# Invisible Wind Factory > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Invisible_Wind_Factory > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Invisible_Wind_Factory.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invisible_Wind_Factory > Source revision: 1321577774 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Invisible Wind Factory** is an events venue based in a former factory in [Liverpool](/source/Liverpool), UK. It opened in 2016 and has hosted a range of gigs and other events. ## Building The building is at 3 Regent Road, to the north of [Liverpool](/source/Liverpool) city centre and near to the [Stanley Dock Tobacco Warehouse](/source/Stanley_Dock_Tobacco_Warehouse).[1][2] It was acquired by the Kazimier Collective, already known in Liverpool for [the Kazimier club](/source/The_Kazimier), which closed at the end of 2016.[2][3] The ground floor was developed into an events space and workshops, the first floor was split up into artists studios and the basement became a second events room known as Substation.[4][5] The Invisible Wind Factory opened to the public in May 2016, with a multimedia show called Omphalos.[2] In 2018, [Paulina Olowska](/source/Paulina_Olowska) installed a mosaic on the outside wall as part of the [Liverpool Biennial](/source/Liverpool_Biennial).[6] The Kazimier collective is part of the [Liverpool City Council](/source/Liverpool_City_Council)'s regeneration plan for the [Ten Streets](/source/Ten_Streets) zone.[1] ## Events The collective use the exhibition space for events and gigs. It has a capacity of 1,500 people.[7][8] Musicians who have played at the space include [Example](/source/Example_(musician)), [Fat White Family](/source/Fat_White_Family), [Peaches](/source/Peaches_(musician)), [Ride](/source/Ride_(band)) and [The Orielles](/source/The_Orielles).[8] During the [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_United_Kingdom), the venue closed during the [lockdown](/source/COVID-19_lockdowns) period starting March 2020 and [furloughed](/source/Furloughed) its staff. It received grants from the [Culture Recovery Fund](/source/Culture_Recovery_Fund) and [Arts Council England](/source/Arts_Council_England).[7] Afterwards, it was used as a [COVID-19 testing](/source/COVID-19_testing) centre.[9] The venue planned to host the [Futurama Festival](/source/Futurama_Festival) which was originally due to be headlined by [Heaven 17](/source/Heaven_17) and then the [New Model Army](/source/New_Model_Army_(band)); after being postponed twice it was definitively cancelled in early 2022.[5][10] From May 2021 onwards, the events space was also used in the daytime as a [rollerdisco](/source/Rollerdisco).[11][12] ## References 1. Taylor, Kenn (1 October 2019). ["How to make a success of Liverpool's 'Ten Streets' regeneration"](https://newstartmag.co.uk/articles/how-to-make-a-success-of-liverpools-ten-streets-regeneration/). *New Start*. Retrieved 16 February 2022. 1. ["Inside the Invisible Wind Factory"](https://web.archive.org/web/20220215164323/https://www.britishcouncil.org/arts/city-arts-tour/liverpool/inside-invisible-wind-factory). *[British Council](/source/British_Council)*. Archived from [the original](https://www.britishcouncil.org/arts/city-arts-tour/liverpool/inside-invisible-wind-factory) on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022. 1. Staff writer (8 April 2015). ["Liverpool venue The Kazimier to close its doors in 2016"](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/apr/08/liverpool-venue-the-kazimier-to-close-its-doors-in-2016). *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*. Retrieved 16 February 2022. 1. Robertson, Laura (2016). ["In Pictures: Inside The Invisible Wind Factory"](http://www.thedoublenegative.co.uk/2016/05/exclusive-in-pictures-inside-the-invisible-wind-factory/). *Double Negative*. Retrieved 16 February 2022. 1. Gourlay, Dom (14 November 2021). ["More Bands Added To The 2022 Edition Of Futurama"](https://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/more_bands_added_to_the_2022_edition_of_futurama). *Under the Radar*. Retrieved 16 February 2022. 1. ["Invisible Wind Factory"](https://www.biennial.com/2018/exhibition/locations/invisible-wind-factory). *[Liverpool Biennial](/source/Liverpool_Biennial)*. Retrieved 16 February 2022. 1. Peirson-Hagger, Ellen (25 March 2021). ["A year without music venues"](https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/music-theatre/2021/03/year-without-music-venues). *[New Statesman](/source/New_Statesman)*. Retrieved 16 February 2022. 1. Robertson, Laura (2021). ["Invisible Wind Factory"](https://www.creativetourist.com/venue/invisible-wind-factory/). *Creative Tourist*. Retrieved 16 February 2022. 1. Thorp, Liam (13 November 2020). ["Four new test sites open as Liverpool mass operation ramps up"](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/four-new-liverpool-test-centres-19273448). *[Liverpool Echo](/source/Liverpool_Echo)*. Retrieved 16 February 2022. 1. Shtreis, Irina (20 January 2022). ["Futurama Festival 2022 is cancelled"](https://louderthanwar.com/futurama-festival-2022-is-cancelled/). *[Louder Than War](/source/Louder_Than_War_(website))*. Retrieved 16 February 2022. 1. Andrews, Vicky (19 May 2021). ["Get your skates on - Rollerdrome is now open at Invisible Wind Factory"](https://confidentials.com/liverpool/rollerdrome-disco-invisible-wind-factory). *Confidentials*. Retrieved 16 February 2022. 1. Garnett, Richard (11 April 2021). ["Invisible Wind Factory reveals exciting Rollerdrome plan"](https://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/19223312.invisible-wind-factory-reveals-exciting-rollerdrome-plan/). *Wirral Globe*. 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