Go-go bar

A go-go bar is a type of business establishment where alcoholic drink is sold and dancers provide entertainment.

Speaking broadly, the term has been used by venues that cover a wide range of businesses, from nightclubs or discotheques, where dancers are essentially there to set the mood, to what are in essence burlesque theaters or strip clubs, where dancers are part of a show and the primary focus.

In regions where the term is used, go-go bars are considered lower in class when compared to gentlemen's clubs, which offer a more coordinated and show-centric experience.

[3] During the 1980s, Thailand became a leading center for sex tourism[4] with go-go bars located in the red light districts catering to foreigners.

[6] Go-go bars have hostesses and/or dancers[5] who perform on stage, sometimes pole dancing.

[8] Soi Twilight is Bangkok's main street for gay go-go bars.

[10] The origin of the term go-go dancing goes back to a 1949 British film Whisky Galore!.

[15] In May 1964 the Los Angeles club was featured in Life magazine and by 1965 clubs called Whisky à Go-Go (or Whiskey à Go-Go) had appeared in Milwaukee, Washington, San Francisco and Atlanta.