It's not your usual night out at the bingo

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Wednesday, March 20, 2013
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IT is billed as the antithesis to your typical night down at Gala or Mecca: this is Rebel Bingo, twisting the traditional game with discoballs, boom boxes and guitars.

"It's a young, loud, fun, quirky take on the game," says Sean Harwood from the team behind the club night that lands in Nottingham tonight.

  1. Full house:  Play  Rebel Bingo at the Rescue Rooms tonight.

    Full house: Play Rebel Bingo at the Rescue Rooms tonight.

"Rebel Bingo revolutionises the sleepy preserve of the over-60s, giving it a kaleidoscopic makeover," he explains.

"Two rounds of bingo led by charismatic hosts and glamorous callers are punctuated with drinking, dancing and the best dancefloor beats."

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This hedonistic incarnation was "invented by accident when we were drunk" say founders Freddie Sorensen and James Gordon, whose first event was in the basement of a church hall in London. Rebel Bingo grew slowly throughout the capital, characterised by its secrecy. Attendees were warned that "if anyone asks, you are coming to a Neighbourhood Watch meeting".

Since then there have been events from Beijing to Brazil.

Rebel Bingo is hosted at the Rescue Rooms tonight from 8pm. £10 at the door. For more details go to www.rebelbingo.com.

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