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Modern day version of a circus sideshow

The Jim Rose Circus is a modern day version of a circus sideshow. It was founded in Seattle in 1991 by Jim Rose and his wife BeBe Aschard Rose. 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. Rolling Stone magazine called the show an "absolute must see act" and USA Today termed Rose's troupe "Lollapalooza's word of mouth hit attraction".

In 1994, Jim Rose changed the lineup and dropped "sideshow" from the billing. He toured with Nine Inch Nails, Pop Will Eat Itself and Marilyn Manson. His 1997 98 world tours featured female sumo wrestling, Mexican transvestite wrestling, and chainsaw football. These shows were the pinnacle of the circus's touring career.

Jim Rose's autobiography Freak Like Me (Real, Raw, and Dangerous) with journalist Melissa Rossi was published in 1995 The book describes Rose's early years and features a stream of consciousness on the road account of the Jim Rose Circus tour with Lollapalooza. The book's title is a reference to Black Like Me. Rose's book Snake Oil: Life's Calculations, Misdirections, And Manipulations was published in 2005.

According to an interview with Oddities Magazine, Jim Rose claims to have been involved in fundraising for the Mo Udall political campaign during a time in his life when he was addicted to heroin. He was quoted as stating that "[Mo] ran against Jimmy Carter and I was his fundraiser I used to do fundraisers with like Gregory Peck and Robert Redford, actually while I was on heroin. They didn’t know actually I forgot to tell them."

Rolling Stone described the circus as an "absolute must see act". The Independent praised the show as "brutally comic", adding that Rose "plays the highly strung audience like a violin". Melody Maker compared the "revolted amusement" of the audience to that of tourists at a bullfight. British Circus proprietor Gerry Cottle said, "I've seen a lot of things in my time. I must see 40 circuses a year, but this lot They came on in their street clothes and then They're beyond anything I've ever seen. They shocked me." The Times Magazine said that while it may not be everyone's idea of entertainment, it certainly did not deserve to be banned.