Dawson’s return to headline alongside the Finnish prog-metal six-piece Circle felt a little too whimsical and ironic. Botanically themed tracks from their shared 2021 album Henki were the highlights, particularly a boisterous version of Ivy. But the meandering excursions into Circle’s own back catalogue were mostly old-school headbangers that hovered so close to Spinal Tap-style parody, a miniature Stonehenge might as well have popped up onstage. https://www.thetimes.com/culture/music/article/richard-dawson-review-this-geordie-folk-singer-is-a-singular-talent-b66m35239 #flixkriegbop