Empire Circus are a four piece alt-rock band from

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, Ireland. The band was formed in 2012 by the remaining members of the rock group 'Stand' following their break up in 2010. As 'Stand', the group had released a number of albums and singles, reaching number 9 in the

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in 1998 with ''Questions'', and number 23 with ''Breathing But There's No Air'' in the same year. As Empire Circus, the group recorded twelve tracks in 2012 with producer and engineer

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, and released an album titled ''Empire Circus'' in 2013. The band followed-up with a second studio album, titled ''Tí'', in February 2019. EMPIRE CIRCUS 1 Social

As well as writing and recording, the members of Empire Circus run a music school, PureMusic, in Dublin.

Line-up

Current members

*Alan Doyle -

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*Neil Eurelle -

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*David Walsh -

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*Brian Ellis -

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References

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