Male Strippers and a Drag Act Scheduled
Most of us at some point have been to a bingo hall and it is what it is – a place where you play bingo games in the hope of a win. My (not-so) local bingo venue has food, drink, slot machines and table-top bingo games, like all other land-based venues, but there is one bingo club in England that has something no other club has and that is strippers!
On Saturday 2nd April, the Apollo Bingo Hall in Barrow will be turning up the heat on its bingo games thanks to an X-rated performance. Eye Candy, a group of male strippers, and drag queen Kitty Goodhead are set to deliver a performance of a lifetime with topless waiters on hand to serve customers. Food and drink will be available all night and this is strictly for over 18’s.
An Apollo Bingo spokesman said: “Leave you inhibitions at the door and get ready to join in with the biggest, baddest, funniest and coolest night in Barrow. This raunchy, X-rated show contains male nudity and language aimed at an adult audience. If easily offended, please stay away.”
To play bingo on the night, guests are invited to arrive prior to 7pm for 60-minutes of bingo dabbing action, and we suspect there will be plenty of missed bingo calls on the night with all those half-naked men walking around. Food and drink is available, and locals are advised to book tickets in advance as it’s expected to be full (monty!) on the night!
Leave Your Inhibitions at the Door:
The announcement hasn’t exactly gone down well with the locals with some brandishing the move as “desperate”. One woman said “Bingo is supposed to be about bingo, this is disgusting. We want bingo not sleaze.” Not only has the event come under fire but the local media outlet too for advertising it within a family-read newspaper. Another critic added his say with: “I bet if it were topless female strippers they (the paper) wouldn’t be advertising it!”
What do you make of the event? Just a bit of harmless fun or is it something that could damage bingo? My opinion is that if we had a venue with men sat around ogling half-dressed females there would be hell to pay, and a bingo hall is for bingo games, playing slots and catching up with mates. This sort of entertainment should be kept for private functions or nightclubs. If you love well-groomed and ripped men prancing about the place, Barrow in Furnace is where you’ll find them on Saturday April 2nd until midnight.
In all fairness, Apollo Bingo in Barrow like to boost the bingo with performances of all genres, not just strippers and drag artists. Take March 26th for example, a Michael Jackson tribute will take over the venue with bingo games scheduled before the performance. A bargain at £3 or free when playing bingo games.
Source: “Male Strippers and Topless Waiters at Barrow Bingo Hall”. The Mail. March 11, 2022.
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