Photo: Justin Gardner / Bongo's Bingo
We had heard a lot about Bongo’s Bingo before we went along. If you’ve never heard of it then let us enlighten you. It’s the bingo meets cross-dressing meets disco rave night out that you never knew you needed. So we decided to head along and check it out for ourselves.
With regular nights organised across the north of England, we went along with some Bingo-veterans to try out the now infamous extravaganza.
What followed was one of the strangest yet most enjoyable evenings we have had in a long time. Starting ludicrously early, we got to Canal Mills at 6.30pm to make sure we got a seat. By 7pm I was glad that I was with folk who knew what they were doing, because the place was bouncing - literally. Far from the intense and silent bingo your Gran plays, Bongo's is basically a rave on benches, with two fluorescent transvestites reading the numbers.
With regular nights organised across the north of England, we went along with some Bingo-veterans to try out the now infamous extravaganza.
What followed was one of the strangest yet most enjoyable evenings we have had in a long time. Starting ludicrously early, we got to Canal Mills at 6.30pm to make sure we got a seat. By 7pm I was glad that I was with folk who knew what they were doing, because the place was bouncing - literally. Far from the intense and silent bingo your Gran plays, Bongo's is basically a rave on benches, with two fluorescent transvestites reading the numbers.
The music is excellent with endless puns and musical jokes based on the numbers being called. Above all though, I can guarantee that you will know every song, and will go home with a sore throat and bruised legs from jumping up onto the benches.
The prizes are amazing too, with the final winner going home with a 'night-changing' £500! The only piece of advice I need to pass on to you though, is to carefully check your numbers before going up to claim, or else you'll be labelled a dickhead and sent back to your bench.
There are few lonelier walks than that of a man who had thought, just moments before, that he had just won an inflatable unicorn.
Fraser Bonar
The prizes are amazing too, with the final winner going home with a 'night-changing' £500! The only piece of advice I need to pass on to you though, is to carefully check your numbers before going up to claim, or else you'll be labelled a dickhead and sent back to your bench.
There are few lonelier walks than that of a man who had thought, just moments before, that he had just won an inflatable unicorn.
Fraser Bonar
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