THE RETURN OF THE PSYCHEDELIC CIRCUS' - FEATURING DIANA SILVEIRA
Portuguese powerhouse Diana Silveira fronts this night with her remarkable soul/rock voice and magnetic stage presence when the PSYCHEDELIC CIRCUS collective make a welcome return on Friday 9th October 2026.
There's a fair amount of mythology around the Psychedelic Circus and the identity of its members but the real story is that over a decade ago a loose collective of some of the finest musicians in the UK and beyond, with CV's to prove it, came together to play music 'simply for the love of it'
Having initially performed initially in a Brighton Cellar bar, before long the Collective were invited to perform 'residencies' at prestigious venues such as the 606 in Chelsea and The Hanbury Ballrooms in Brighton, alongside one off Festival appearances. Heavily influenced by what some describe as the 'Woodstock' spirit, the band seldom used specific set lists and became renowned for their imaginative jams of classic songs from the late 60's and early 70's in a heavily stylised sound of their own.
The musicians themselves have always been very 'in demand', playing as they have over the years with icons such as Beyonce, Chaka Khan and Bobby Womack, alongside dozens of household named pop/rock artists over recent decades - think M People to Sugababes and most points between - so the opportunity to get together for 'Circus' gigs have got somewhat rarer over the years.To make it even more special, they are flying in Diana Silveria as lead vocalist for the night, who is a tremendous soul/rock singer who once had the biggest social media of anyone in Portugal before changing her name, deleting the lot, just to get out of the limelight and be a working musician again. Somehow, somewhat apt to the 'Circus' spirit indeed. As someone said....
‘If you can imagine hearing diverse tunes by the likes of The Beatles and Jeff Buckley, jammed by Sly and the Family Stone with Jimi Hendrix on guitar and Tina Turner on vocals then that would give you a flavour of how The Psychedelic Circus roll!!’