Zogg get Plugged in (2006 – ?)

Zogg’s old home of .Zero had undergone massive changes during the summer of 2005 expanding into the shops next door to give a three roomed venue called Plug. A couple of Fridays had become available in the old .Zero room, now called Neutral, in April and May. Dill and Greg decided to give it a crack. Despite not having a second room, the Plug’s sound system was great, the venue was nice and the management were good to work with. So Good Friday saw Zogg back at its old venue with a Sheffield line up featuring Mobile Dogwash and Propulsion, and what a night it was – including UV Morris Dancers 'Boggarts Breakfast' - hurrah!

The May party featured the South African act the Commercial Hippies a great booking as it turned out, their new album got rave reviews and they, or to be more precise, he, rocked! This was quite noteworthy as the trance/techno/psy cross over sound that Zogg had always championed was now coming more from psy producers than the tech trance/techno producers of a few years before, emphasised by the growing bookings for psy parties Greg & Dill were getting.

Summer 2006 was a busy one with Zogg hosting a room at Underground City in Brum, taking a trip to the Czech Republic to put a party on and lots of out of town gigs for Dill & Greg. July found Dill & Gordie running the Karma café and sound system at the first Shamania festival – which featured loads of Zogg faves and was a lovely chilled weekend. A break for a few weeks and then the sixth Birthday with old stalwarts LAB4 & Beamish... where did all the time go…?

Big shout outs to everyone who’s helped over the years not already mentioned in the long & winding tale including Amy, Liz, Cean, Daz and of course our fine webfolk, Sue & Zye and everyone else who has put up and taken down décor, flyered, or just been useful. And of course, most of all, thanks to all the Zoggers who’ve come down and danced all night making the parties such a special event… and remember… RESISTANCE IS FUTILE!!