32 Yorkshire superstar music gigs, pantos, theatre shows, festive family events to enjoy this December

Yorkshire will welcome music royalty to the region this December.

Some of the highlights include performances by Sam Fender, The Human League, Zayn Malik and…the Vengaboys. While other faves such as Fontaines DC, Travis and Miles Kane will also be playing at Yorkshire venues.

They are just some of the gigs we have to look forward to. You can buy tickets for the majority of the shows listed in this article by visiting Ticketmaster.

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Of course, there’s also no end of family Christmas fun lined up. Panto season will see cries of ‘he’s behind you!’ all across our theatres. While some of your favourite stars are bringing their festive tours to the region.

Take a scroll and see what takes your fancy.

• December 2 - Zayn - Leeds O2 Academy

• December 3 to 7 - Blood Brothers - Leeds Grand Theatre

• December 3 - Fontaines DC - Leeds First Direct Arena

• December 4 - Sam Fender - Leeds First Direct Arena

• December 4 - The Horrors - Belgrave, Leeds

• December 5 - Travis - Leeds O2 Academy

• December dates through to January 12 - Rock ‘n’ Roll Panto - Leeds Grand Theatre

• December 6 - Culture Club - Leeds First Direct Arena

• December 6 - Miles Kane - Brudenell Social Club, Leeds

• December 6 - Lightning Seeds - Leeds Beckett

• December 6 to January 5 - Snow White - Sheffield Lyceum

• December 7 to January 5 - Beauty and The Beast - York Opera House

• December 7 - Everything Everything - Foundry, Sheffield

• December 7 to January 19 - Pinocchio - Bradford Alhambra

• December 8 - The Holiday with orchestra - Sheffield City Hall

• December 9 - Muppet Christmas Carol with orchestra - Sheffield City Hall

• December 10 - Christmas with Anton Du Beke - York Barbican

• December 11 - Christmas with Anton Du Beke - St George’s Hall - Bradford

• December 12 - Love Actually with orchestra - Sheffield City Hall

• December 13 - Love Actually with orchestra - York Barbican

• December 13 - The Human League - Leeds First Direct Arena

• December 14 - Slipknot - Leeds First Direct Arena

• December 15 - Will Young - Sheffield City Hall

• December 16 - The Holiday with orchestra - York Barbican

• December 17 - Bootleg Beatles - Sheffield City Hall

• Dec 17 to Jan 4 - Northern Ballet’s A Christmas Carol - Leeds Grand Theatre

• Dec 18 - Travis - Sheffield Octagon

• Dec 18 to 22 - Disney On Ice - Sheffield Utilita Arena

• Dec 20 - Jools Holland - Leeds First Direct Arena

• Dec 21 - Vengaboys, Five, 911 - Leeds First Direct Arena

• Dec 22 - The Snowman with orchestra - York Barbican

• Dec 23 and 24 - Elf: The Musical - Leeds First Direct Arena

You can buy tickets for the vast majority of the events listed above by visiting Ticketmaster. ATG is a good place to source theatre tickets and you can also try the websites of the respective venues.

You can find the latest event news in Yorkshire and nearby by visiting our What's On homepage. There you can also find days out guides for things to do across the region.

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