Tea Works

20/06/2023

The End.

Onto the next chapter.

23/02/2023

Wouldn't that be grand

A correction to this headline; the people who saved Bedford Esquires are the incredible team that work there and the local community who support them. But we are pleased to have played a small role in ensuring that Esquires can carry on being one of the best venues in the country.

Music Venue Trust was able to chip in with the final £5,000 that they needed thanks to the support of our own network of Grassroots Music Venues. That final piece of the jigsaw means this venue can stay open.

One grassroots music venue is closing down every week because we don’t have £5,000 for every venue that needs it. That’s the difference between closure and survival in this case. £5000.

£5000 equates to just 50% of a a 50p contribution from a £100 ticket at a 20,000 capacity arena for just one night. 0.5% .We could help two venues to survive every time that one arena opens. There are 960 venues like Esquires in the UK, we could support every single one of them like this from just 50p, 0.5%, on just 480 shows.

There are 22 arenas in the UK, with a plan to build 8 more. Even 50 shows a year at each arena with this contribution on every ticket would create a fund with real impact. It would not only stop venues closing down, it would start to build back the circuit that artists and audiences need and deserve.

Football is getting an independent regulator because the key stakeholders cannot do the right thing and distribute the wealth within the game equitably enough to prevent small clubs from closing down and pitches being lost. At MVT, we honestly believe the live music industry can do better than that and that we don't need a regulator to do the right thing.

Because a regulator wouldn't say 0,5% is enough. A regulator would look around the world at the support that grassroots music venues attract. They would take their lead on what is required from France where exactly this type of fund is created by a 3% levy on every ticket. Not 50p per £100 ticket, £3. They would look at the companies paying that levy on every ticket and realise that those companies are all the same companies that aren't currently making a contribution in the UK.

We don't need a regulator to know that this cannot continue. We have proposed to the music industry a deal that features an affordable contribution from each ticket that we collectively control and that works. It would stop grassroots music venues closing down, create the investment needed, improve things for artists and audiences, and start to rebuild the sector everyone in the industry needs.

50p per ticket. Pick up the phone and let's make it happen.

19/11/2022

Unfortunately we are no longer able to show these World Cup matches due to essential demolition/construction works commencing Monday morning for the Midland Metro Alliance Eastside extension.

13/10/2022

Tea Works statement

In 2020 we were thrown into a situation unlike anything any of us had ever experienced before. The global pandemic was a systematic shock and I honestly believed that indoor venues would never reopen. With that in mind I searched for an outdoor space with which we could try to rebuild. I found the land that was to become Tea Works, I spent over a year negotiating with the landlord to get the lease and eventually it happened.

I then spent 18 months working with my friends to develop what was a wasteland storage area into a brand new exciting and unique arts and culture space for Digbeth. We, quite literally, put our blood, sweat and tears into the project. In addition, the development so far has cost £250,000.

When the BBC announced that they would be moving into the former Typhoo Tea Factory as part of the £100million area development plan, I was informed that I would need to vacate the Tea Works site in January 2023. I had originally been promised that it would be 5 to 10 years before any site development would begin.

Therefore, New Year's Eve will be our last great hurrah. We've had some fantastic events at Tea Works and there was so much more in the pipeline, really amazing things lined up for 2023.

Anyone that's been along to Tea Works knows just how special the site is. A real throwback to what Digbeth was all about as an independent, underground creative area. It's a shame that we are being wiped away by Big Money, Big Business and Big Plans but that's how it is.

New Year's Eve at Tea Works will honestly be an example of what Digbeth was all about before Big Business noticed us and decided to walk all over us.

I'll announce the full line up next week. It will be original. It will be fun. It will be what Digbeth is all about. Be part of it before Digbeth becomes London Zone 10.

Love
Boogie Dave

21/09/2022

Pop into Tea Works today anytime between 1pm and 7pm to find out what the future holds for this area of Digbeth

We would love to meet with you, to tell you more about our plans for the site and to find out what you think..

27/08/2022

After some uncertainty, we are proud to announce that High Vis will be returning again this year in partnership with the Tea Works. Keep the date and watch out for more announcement coming soon! Live art, live music, Red Bull skate ramp and more to come...

11/08/2022

Updated site is live

Tea Works is a unique open air arts and culture space in the heart of Birmingham’s Eastside district. Nestling in the shadow of one of the city’s industrial relics, the Typhoo Tea building, Tea Works is a truly visionary project that challenges your expectations and redefines the cultural landsc...

27/05/2022

It's payday so grab a ticket and prepare to skank 😍🤩😍🤩😍🤩😍

19/05/2022

Digbeth are you ready for this???
Homebass with a wall of sound that will be epic!

02/05/2022

Ding-dong!

02/05/2022

Incoming

24/04/2022

We're very excited to announce our first event of 2022!!

09/11/2021

It was hard work all round but everyone pulled together to create a great Dubøka event!

06/10/2021

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27/09/2021

25/09/2021

Beer & streetfood at Tea Works

24/09/2021

Are you interested in hosting an event at Tea Works, Digbeth? Don't hesitate to contact us 🍻

22/09/2021

21/09/2021

Original Patty Men at Tea Works 🍔🍻

21/09/2021

Hip-hop Karaoke at Tea Works 🎵🍻

20/09/2021

Beer Central at Tea Works

11/09/2021

We are deeply saddened to announce that DROP BEAT NOT BOMBS FESTIVAL is now cancelled. Please see below for further details. Other events at Tea Works are not impacted by this decision. All tickets purchased will be refunded in full including booking fees. Please Contact www.theticketsellers.co.uk for refund.

02/09/2021

Dubøka at Tea Works

01/09/2021

31/08/2021

Dubøka

30/08/2021

A proud moment:
Our first event at Tea Works-- and what an EPIC event it was! A huge thank you to Dubøka and our wonderful Tea Works team.

28/08/2021

Addictive TV are an experience for your ears, eyes and your mind. They’ll be bringing their huge soundscape and visual projection set to our amazing space, for , on Sept 24-26. Massive sound system, big lights - it’s gonna be epic

Tickets still available - head to our site!

'Supers' by Addictive TV Batman v Superman v Spiderman v Hulk v Ironman v Xmen v Fantastic 4 Music & editing - Addictive TV➤ Website: https://www.addictive....