Review: Neu Reekie - Showstoppers and a shoeshiner
The absence of Charlotte Church – who pulled out due to a family emergency – was hard to ignore at Neu Reekie’s Xmas Snowblinder,
Her Pop Dungeon shows are exhiliarating, joyous affairs – and this would have been have been the perfect finale to a night of outstanding entertainment. Alas ...
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Hide AdThat Neu Reekie still served up a smashing night of unique entertainment is tribute to all the acts who took part, and the perfect antidote to the festive songs on a loop that wail out of every shop, cafe, bar and are beloved by the smashy and nicey DJs of commercial radio.
The night had everything from mulled Buckfast to poets delivering their showstoppers, to Bill Drummond of the KLF shining shoes in return for secrets on the steps of Central Hall in Tollcross.
Where else but a Neu Reekie event would you get an acoustic set in tribute to Tom Petty from the excellent Scott Hutchison of Frightened Rabbit, or Irvine Welsh taking Begbie, Renton and Sickboy to Hampden to witness Hibs’ Scottish Cup triumph?
Or sit on the floor listening to the wonderful Aidan Moffat paying homage to Scottish cuisine in the Macaroni Pie song?
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Hide AdWith a simple but also perfect accordian backing, he conjured up a wonderful set of music and spoken word. The audience could have listened to him all night long ...
And, just when we thought we’d seen and heard it all, along came Emme Woods in a silver rock ‘n’ roll suit and her dog under her arm.
The pooch opts to explore the stage - as if checking out the crowd - before settling down at the feet of the singer as the crowd got up and turned the space into a dance floor.
A smashing night packed with creative gems., and perfectly curated by the Neu Reekie team.