KWP #TrendWatch – #Competitive_Socializing gets dancing fever!
@boombattlebar becomes the first #social entertainment venues to install ‘Dance Dance Revolution Universal’ (#DDR) from @KONAMI in a trial – #amusement gets social, details in coming #StingerReport

KWP #TrendWatch - The #RobotsareComing - they really are!
How many #FEC, #LBE, #bowling, and #Competitive_Socializing operators are running service #Robots in their sites?
Full report on the #autonimous_army serving entertainment, in a coming #StingerReport

KWP #TrendWatch - #SoundOff - #132

This show tracks pressure in #LBE, big concepts face real revenue tests, executive shakeups. What’s hype versus what’s profitable across #competitive_socializing, brand activations, #immersive_art, and more.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBat...

KWP #TrendWatch – The #Competitive_Socializing scene heats up in the London capital as the latest chain opens – @Five_Iron_Golf, launches their first UK facility, with a #Sportstainment the golf simulator vibe – full report in coming #Entertainment_Social_Arena

KWP #TrendWatch – Reaveled, new investment led by @Bluestone_Equity_Partners has raised $55m in the #competitive_socializing venue concept @Poolhouse – after opening their London flagship this year – full report on venue launch in coming Entertainment Social Arena (#ESA)

KWP #TrendWatch - The big opening of the latest #RoxyBallRoom - with a lot of #Competitive_Socializing and a lot of hospitality on offer - a great new entertainment venue for London in a very crowded scene - full coverage of the London sector in coming #StingerReport

KWP #TrendWatch – Surprise closure of @Boom_Battle_Bar Dubai, after only opening in 2023 – social media announcement from operation revealed permanent closure. The #Competitive_Socializing venue had been the first venture by the brand outside of UK – no reason give for the closure

KWP #TrendWatch - BREAKING - #AEI2026 presentation moved to first day main theater - definitive session on future of #Competitive_Socializing trend in #amusement sector - now to be held on 16/3/2026 at 2:30pm.

www.amusementexpo.org/2026/public/...

KWP #TrendWatch - First opened in 2020 as a @SIXES Party Cricket, then pivoted to the @Moonshot baseball and pool concept in 2024 - only now to close just under two years later - concerns grow about the #Competitive_Socializing operations' future following its fall into administration.