A US circus will be rolling into town next week.
Uncle Sam's American Circus will be at the Riverside arena in Chester-le-Street from Tuesday to Sunday, September 21.
Big top attractions will include clowns, trapeze artists, jugglers, acrobats, fire-eaters and death-defying motorcycle stunts.
None of Uncle Sam's Circus acts include animals.
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