The band Flying Circus was founded in 1990 in Grevenbroich. The five musicians draw their influences from the spheres of both Hard Rock and Progressive Rock. Up until now, the band has released six CDs: First, the albums Seasons (1997), Out of the Waste Land (2000), Pomp (2004) and Forth (2010), the latter's release coinciding with the band's twentieth anniversary. To commemorate this fact, 'Forth' was also released as a deluxe edition containing a bonus CD with 13 rerecordings of the band's earliest compositions which were hitherto unavailable.

After a line-up change in 2011/2012, Flying Circus released their first CD with its current line up, an EP called 'Ones and Zeros', in 2013. In 2016, Flying Circus followed this up with their first concept album "Starlight Clearing" (accompanied by a bonus CD/DVD pack called "25 LIVE" which documents the band's 25th anniversary concert). The new album "1968" has just been released and is a concept album as well, setting numerous events of that momentous year to music.