Neither of us won any prizes, but the constant raves and four-pint jug of Woo Woo made it more than worthwhile. Everyone comes down to the bottom floor, and we are all dancing to songs from High School Musical and the classic ‘Come On Eileen’. It’s such a barrel of laughs and, with the amount of dancing you do, is almost a workout.Īs the last game of Bingo wraps up, the DJ plays 12 minutes of straight “bangers”.

Two winners leap on stage competing for a cash prize, and the girl absolutely smashes it. By the fourth game, we are dripping in sweat and so tired from all the dancing, but we keep getting up. The second game in, two people win a full house which can only mean one thing – a dance-off. In hindsight, it was very corny but so much fun. Every number has a song to dance to, 33 played Irish tunes like ‘Fairytale of New York’ and as number five is called, we dive into Steps’ hit ‘5678’. The prizes are just as crazy as the night a “Chucky” doll, a cardboard cut-out of Micheal Jackson, and a Henry Hoover are all up for grabs, as well as cash prizes topping a grand!Īt around 8:15pm, things are starting to get serious as we commence our first game of bingo, not lasting long as we get up to dance. Throughout the game, they strip – a personal highlight from the night.Īfter a quick run-through of the rules, the potential prizes are introduced hilariously by the two assistants. Keeping the host company are two men dressed as dead maids. Crowds of people are quick to jump up on the benches to dance, eager for the game to start. We sit between a gorgeous pair of drag queens and a group of middle-aged women – they leave halfway through, and I half-assume they thought they were getting a regular Bingo night at MECCA.Īs the clock strikes 8pm, the host kicks off the first bingo game with a remixed ‘Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It.’ The song choice definitely gets the party started. Arriving at our table on the bottom floor, free samples of Southern Comfort are flowing as a wide range of partygoers are dressed up as zombies, lifeguards, and devils, all round up. Starting out normal enough, we are given the usual bingo set-up – a red felt pen and five games of bingo, along with a creepy beaded necklace.

Student editor Beth Fulham at Bongo’s Bingo X Southern Comfort House of Boo at the Albert Hall.

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