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The Bomb Factory

The Bomb Factory is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand The Bomb Factory rather than just read about it. In short: The Bomb Factory, formerly the Factory in Deep Ellum, is an American music venue and event space located in the Deep Ellum district of Dallas. It originally operated from 1993 to 1997 and was reopened in March 2015 under new management.

Key takeaways

The Bomb Factory belongs to engineering; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect The Bomb Factory to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of The Bomb Factory from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The Bomb Factory, formerly the Factory in Deep Ellum, is an American music venue and event space located in the Deep Ellum district of Dallas. It originally operated from 1993 to 1997 and was reopened in March 2015 under new management.

History

1914–1970

In 1914, Henry Ford acquired the site for one of his first automobile assembly plants. The plant, along with the present day Adam Hats building, remained in the 2700 block of Williams Street (now known as Canton Street) until the 1930s. When World War II began, Ford was pushed to help the United States gear up for war. The manufacturing of automobiles ceased, as the production of jeeps, practice bombs, and ammunition for the war effort started under the new company name Mayhew Machine and Engineering Works. With an impending economic recession, the factory closed in the 1970s.

1993–1997 In the early 1990s, Deep Ellum attracted industrial developments, commercial storefronts, and early musical cultures such as jazz and blues. The Bomb Factory resurfaced as one of the largest music venues in the area. The Bomb Factory opened its doors as a music venue in 1993 and hosted acts including Ramones, Sonic Youth and Phish, whose "Tweezerfest" performance at the Bomb Factory in 1994 has since become a fan favorite. The Bomb Factory also had acts including Megadeth, Korn, Fugees, Black Sabbath, Rage Against the Machine, Fugazi, INXS, Marilyn Manson, Tool, Motörhead, Nine Inch Nails, Slayer and the Dave Matthews Band during its initial run as a venue. On August 9, 1995, the first ever run of the Warped Tour held a Dallas concert in the parking lot of the Bomb Factory. L7, Sublime, and Quicksand headlined the event with support from No Use for a Name, Sick of It All, Fluf, Seaweed, and Tilt. Toward the end of the decade Deep Ellum took another downturn, forcing many venues and businesses to shutter its doors. The venue closed in 1997.

2015–present In November 2013, Westdale Asset Management announced it would be resurrecting the Bomb Factory after 15 years. The multimillion-dollar project detailed plans for a complete renovation of the space, including air conditioning, the installation of mezzanine seating, eight VIP suites, a centered stage with unobstructed views, a raised roof, and state-of-the-art lights and sound systems. Additionally, the renovation plans for backstage featured four green rooms with laundry and shower facilities. On March 26, 2015, the Bomb Factory opened its doors to the public with a sold-out grand opening concert, headlined by Erykah Badu with support from singer/songwriter Sarah Jaffe. Since its grand opening, the 48,000-square-foot venue has had acts including the Lumineers, Sturgill Simpson, Robert Plant, Disclosure, Don Henley, Future, D'Angelo, Brand New, Hardwell, Chvrches, and Lauryn Hill. It has held events including the Elm Street Music and Tattoo Festival, as well as corporate events for Jaguar, Raising Cane's, the Dallas Observer and other companies. In addition to booking live music, festivals, conventions, and private events, the Bomb Factory frequently hosts boxing and mixed martial arts events. On November 28, 2015, the Bomb Factory hosted the Premier Boxing Champions Super Welterweight World Championship, which was televised on NBC. Jermall Charlo and Wilky Campfort were the title fighters. On October 31, 2017, Westdale Asset Management, reopened neighboring Deep Ellum Live as Canton Hall, an indoor music venue capable of holding up to 1,100 people. On July 12, 2021, the Bomb Factory was renamed the Factory in Deep Ellum. The Factory in Deep Ellum regained The Bomb Factory name on March 3, 2025.

Notable events The venue's sold-out March 2015 grand opening was headlined by Erykah Badu with support from Sarah Jaffe, both Dallas natives. In October 2015, Dallas hip hop legend The D.O.C. performed at the Bomb Factory for his first performance since his near-fatal car accident 20 years ago. The Bomb Factory hosted the second annual Rageville Music Fest on October 30, 2015, headlined by Future. The festival also featured performances by Paper Diamond, 12th Planet, AraabMuzik, and Keith Ape. On Tuesday, March 15, 2016, Robert Plant and his band, the Sensational Shapeshifters, performed at the Bomb Factory, with support from The Sonics. Plant performed songs from both his solo work and his time in Led Zeppelin. On March 29, 2016, the Dallas Mavericks hosted a Ludacris concert at the Bomb Factory, the first concert promoted by the team's event company, Another Mavericks Production. Dallas hip hop artists Cure for Paranoia, Bobby Sessions, and -topic were the support. During -topic's set, Leon Bridges, who is from Dallas, briefly joined the rapper onstage. Don Henley performed at the Bomb Factory on April 29, 2016, for the annual ESD Gala, a private benefit for the Episcopal School of Dallas. On August 11, 2016, Mark Cuban's network, AXS TV, launched a five-week concert series featuring performances by The Monkees, Bret Michaels, KC and the Sunshine Band and Bad Company. The Monkees celebrated their 50th anniversary with the show, which was free to attend and filled to capacity.

Awards Dallas Observer Music Awards, Best New Music Venue – 2015 D Magazine Best of Big D, Best Local Music Venue – 2015 Dallas Observer: The 5 Best New Concert Venues in Dallas/Fort Worth – 2015 Consequence of Sound: The 100 Greatest American Music Venues, #86 – 2016 Dallas Observer Music Awards, Best Music Venue (over 500 capacity) – 2016 D Magazine Best of Big D, Best Live Music Venue – 2016

References

External links

Official website

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with The Bomb Factory

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what The Bomb Factory claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to The Bomb Factory before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about The Bomb Factory ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of The Bomb Factory

In research: The Bomb Factory appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses The Bomb Factory in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: The Bomb Factory is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Buildings and structures completed in 1914, Concert halls in Texas, Music venues completed in 1993, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for The Bomb Factory outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study The Bomb Factory in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what The Bomb Factory means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain The Bomb Factory out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is The Bomb Factory in simple terms?

Why does The Bomb Factory matter?

Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study The Bomb Factory?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on The Bomb Factory.