Modern-day version of a circus sideshow
The Jim Rose Circus is a modern-day version of a circus sideshow.[1][2] It was founded in Seattle in 1991 by Jim Rose and his wife BeBe Aschard Rose.[citation needed] The sideshow, then called the "Jim Rose Circus Sideshow", came to prominence to an American audience as a second stage show at the 1992 Lollapalooza festival. although they had toured the Northwest and Canada and had several US TV appearances before this time. [citation needed] Rolling Stone magazine called the show an "absolute must-see act"[3] and USA Today termed Rose's troupe "Lollapalooza's word-of-mouth hit attraction".[citation needed]