What is a Go Go Bar?
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The concept of Go-Go Bars in Patong Beach varies a little from bar to bar, but mostly rotates around a few standard features, so what really happens in there?
Go Go Bars (also called agogo bars) always feature a central elevated stage or two, surrounded by seats, and accessorised with few stainless poles. All around the room, you will find sofas with small tables and flashing colour lights, sometimes on two levels. Go Go bars always play loud music and in Phuket, each bar has its own music style.
Few ladies permanently dance in a minimalist attire with more or less conviction depending on how late and how popular the place is. It usually is pretty quiet before 10 pm, but later the bar will warm up as customers start to arrive.
Important Note about Touts:
Touts are not working for bars! Never follow a tout in the street with his little card of whatever he says you will see in the show! It’s often not justified, and you will be charged extra, better walk away! The bars are easy to find (they are, in fact, difficult to miss!)
Now and then, the ladies will leave the stage, and an older lady will come up, usually carrying mysterious accessories to perform all kinds of tricks that will make your jaw drop.
The list is extensive but you will never see all the performances advertised in a single show. Even at Money Night, the shows and the prices vary so much; it’s unpredictable.
The show can be more or less well executed depending on how experienced is the girl, but you are in for a surprise (well, let’s call them ‘ladies’ since they are usually way past their prime). Don’t try (most of) this at home! Suzy Wong’s, Devil’s Playground, Harem and Rock Hard A Go Go are more relying on pretty girls putting on an exciting show with bubble bath and dancing.
What you may see inside a Go-Go Bar
The Classics:
- Whistle Blowing
- Pop a balloon with darts 3 meters away
- Little bird (looking very sleepy)
- Few goldfishes, or some weird eels or even stranger: up to 20 catfishes were coming out and back into the fishbowl!
- Ugly toads, turtles, you name it
- Blow the birthday cake candles (no thank you, I’m not hungry anymore)
- Pull out a ten-meter string
- and of course: Smoke some cigarettes (up to ten!), but I can’t talk about it since this is a non-smoking blog.
More risqué:
- A garland of needles attached to a string
- Two dozen shaving blades attached to a string. Yes, she will let you check if blades are sharp: they are!
- Open a bottle of coke without a can opener, and not with the hands! (read between the lines) Here too, she will ask you to verify if the bottle is real and sealed.
Never saw before but I’m dying to see (from the list on the photo above):
- Knitting!? Seriously?
List of Go-Go Bars on Soi Seadragon:
- Suzy Wong’s ★★★ (Hot & Great fun)
- Harem ★★★ (very popular)
- Devil’s Playground ★★ (Hot)
- Suzy Wong’s 3 (previously Exotica) ★★
- Diablo A Go Go
- Naughty Go Go Bar
Go Go Bar on Soi Bangla:
Go Go Bars Photos
