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JUL
25
2020
Marcy, France
DOMAINE DE LACROIX-LAVAL
I Was There
JUL
24
2020
Marcy, France
DOMAINE DE LACROIX-LAVAL
I Was There
DEC
11
2016
Saint-Dizier, France
LES FUSEAUX
I Was There
OCT
14
2016
Tel Aviv, Israel
ProgStage Fest 2016
I Was There
SEP
17
2016
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Hangar 110
I Was There
SEP
15
2016
Santiago, Chile
Club Blondie
I Was There
SEP
10
2016
Mexico, Mexico
Foro Indie Rocks
I Was There
SEP
08
2016
Atlanta, GA
Center Stage Theater
I Was There
SEP
05
2016
New York, NY
The Studio At Webster Hall
I Was There
SEP
04
2016
Montreal Metro Area, Canada
Corona Theatre
I Was There
SEP
03
2016
Toronto, Canada
Hard Luck
I Was There
SEP
02
2016
Chicago, IL
Reggies Rock Club
I Was There
AUG
27
2016
London, United Kingdom
The Underworld Camden
I Was There
MAR
10
2016
Pratteln, Switzerland
Z7 Konzertfabrik
I Was There
MAR
09
2016
Munich, Germany
Backstage Halle
I Was There
MAR
08
2016
Nürnberg, Germany
Z-Bau – Haus für Gegenwartskultur
I Was There
MAR
06
2016
Zoetermeer, Netherlands
De Boerderij
I Was There
MAR
05
2016
Bochum, Germany
Rockpalast
I Was There
FEB
27
2016
Trondheim, Norway
Rockheim (Rendezvous Point)
I Was There
FEB
13
2016
Stavanger, Norway
Folken (Rendezvous Point)
I Was There
FEB
06
2016
Oslo, Norway
ROCKEFELLER
I Was There
NOV
28
2015
Sebastopol, CA
Hopmonk Tavern
I Was There
JUN
20
2015
Los Angeles, CA
The Regent Theater DTLA
I Was There
DEC
21
2014
Atlantic City, NJ
Caesars Atlantic City
I Was There
NOV
15
2013
Oslo, Norway
Parkteatret Scene, Oslo
I Was There
SEP
29
2013
Pratteln, Switzerland
GALERY MUSIC BAR
I Was There
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Fan Reviews
Marco
August 7th 2016
Great show that deserved to be in a better venue.
Montreal Metro Area, Canada@Corona Theatre
Alexsandro
January 5th 2016
Top, top, top!! More promotion needs to be done in order to support this great band!!
Zoetermeer, Netherlands@De Boerderij
About Circus Maximus
There are multiple artists with this name:
1) A norwegian progressive metal band.
2) An american 60's psychedelic rock band.
1)
Circus Maximus is a progressive metal band from Oslo, Norway.
In 2000 long-time band mates Michael Eriksen (vocals) and brothers Mats (guitar) and Truls Haugen (drums) were joined by keyboard genius Espen Storø and Glen Cato Møllen on bass to form Circus Maximus.
Initially being a cover band, they got a lot of positive feedback for their interpretations of technically challenging material like songs of Dream Theater and Symphony X. However, soon the band started writing their own songs: With other influences varying from pop/rock through classical progressive rock to heavy and death metal, their music synergized into a mixture of melodic and groovy sound with lots of heavy riffs and odd time signatures. In the musical press their sound has been compared to Queensrÿche, TNT, Shadow Gallery, Pretty Maids, Helloween and Pagan's Mind.
Releasing two demos to receive great reviews in Norway, as well as in Europe and USA, before signing with Danish Intromental Management in April 2004, resulted in a record deal with American record label Sensory Records for the USA and Canada, which in turn forwarded a licensing deal for Europe and Russia to Frontiers Records.
Their debut album, The 1st Chapter, was released in May 2005 and has received eminent reviews in the international music press.
Half a year later, in November 2005, keyboards player Espen Storø decided to leave the band for personal reasons. In February 2006, Lasse Finbroten was announced as the band's new keyboard-player.
Circus Maximus released their second studio album, Isolate, on August 7, 2007. In February and March 2008 the band toured Europe as an opening act (along with German progressive metal band Dreamscape) at the Symphony X Paradise Lost Tour 2008.
Current Members:
* Michael Eriksen - vocals
* Lasse Finbråten - keyboards
* Mats Haugen - guitars
* Truls Haugen - drums
* Glen Cato Møllen - bass
Former Members:
* Espen Storø - keyboards (2000 - 2005)
Discography:
* 2005: The 1st Chapter
* 2007: Isolate
http://www.circusmaximussite.com
2)
Circus Maximus was a United States band in the late 1960s, who combined influences from folk music, rock, and jazz into a form of psychedelic rock. Bob Bruno's song "Wind", from their eponymous first album, was a minor hit on the West Coast of the United States.
In late December 1967, they performed in an unusual pair of "Electric Christmas" concerts together with the New York Pro Musica, an ensemble devoted to performing early music. The 80-minute performance at the New York City—rehearsed in the nightclub Electric Circus where Circus Maximus were in residence much of that month, but performed at Carnegie Hall included a light show by Anthony Martin and electronic music by Morton Subotnick; the groups performed both together and separately. The material performed together included a reworking 14th-century composer Guillaume de Machaut's "La douce dame jolie" as an English-language song "Sweet Lovely Lady" and a Bruno original "Chess Game" that, unbeknownst to Bruno himself but noted by John White, director of the Pro Musica, strongly echoed the "Romanesca", a piece first written down in 16th-century Spanish lute books.
The concert was not a critical success. Donal Henahan, writing in the New York Times, said that it "fell somewhat short of being the total-environmental trip that was promised… the night summed up most of the esthetic ideas now in the air: incongruity, simultaneity, games theory, the put-on, the parody, the Trip… and the effort to create a 'Total Environment' in which all the senses can come into play." Henahan opined that the concert's commercial success showed a break-down in the separation of classical and popular audiences.
By July 1968, the band had broken up and Walker was appearing at the Bitter End in Greenwich Village, sharing a bill with Joni Mitchell.
Robert Shelton included the Circus Maximus album Neverland Revisited in a November 1968 list selected to represent "the breadth… of today's rock".
Walker later moved toward country music and Bruno toward jazz.
Members:
* Jerry Jeff Walker - rhythm guitar and vocal (credited on first album as "Jerry Walker")
* Bob Bruno - lead guitar, organ, piano, vocal
* David Scherstrom - drums
* Gary White - bass
* Peter Troutner - vocal and tambourine; also some guitar work
Discography:
* Circus Maximus (1967)
* Neverland Revisited (1968)
1) A norwegian progressive metal band.
2) An american 60's psychedelic rock band.
1)
Circus Maximus is a progressive metal band from Oslo, Norway.
In 2000 long-time band mates Michael Eriksen (vocals) and brothers Mats (guitar) and Truls Haugen (drums) were joined by keyboard genius Espen Storø and Glen Cato Møllen on bass to form Circus Maximus.
Initially being a cover band, they got a lot of positive feedback for their interpretations of technically challenging material like songs of Dream Theater and Symphony X. However, soon the band started writing their own songs: With other influences varying from pop/rock through classical progressive rock to heavy and death metal, their music synergized into a mixture of melodic and groovy sound with lots of heavy riffs and odd time signatures. In the musical press their sound has been compared to Queensrÿche, TNT, Shadow Gallery, Pretty Maids, Helloween and Pagan's Mind.
Releasing two demos to receive great reviews in Norway, as well as in Europe and USA, before signing with Danish Intromental Management in April 2004, resulted in a record deal with American record label Sensory Records for the USA and Canada, which in turn forwarded a licensing deal for Europe and Russia to Frontiers Records.
Their debut album, The 1st Chapter, was released in May 2005 and has received eminent reviews in the international music press.
Half a year later, in November 2005, keyboards player Espen Storø decided to leave the band for personal reasons. In February 2006, Lasse Finbroten was announced as the band's new keyboard-player.
Circus Maximus released their second studio album, Isolate, on August 7, 2007. In February and March 2008 the band toured Europe as an opening act (along with German progressive metal band Dreamscape) at the Symphony X Paradise Lost Tour 2008.
Current Members:
* Michael Eriksen - vocals
* Lasse Finbråten - keyboards
* Mats Haugen - guitars
* Truls Haugen - drums
* Glen Cato Møllen - bass
Former Members:
* Espen Storø - keyboards (2000 - 2005)
Discography:
* 2005: The 1st Chapter
* 2007: Isolate
http://www.circusmaximussite.com
2)
Circus Maximus was a United States band in the late 1960s, who combined influences from folk music, rock, and jazz into a form of psychedelic rock. Bob Bruno's song "Wind", from their eponymous first album, was a minor hit on the West Coast of the United States.
In late December 1967, they performed in an unusual pair of "Electric Christmas" concerts together with the New York Pro Musica, an ensemble devoted to performing early music. The 80-minute performance at the New York City—rehearsed in the nightclub Electric Circus where Circus Maximus were in residence much of that month, but performed at Carnegie Hall included a light show by Anthony Martin and electronic music by Morton Subotnick; the groups performed both together and separately. The material performed together included a reworking 14th-century composer Guillaume de Machaut's "La douce dame jolie" as an English-language song "Sweet Lovely Lady" and a Bruno original "Chess Game" that, unbeknownst to Bruno himself but noted by John White, director of the Pro Musica, strongly echoed the "Romanesca", a piece first written down in 16th-century Spanish lute books.
The concert was not a critical success. Donal Henahan, writing in the New York Times, said that it "fell somewhat short of being the total-environmental trip that was promised… the night summed up most of the esthetic ideas now in the air: incongruity, simultaneity, games theory, the put-on, the parody, the Trip… and the effort to create a 'Total Environment' in which all the senses can come into play." Henahan opined that the concert's commercial success showed a break-down in the separation of classical and popular audiences.
By July 1968, the band had broken up and Walker was appearing at the Bitter End in Greenwich Village, sharing a bill with Joni Mitchell.
Robert Shelton included the Circus Maximus album Neverland Revisited in a November 1968 list selected to represent "the breadth… of today's rock".
Walker later moved toward country music and Bruno toward jazz.
Members:
* Jerry Jeff Walker - rhythm guitar and vocal (credited on first album as "Jerry Walker")
* Bob Bruno - lead guitar, organ, piano, vocal
* David Scherstrom - drums
* Gary White - bass
* Peter Troutner - vocal and tambourine; also some guitar work
Discography:
* Circus Maximus (1967)
* Neverland Revisited (1968)
Show More
Genres:
Progressive Metal, Metal
Band Members:
Lasse Finbråten - Keyboards, Glen Møllen - Bass, Michael Eriksen - Vocals, Mats Haugen - Guitars, Truls Haugen - Drums
Hometown:
Oslo, Norway
No upcoming shows
Send a request to Circus Maximus to play in your city
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Similar Artists On Tour
Bandsintown Merch
Circle Hat
$25.0 USD
Live Collage Sweatshirt
$45.0 USD
Rainbow T-Shirt
$30.0 USD
Circle Beanie
$20.0 USD
concerts and tour dates
Past
JUL
25
2020
Marcy, France
DOMAINE DE LACROIX-LAVAL
I Was There
JUL
24
2020
Marcy, France
DOMAINE DE LACROIX-LAVAL
I Was There
DEC
11
2016
Saint-Dizier, France
LES FUSEAUX
I Was There
OCT
14
2016
Tel Aviv, Israel
ProgStage Fest 2016
I Was There
SEP
17
2016
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Hangar 110
I Was There
SEP
15
2016
Santiago, Chile
Club Blondie
I Was There
SEP
10
2016
Mexico, Mexico
Foro Indie Rocks
I Was There
SEP
08
2016
Atlanta, GA
Center Stage Theater
I Was There
SEP
05
2016
New York, NY
The Studio At Webster Hall
I Was There
SEP
04
2016
Montreal Metro Area, Canada
Corona Theatre
I Was There
SEP
03
2016
Toronto, Canada
Hard Luck
I Was There
SEP
02
2016
Chicago, IL
Reggies Rock Club
I Was There
AUG
27
2016
London, United Kingdom
The Underworld Camden
I Was There
MAR
10
2016
Pratteln, Switzerland
Z7 Konzertfabrik
I Was There
MAR
09
2016
Munich, Germany
Backstage Halle
I Was There
MAR
08
2016
Nürnberg, Germany
Z-Bau – Haus für Gegenwartskultur
I Was There
MAR
06
2016
Zoetermeer, Netherlands
De Boerderij
I Was There
MAR
05
2016
Bochum, Germany
Rockpalast
I Was There
FEB
27
2016
Trondheim, Norway
Rockheim (Rendezvous Point)
I Was There
FEB
13
2016
Stavanger, Norway
Folken (Rendezvous Point)
I Was There
FEB
06
2016
Oslo, Norway
ROCKEFELLER
I Was There
NOV
28
2015
Sebastopol, CA
Hopmonk Tavern
I Was There
JUN
20
2015
Los Angeles, CA
The Regent Theater DTLA
I Was There
DEC
21
2014
Atlantic City, NJ
Caesars Atlantic City
I Was There
NOV
15
2013
Oslo, Norway
Parkteatret Scene, Oslo
I Was There
SEP
29
2013
Pratteln, Switzerland
GALERY MUSIC BAR
I Was There
Show More Dates
Fan Reviews
Marco
August 7th 2016
Great show that deserved to be in a better venue.
Montreal Metro Area, Canada@Corona Theatre
Alexsandro
January 5th 2016
Top, top, top!! More promotion needs to be done in order to support this great band!!
Zoetermeer, Netherlands@De Boerderij
About Circus Maximus
There are multiple artists with this name:
1) A norwegian progressive metal band.
2) An american 60's psychedelic rock band.
1)
Circus Maximus is a progressive metal band from Oslo, Norway.
In 2000 long-time band mates Michael Eriksen (vocals) and brothers Mats (guitar) and Truls Haugen (drums) were joined by keyboard genius Espen Storø and Glen Cato Møllen on bass to form Circus Maximus.
Initially being a cover band, they got a lot of positive feedback for their interpretations of technically challenging material like songs of Dream Theater and Symphony X. However, soon the band started writing their own songs: With other influences varying from pop/rock through classical progressive rock to heavy and death metal, their music synergized into a mixture of melodic and groovy sound with lots of heavy riffs and odd time signatures. In the musical press their sound has been compared to Queensrÿche, TNT, Shadow Gallery, Pretty Maids, Helloween and Pagan's Mind.
Releasing two demos to receive great reviews in Norway, as well as in Europe and USA, before signing with Danish Intromental Management in April 2004, resulted in a record deal with American record label Sensory Records for the USA and Canada, which in turn forwarded a licensing deal for Europe and Russia to Frontiers Records.
Their debut album, The 1st Chapter, was released in May 2005 and has received eminent reviews in the international music press.
Half a year later, in November 2005, keyboards player Espen Storø decided to leave the band for personal reasons. In February 2006, Lasse Finbroten was announced as the band's new keyboard-player.
Circus Maximus released their second studio album, Isolate, on August 7, 2007. In February and March 2008 the band toured Europe as an opening act (along with German progressive metal band Dreamscape) at the Symphony X Paradise Lost Tour 2008.
Current Members:
* Michael Eriksen - vocals
* Lasse Finbråten - keyboards
* Mats Haugen - guitars
* Truls Haugen - drums
* Glen Cato Møllen - bass
Former Members:
* Espen Storø - keyboards (2000 - 2005)
Discography:
* 2005: The 1st Chapter
* 2007: Isolate
http://www.circusmaximussite.com
2)
Circus Maximus was a United States band in the late 1960s, who combined influences from folk music, rock, and jazz into a form of psychedelic rock. Bob Bruno's song "Wind", from their eponymous first album, was a minor hit on the West Coast of the United States.
In late December 1967, they performed in an unusual pair of "Electric Christmas" concerts together with the New York Pro Musica, an ensemble devoted to performing early music. The 80-minute performance at the New York City—rehearsed in the nightclub Electric Circus where Circus Maximus were in residence much of that month, but performed at Carnegie Hall included a light show by Anthony Martin and electronic music by Morton Subotnick; the groups performed both together and separately. The material performed together included a reworking 14th-century composer Guillaume de Machaut's "La douce dame jolie" as an English-language song "Sweet Lovely Lady" and a Bruno original "Chess Game" that, unbeknownst to Bruno himself but noted by John White, director of the Pro Musica, strongly echoed the "Romanesca", a piece first written down in 16th-century Spanish lute books.
The concert was not a critical success. Donal Henahan, writing in the New York Times, said that it "fell somewhat short of being the total-environmental trip that was promised… the night summed up most of the esthetic ideas now in the air: incongruity, simultaneity, games theory, the put-on, the parody, the Trip… and the effort to create a 'Total Environment' in which all the senses can come into play." Henahan opined that the concert's commercial success showed a break-down in the separation of classical and popular audiences.
By July 1968, the band had broken up and Walker was appearing at the Bitter End in Greenwich Village, sharing a bill with Joni Mitchell.
Robert Shelton included the Circus Maximus album Neverland Revisited in a November 1968 list selected to represent "the breadth… of today's rock".
Walker later moved toward country music and Bruno toward jazz.
Members:
* Jerry Jeff Walker - rhythm guitar and vocal (credited on first album as "Jerry Walker")
* Bob Bruno - lead guitar, organ, piano, vocal
* David Scherstrom - drums
* Gary White - bass
* Peter Troutner - vocal and tambourine; also some guitar work
Discography:
* Circus Maximus (1967)
* Neverland Revisited (1968)
1) A norwegian progressive metal band.
2) An american 60's psychedelic rock band.
1)
Circus Maximus is a progressive metal band from Oslo, Norway.
In 2000 long-time band mates Michael Eriksen (vocals) and brothers Mats (guitar) and Truls Haugen (drums) were joined by keyboard genius Espen Storø and Glen Cato Møllen on bass to form Circus Maximus.
Initially being a cover band, they got a lot of positive feedback for their interpretations of technically challenging material like songs of Dream Theater and Symphony X. However, soon the band started writing their own songs: With other influences varying from pop/rock through classical progressive rock to heavy and death metal, their music synergized into a mixture of melodic and groovy sound with lots of heavy riffs and odd time signatures. In the musical press their sound has been compared to Queensrÿche, TNT, Shadow Gallery, Pretty Maids, Helloween and Pagan's Mind.
Releasing two demos to receive great reviews in Norway, as well as in Europe and USA, before signing with Danish Intromental Management in April 2004, resulted in a record deal with American record label Sensory Records for the USA and Canada, which in turn forwarded a licensing deal for Europe and Russia to Frontiers Records.
Their debut album, The 1st Chapter, was released in May 2005 and has received eminent reviews in the international music press.
Half a year later, in November 2005, keyboards player Espen Storø decided to leave the band for personal reasons. In February 2006, Lasse Finbroten was announced as the band's new keyboard-player.
Circus Maximus released their second studio album, Isolate, on August 7, 2007. In February and March 2008 the band toured Europe as an opening act (along with German progressive metal band Dreamscape) at the Symphony X Paradise Lost Tour 2008.
Current Members:
* Michael Eriksen - vocals
* Lasse Finbråten - keyboards
* Mats Haugen - guitars
* Truls Haugen - drums
* Glen Cato Møllen - bass
Former Members:
* Espen Storø - keyboards (2000 - 2005)
Discography:
* 2005: The 1st Chapter
* 2007: Isolate
http://www.circusmaximussite.com
2)
Circus Maximus was a United States band in the late 1960s, who combined influences from folk music, rock, and jazz into a form of psychedelic rock. Bob Bruno's song "Wind", from their eponymous first album, was a minor hit on the West Coast of the United States.
In late December 1967, they performed in an unusual pair of "Electric Christmas" concerts together with the New York Pro Musica, an ensemble devoted to performing early music. The 80-minute performance at the New York City—rehearsed in the nightclub Electric Circus where Circus Maximus were in residence much of that month, but performed at Carnegie Hall included a light show by Anthony Martin and electronic music by Morton Subotnick; the groups performed both together and separately. The material performed together included a reworking 14th-century composer Guillaume de Machaut's "La douce dame jolie" as an English-language song "Sweet Lovely Lady" and a Bruno original "Chess Game" that, unbeknownst to Bruno himself but noted by John White, director of the Pro Musica, strongly echoed the "Romanesca", a piece first written down in 16th-century Spanish lute books.
The concert was not a critical success. Donal Henahan, writing in the New York Times, said that it "fell somewhat short of being the total-environmental trip that was promised… the night summed up most of the esthetic ideas now in the air: incongruity, simultaneity, games theory, the put-on, the parody, the Trip… and the effort to create a 'Total Environment' in which all the senses can come into play." Henahan opined that the concert's commercial success showed a break-down in the separation of classical and popular audiences.
By July 1968, the band had broken up and Walker was appearing at the Bitter End in Greenwich Village, sharing a bill with Joni Mitchell.
Robert Shelton included the Circus Maximus album Neverland Revisited in a November 1968 list selected to represent "the breadth… of today's rock".
Walker later moved toward country music and Bruno toward jazz.
Members:
* Jerry Jeff Walker - rhythm guitar and vocal (credited on first album as "Jerry Walker")
* Bob Bruno - lead guitar, organ, piano, vocal
* David Scherstrom - drums
* Gary White - bass
* Peter Troutner - vocal and tambourine; also some guitar work
Discography:
* Circus Maximus (1967)
* Neverland Revisited (1968)
Show More
Genres:
Progressive Metal, Metal
Band Members:
Lasse Finbråten - Keyboards, Glen Møllen - Bass, Michael Eriksen - Vocals, Mats Haugen - Guitars, Truls Haugen - Drums
Hometown:
Oslo, Norway
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