

Yes folks, we’re looking for videos, photos and reveiws of your nights out at The Custard Factory. If you have been to an event here within the last month and have taken some video footage or photos which you think are worthy of an inclusion on this site then send them to info@factoryevents.co.uk likewise if you want to write a review of your night out send that in as well. 

Any that we publish on this site will gain the sender a guest list place to an event of their choosing.

This Saturday at The Custard Factory Audio Bullys will be performing a DJ set. Check out this video.

SATURDAY 28^TH MARCH 2009

HABIT PRESENT … UV Party! Ft LAYO & BUSHWACKA!

Factory favourites LAYO & BUSHWACKA are back! Relentlessly they tour the globe and recent highlights include Space Ibiza and playing the final closing party at the ‘End’ nightclub in London. They also have a reputation for liking to party!

From continually pushing the underground sound to massive crossover hits like ‘Love Story’, these guys really have done it all. Now, fresh on the back of their 2nd Birthday at the Rainbow and hosting a rammed Poolside at January’s Stupid Underground event, HABIT welcome LAYO & BUSHWACKA as their biggest guests yet to what promises to be a monster party.

Supporting in the Factory are HABIT resident duo JACK2FRONT, who continue what has already been a massive year for them and local talent Chris Woo.

At Poolside are RE-INDULGE, who will be taking us back to the 90s House and Rave scene dropping massive rave classics! A booming sound system will transform the back of the poolside into a very unique space!

Plus for one night only we’ll be installing extra UV lighting in the Factory, so wear white and bush your teeth!

This is a massive return to Birmingham for two London Legends, don’t miss it! £10 tickets available now at

Click here to buy tickets.

See you on the floor!

FACTORY CLUB:

HABIT - HOUSE / TECH HOUSE / TECHNO
LAYO & BUSHWACKA
JACK2FRONT
CHRIS WOO

POOLSIDE:

RE-INDULGE - RAVE CLASSICS
REZA
MARK HODGES
NEVILLE THOMAS
PAUL HART10-5am

http://www.myspace.com/custardfactory

http://www.layoandbushwacka.com

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Info: 07852178159

Tell us about the lay-out of The Custard Factory and how and when it was converted into such a hip hang out…

The Custard Factory used to be exactly that – A Factory where they made custard. It was built by Alfred Bird and Son’s to produce his world famous Custard Powder back in the 1880’s. By the 1980’s Mr Bird and his family had long since gone and this 5 acre sprawl of Riverside Factories had fallen derelict. In 1990 the whole site was sold for 1p and the new owner began to restore the buildings and announced “open house” to the best of Birmingham’s young creative talent.

In 1995 The Medicine Bar opened and it quickly became a night time haunt for people with a left of field musical taste. Night’s such as Athletico and Leftfoot established themselves as the underground for a hip crowd that spurned the bright lights of the populist Broad Street, Birmingham’s “West End”.

Now in its final phase of development The Custard Factory houses art galleries, a theatre, café bars, delis, studios and offices as well as a nightclub all of which surround a large ornamental lake. The lake itself is often drained and a huge marquee is erected over it to accommodate large club shows with high profile artists.

A recent addition to the myriad of spaces and venues at The Custard Factory is SPACE2, a converted Victorian warehouse with a capacity of 1800.

Which nights stand out in your mind as being your most successful and who are some of the most respected artists you’ve had playing?

You name them they’ve probably played here. One of the most successful events in recent times was when we had Radio Soulwax here last April. There were over 2000 people in the venue that night and the atmosphere was electric. The boys are back on Friday March 13th in their 2manydjs guise which will be a pool / marquee event. Over the past year we have also had Pendulum, Public Enemy, Derrick May, Simian Mobile Disco, Chase & Status, James Zabiela and Plump DJs to name but a few.

The most famous bar inside the Custard Factory has got to be ‘The Medicine Bar’ – for people who haven’t been - what makes this bar stand out from the crowd?

The Medicine Bar is the main club venue within The Custard Factory. It was actually rebranded as Factory Club a couple of years back although it is still referred to as The Medicine Bar or “Med Bar” by the majority of regulars – old habits die hard. Despite getting a slick make over a few years back the venue still has that industrial / warehouse feel with exposed girders and wooden beams. With a state of the art sound and lighting system it competes with any venue in the UK. There are also two levels of mezzanine floors with seating areas should it all get a bit too much for you!!

Tell us a bit about the other bars inside the Custard Factory…

On the opposite side of the lake from The Factory Club is The Kitchen. This serves as a café bar by day with a varied menu of good quality value for money food. At weekends the furniture is cleared out and this becomes room two for large club shows.

Birmingham is one of the most rainy and cold cities in the UK – as the Custard Factory is predominantly and open air complex, should people be put off going if the weather is bad?

Are you having a laugh!? Have you ever been to Manchester? I can assure you it rains a hell of a lot more in Manchester than it does in Birmingham. The fact is it rains EVERYWHERE in the UK. The Custard Factory was recently ranked in the top three outdoor dance floors in the UK by The Guardian. Obviously with the smoking ban it is essential for clubs and bars to have outdoor spaces. This was never a problem for The Custard Factory as the lake and its surrounding decked area is open air. However the venue is not completely open air and even the outdoor areas where smoking is allowed have covered sections. So in answer to your question people should certainly not be put off from attending the venue if the weather is bad.

The Custard Factory is very popular with the students of Birmingham but people shouldn’t be mis-lead with the impression that it’s going to be full of a load of rowdy scruff bags every night… What is your target audience and do you set out to please different crowds on different evenings?

That is the really exciting thing about The Custard Factory. The diary is exceptionally varied appealing to every type of crowd imaginable. The last weekend being a perfect example with Radio One’s Bobby Friction hosting his own night of East meets West Asiatic vibes on Friday, Xstatic, a hard dance night with Andy Farley headlining on Saturday plus a separate Warehouse party with Felix Da Housecat, James Zabiela & Erol Alkan also on Saturday. There was also an under 18s event on Sunday night.

What happens during the daytime at the custard factory – can you go for a drink at your venue on a Sunday afternoon for example?

The Custard Factory is a hive of activity during the day time with artist studios and offices for a huge array of creative business from record labels to design companies. It really is the creative hub of Birmingham. There is even a Flea Market on Saturday’s with vintage clothing, jewellery and accessories for sale.

What are your plans for 2009 at the Custard Factory and what DJs should we be getting excited about seeing over the next few months?

2009 has already been a great year for us. In January we held our annual Free Party hosted by Stupid Underground, Deuce Soundsystem, Class a Recordingz and Slick Management which attracted 1700 party people.

Already in the diary for 2009 are massive brands and huge international artists such as Bigger Than Barry, Hardcore Heaven, Cocoon with Sven Vath and Dubfire, Layo & Bushwacka, Valve Soundsystem, Andy C, Friendly Fires, Calvin Harris Live, Annie Mac and Steve Angello. All in all it’s looking like a very exciting year at The Factory Club / Custard Factory.

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