Richard Hawley, Lou Doillon, James Dean Bradfield

The 3 Ring Circus is set to return to Sheffield on 6th October with performances from Richard Hawley, James Dean Bradfield, and Lou Doillon.

The event launched last year, and invited fans to take part in an ambitious project that utilised three artists, and three intimate venues.

Each artist acts as the opening act in a venue, plays a 40 minutes stripped down/acoustic set then jumps into a waiting car outside which will speed them to the next venue – so they rotate with each other. And the same again to the last venue.

So each artist becomes the opener, middle act and headline – and they say democracy doesn’t work!

The audience sits still, maybe has another pint, has a chat in between whilst the artists break all speed restrictions in order to get to the next show.

The only catch is that no one knows in what order the artists will appear at which venue. So it’s pot luck. But the important thing is that you get to see Richard Hawley, James Dean Bradfield and Lou Doillon all on the same bill in the most intimate surroundings.