Fluffy unicorns and other kitsch prizes? Check. Thumping dance anthems and male dancers in curly blond wigs flinging glow sticks into the crowd? Check.
Bingo?
That’s right. Actual bingo. A staple of nursing homes and fundraisers in the U.S., the numbers game has been on a journey since Jonny Lacey and his friend Joshua Burke turned it into Bongo’s Bingo-a no-holds-barred night out in Liverpool where Mr. Lacey presides over a mashup of dance-offs, cheesy giveaways, ’90s nostalgia acts and, in between, a few rounds of bingo.
A recent pair of shows here drew 3,500 people each night, the biggest yet.
