Rich(ard) Dawson - Delight Is Right - March 22nd

 

 

Upset The Rhythm & Barbican present…

RICH(ARD) DAWSON
RICH(ARD) DAWSON & CIRCLE
ØXN
TRISTWCH Y FENYWOD
Sunday 22 March
6pm | £25 | Tickets: https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2026/event/richard-dawson-delight-is-right

RICHARD DAWSON has drawn so many long drafts from the whirlpools of Elemental North Eastern Archetypes, he may now be one himself. Fearless in his research and willingness to follow his inspiration, Dawson has created an impressive catalogue of music and storytelling steeped in both ancient myths and contemporary dread. A fog of sickness, trauma and mute inevitability inhabits his records and is often expressed in the havoc with which Dawson’s hands produce sounds from his long-suffering guitar, an instrument as bruised, individual and indefatigable as its owner.

Dawson’s recent album ‘End of the Middle’ is intricate, evocative, stripped-back, tactile and almost has the transportive ability to put you in the places and scenarios it describes. For this very special mini-festival Rich will be performing twice, as a duo with Andrew Cheetham (on drums) and alongside Finnish rock-wranglers Circle. Whilst the addition of ØXN, Tristwch y Fenywod  and The Hameed Brothers Qawwal to the lineup makes for an eclectic showcase of curious exploration. This concert will take place at the Barbican and is produced with them in association.
 
https://richarddawson.net/