Billed by the promoter as the most important rock and roll band in Europe, Giuda make their Scottish debut at Broadcast.
This reviewer has been looking forward to the show for months ever since Halfrican singer Sancho Buna was raving about seeing them at last years Rotterdam Riot festival.
2010’s Racey Roller introduced the band with the pub rock and 70s glam sound, 2013’s follow up Let’s Do It Again focused this, traditionally UK, working class sound, think Slade, Mud, The Sweet and 70s Status Quo.
Earlier in the day the band posted a picture of themselves looking like they had spent their fee already at Dees of Trongate, which further cements this choice of aesthetic.
Merch table adorned with 70s LP complications of songs relating to cricket and football reflects the fans who are here with black and mustard striped scarves with “Giuda” spelt out on them.
The band begins with an instrumental, four of the band chuggin’ riffs from ‘Racey Roller’, as lead singer Tenda makes his way to the pitch for ‘Here Comes Saturday Night’.
The band builds into the heart of the set, which starts warming up with the hyper glam ‘Get it Over’.
This solid run of hits takes the lion share of Let’s Do It Again; ‘Fat Boy Boogie’, ‘Wild Tiger Woman’, ‘Yellow Dash’ and into ‘Get On The Line’.
‘Wild Tiger…’ had always left me slightly underwhelmed compared to the rest of the album, however live the shuffle of the beat and superb call and response transform the tune.
They return for their encore with guitarist Lorenzo Moretti singing lead on a cover of Elton John’s ‘Saturday Night’s Alright’ before the full unit end with their World Cup fantasy ‘Get The Goal’.
The whole package the band present is made even more charming with the humble thanks to the crowd for being there for their first Scottish show.
Words: Gayham Crisps
