The city’s madcap mix of bingo, dressing up and dancing has become a cultural phenomenon, bucking the trend of a declining UK club scene and packing venues nationwide. Ahead of the night’s 10th anniversary, our writer gives it a goIn Liverpool, in a vast warehouse lined with bierkeller trestle tables, each one sardine-packed with people, a woman is dancing. She is dancing on her seat to Europe’s The Final Countdown. With her arms in the air, she is bellowing out the words and, indeed, the synth riff. It is 8pm. The woman is me.Around me, everyone is doing exactly the same. To my right, a woman in full chicken costume is flapping her wings. To the left, a beautiful dark-haired girl, with the look of an Italian Dolce & Gabbana model at her rich husband’s funeral, is up with her crew, screeching, waving a glass of something sticky and deadly. I look around. I can’t see anybody – not a single person in the room – who isn’t singing along and dancing on the benches. Continue reading...
Bongo's Bingo, a popular UK event combining bingo with 80s music, rave elements, and unconventional prizes, is celebrating its 10th anniversary. This phenomenon has expanded nationwide and internationally, bucking the trend of declining nightclub attendance by offering an engaging, interactive, and Instagram-worthy experience focused on competitive socializing, attracting those seeking memorable nights out beyond traditional clubbing and drinking.
