Mickey Zoggs
Cult pub/cafe lifestyle hole and home of Noods Radio
On the same premises as the legendary Surrey Vaults (RIP), Mickey Zoggs has become the go-to pub for the Bristol music scene. With Noods Radio playing live from the studio inside, DJs come and go with entourage in tow, mixing with the city's Italian expat community enjoying authentic coffee, arancini and lasagne like mamma used to make. Semi-regular events include Sunday all-dayers, radio takeovers and the notorious Barn Dance.
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Free entry! Chess and the Abstract Truth! Join the Dark Lord of the Vaults for a special 5 hour retrospective of jazz god Miles Davis on the day he would’ve hit 100. Watch the club matches unfold or challenge a stranger to the immortal sounds of Milestones, On The Corner, Bitches Brew and beyond.
Celebrate 100 years of Miles Davis with a special edition of Zoggs Chess Club - Soundtracked by D Ham
Free entry! Fresh new faces Unwound mint a new night in the Zoggs basement, connecting the dots between minimal house, vamping electro, rolling breaks and spun out acid with a host of Noods-friendly guests. Fans of Sansibar, Reptant, Radioactive Man or Skee Mask should commit this name to their filofaxes immediately.
Kick off the bank holiday weekend with Unwound* @ Zoggs!
Free entry! Big sounds at everyone’s favourite boozer as Sofie K brings a heady blend of synth-pop sleaze, blissed-out Italo disco and proto-house pumpers – impeccable selections honed for years on the NTS airwaves. They’re joined by DJ October, delivering ethereally screwed body music to this Noods x Uniqlo bonanza.
Wonky proto-house, sleazy synth pop and other miscellaneous pumpers
Free entry! An evening of free-spirited, haunting sonics from three seasoned Noodlers. Behind the wheels: newly Bristol-based Lupini with freaky deep digs of bizarro dub and goth-pop, Cosmo Vitelli’s slo-drip disco freakouts and Ongo Gablogian’s glorious oddball downtempo. Plus limited Carhartt x Noods goodies up for grabs - come get ‘em!
Cosmo Vitelli, Lupini, Ongo Gablogian
Free entry! Still nursing the damage from that New Year’s Day marathon, but no rest for the wicked Zoggs round here! Cowper and Gablogian are on the controls, dealing industrial dub magic, tripped-out acid and psych-punk oddities straight to the ears.
Wonky body-rockers in Mickey's basement!