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Detroit music venue UFO Factory not closing; new owner gives details
Last week it was announced that iconic Detroit music and culture venue UFO Factory would be closing its doors, but when co-owner Dion Fischer announced it on Instagram, he also hinted that it might continue under one form or another under new ownership.
On Tuesday, it was revealed that the new owner is Roula David, who also owns the popular East Side nightclub Spot Lite. After suspending operations of UFO Factory on June 15, David and his Spot Lite team will reopen later this summer as UFO BAR, also launching David's new hospitality group, Lite House.
UFO BAR will retain current UFO Factory staff and continue to host live music and events. The most notable change will be the rebranding of Laika Dog, the venue's vegan hot dog restaurant. It will now operate under the Gladys Nite banner and chef Jessica Kindle will continue the vegan dog legacy with a twist.
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We just met with the (UFO Factory) staff today, David said. Let's keep all the staff; everyone who wants to stay there will have a job and will be reinstated as soon as we open. We don't want to disrupt the fabric of this place at all.
David said she learned of the company's availability from a Spot Lite staff member.
One of our employees worked at UFO Factory and is good friends with the owner and staff, she explained. Confidentially, he said the owners were considering selling. And I said to myself: is this true? and they said: I think they all want to work on different projects, and he said: Can you keep this place for us?
My staff is their bar. This is where they go to hang out when they're not working at Spot Lite. So I said, “Well, let’s open the lines of communication, let’s see what the deal looks like.”
David and the co-owners of UFO Factory hit it off immediately and began formal discussions about a purchase.
You know, what they're doing is very different from Spot Lite, but it's very similar, David said. It’s a very diverse audience, a very united community. They built a lot of community there; they have a lot of staff who have been with them for a very long time. They have a history of records in there, they have an outdoor space, a little food, just like us. So we tried to make it a complementary business to ours, where it's a little underground and alternative version of Spot Lite, a little more punk rock, a little more queer.
A purchase agreement was signed the second week of May and David is waiting for the Michigan Liquor Control Commission to transfer the bar's liquor license into his name.
We cannot take possession of the business, per MLCC law, until I have the liquor license in my name, she said. We are told about six to eight weeks, which will put (a reopening date) in mid-July or the end of July. They won't give us a hard date until we get closer to the finish line. So, you know, we'll probably do a soft opening once we get the license and then plan for a grand reopening.
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