Wednesdays in Boulder ·
10PM–1AM · Free to Play
Bingo, but the numbers are bangers. Every Wednesday a live host spins real songs — recognize the track, mark your card, and win anything from a free shot to your entire tab free. No cover, no buy-in, one block off Pearl Street.
How It WorksIf you can recognize a song, you can play. No music trivia degree required — and every song called goes up on the big screens as it plays, so you're never left guessing what you just heard.
Free to play, real stakes. Three ways to win every round — and when you win, your name goes up on the TVs with the rest of the night's winners.
Multiple rounds a night, each with its own soundtrack. Recent and returning themes:
Wednesday nights in Boulder don't have to mean staying in. One block off Pearl Street and walking distance from CU Boulder, The Spotted James turns the middle of the week into a night out — a live host, a full bar, and a room full of people yelling "BINGO" over the good part of a song.
It works for basically any crew: date night, roommates, co-workers who need a midweek reset, or a birthday that happens to land on a Wednesday. Because it's free to play, the whole night costs whatever you feel like drinking — and if you hit a blackout, the drinks were free too.
Bingo runs 10PM–1AM, and with doors open at 6PM and the bar going until 2AM there's plenty of night on either side. Come early for a table, stay for the rounds, and check the rest of the week's lineup on our events page — including Monday Name Night, where the right first name drinks free.
Musical Bingo at The Spotted James is Boulder's Wednesday night move — a free, live-hosted music bingo night just off Pearl Street in downtown Boulder. Bingo runs 10PM–1AM, cards are free, and prizes run from free shots to your entire tab free. 21+.
It plays like classic bingo, but instead of calling numbers the host plays real songs. Recognize the song, find it on your card, and mark it. Five in a row — horizontal, vertical, or diagonal — is a bingo (the center square is free). Multiple rounds run through the night, each with its own theme, and every song called shows on the venue's screens as it plays.
Yes — completely free. No cover, no buy-in, no app to download. Just show up, grab a card, and play. The Spotted James is a 21+ bar.
A bingo (five in a row) wins a free well shot or mixed-drink shot of your choice. Four corners takes $25 off your bar tab. A blackout — all 24 songs on your card — wins your entire tab free.
The Spotted James is at 1911 11th St, Suite 100 in downtown Boulder — one block off Pearl Street and walking distance from CU. Bingo runs 10PM–1AM on Wednesdays; doors open at 6PM, so come early to grab a card and a table. Get directions.