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Rave, games and showers of Coco Pops: a night out at Liverpool’s Bongo’s Bingo
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 expanding nationwide
A man tells me he’s here as Marty McFly from Back to the Future, but in truth he’s a ringer for Alan Titchmarsh Just minutes ago, this space – enormous shipping containers fitted out with bar, stage and state-of-the-art sound system – was full, but not mad. The biggest rise in evening entertainment is in “competitive socialising”: theme bars where you spend your night playing golf, cricket, ping pong, football – or just chuck yourself in a ball pit like a toddler. ‘There’s a hen-and-stag-night vibe, obviously, but as the crowd is about 75% women, the atmosphere isn’t confrontational, but almost family-like.’ Photograph: Gary Calton/The ObserverWhenever anyone wins and gets on stage, Jonny asks them their name and where they’re from, and no matter where they say, everyone boos: not nastily, just because it’s funny.
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