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and bar in

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. The venue in Baity Street closed after Thanksgiving in 2007. On August 5, 2011, Ziggy's reopened in Winston-Salem, in a 14,000 sq ft space on the corner of 8th and Trade St. in the Downtown Arts District. That venue closed down on February 21, 2016. It will reopen in 2022, where it will relocate to High Point. A former residence, Ziggy's became one of the premier club venues in the

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. A wide variety of bands were hosted, with styles including

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. Artists who have performed at Ziggy's include

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, Slipknot,

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played at Ziggy's with their full pyrotechnic stage show mere days before the same effects would ignite the deadly fire that killed over 100 people at The Station nightclub in

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. In December 2004,

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played their final show on Ziggy's stage. Many great Misfit shows, Megadeth, Drain STH, and Danzig performed in the early years at the older location.

History

Ziggy's was rumoured to have been founded by

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, though it was actually named after Wake Forest alumnus John 'Ziggy' Ziglinski after a stint as 'The White Horse Tavern' in the early 1970s. There has been an urban legend that

helped to keep the venue open with a generous monetary donation in the early 90's. Marley has regularly performed at the venue, openly praising and identifying with the "Roots - Rock - Reggae" philosophy displayed on the seven-foot square Ziggy's logo at the rear of the main stage. Most employees claimed that the big tabby that called the place home was the club's namesake, not the other way around.

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, a former Wake Forest athlete himself, bought Ziggy's in the mid-1990s and owned it until it closed.

Ziggy's By The Sea

A sister club, Ziggy's by the Sea, operated in

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, North Carolina until 2005. On July, 3rd 2013, after an 8-year hiatus, a new version and operation took on the same name, Ziggy's by the Sea, and reopened on the corner of 2nd & Market in

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. It had a capacity of 750 and closed in 2016.

References

www.ziggysbythesea.com

External links

Official Site (archived) Ziggy's Myspace Page
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