Ziggy's

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Ziggy's is a live music venue and bar in Winston-Salem, NC founded by Ziggy Marley. A former residence on Baity Street, Ziggy's has become one of the premier club venues in the south. A wide variety of bands are hosted, with styles including reggae, rock, blues, hip-hop, and country. Artists who have performed here include Dave Matthews Band, Keller Williams, Slipknot, The Wailers, Andrew W.K., Perpetual Groove, Steel Pulse and Saliva. In February, 2003, Great White played 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 West Warwick, RI. In December, 2004, Athenaeum played their final show on Ziggy's stage. A sister club, Ziggy's by the Sea operated in Atlantic Beach, NC until 2005.

Ziggy's was not founded by Ziggy Marley but Wake Forest alumn Jay Stephens in the early '80s. There has been an urban legend that Ziggy Marley helped to keep the venue open with a generous monetary donation in the early 90s.