The Medicine Bar in Birmingham, England started as a collaboration in the 1990s between the London Medicine bar and local Hip Hop DJ 'Simon Fat Head' who cut his teeth at the legendary 'Brothers and Sisters' at the 'Coast to Coast' club on the site of the former ATV television studios on Broad Street.
The bar operates inside the Custard Factory.
The bar has hosted many alternative Techno, Acid Jazz, Funk and Hip Hop nights throughout its history.
Substance (which evolved out of Amplified) is the longest running Hip Hop night in the bar, with DJs Roc1, Magoo, Chris Reid (also from Scratch in London) and MC Mad Flow.
The night brought Hip Hop acts including Afrika Bambaata, De La Soul, Jeru the Damaja and many more overseas and local Hip Hop crews to Birmingham.
Leftfoot is the bar's main Funk and Soul night which is part run by ex Rockers Hi Fi DJ Dick. Leftfoot hosts many large Acid Jazz type events with apearances from Gilles Peterson to Mr Scruff and the like. Both nights take in live acts.
Other nights take place at the bar with Breakdance and Graffiti art shows.
There are two rooms, the first being the bar itself with an exposed atrium leading to another three levels and the second being the large dance floor and stage.