37 huge major gigs, festivals and theatre events to look forward to in Yorkshire this July

Yorkshire is set for another hugely busy month of major events.

We’ve taken a look at what is coming up in July and picked out some of the highlights. In terms of music, legendary acts such as Fatboy Slim, Paul Weller and Rick Astley will be heading to Scarborough while there’s also the small matter of Tramlines returning to Sheffield.

There’s also a stack of other big gigs coming. You can buy tickets for the majority of the shows listed in this article by visiting Ticketmaster.

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In terms of theatre, that famous car will be stopping at Bradford’s Alhambra Theatre for the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang showcase. While West End smash Six will be taking up residence at The Lyceum in Sheffield.

Take a scroll below and see what takes your fancy.

• July 1 - Gregory Porter - Scarborough Open Air Theatre

• July 3 - Nothing But Thieves - Millennium Square, Leeds

• July 4 - Anne-Marie - Millennium Square, Leeds

• July 5 - Rick Astley - Scarborough Open Air Theatre

• July 6 - The Reytons - Clifton Park, Rotherham

• July 6 - Fatboy Slim - Scarborough Open Air Theatre

• July 6 - Tom Grennan - Millennium Square, Leeds

• July 7 - Paloma Faith - Millennium Square, Leeds

• July 7 - Paul Weller - Scarborough Open Air Theatre

• July 7 - Rick Astley - Halifax Piece Hall

• July 9 to 14 - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Bradford Alhambra Theatre

• July 9 to 20 - Come From Away - Sheffield Lyceum

• July 9 - Loyle Carner - Halifax Piece Hall

• July 11 - Busted - Millennium Square, Leeds

• July 11 - JLS - Scarborough Open Air Theatre

• July 12 - James Arthur - Millennium Square, Leeds

• July 12 - Sir Tom Jones -Halifax Piece Hall

• July 12 - Madness - Scarborough Open Air Theatre

• July 13 - Idles - Halifax Piece Hall

• July 13 - Suede and Manic Street Preachers - Millennium Square, Leeds

• July 17 and 18 - Taming of The Shrew - Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield

• July 18 - Jack Savoretti - York Museum Gardens

• July 19 - Shed Seven - York Museum Gardens

• July 19 - Hacienda Classical - Millennium Square, Leeds

• July 20 - Shed Seven - York Museum Gardens

• July 20 - 80s Classical with Bananarama - Millennium Square Leeds

• July 21 - Sugababes - York Museum Gardens

• July 23 to August 10 - Six - Sheffield Lyceum

• July 25 - Russell Crowe - Brudenell Social Club, Leeds

• July 26 - James - Scarborough Open Air Theatre

• July 26 - Madness and The Zutons - Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds

• July 26 - 28 - Tramlines - Hillsborough Park, Sheffield - Paolo Nutini and Snow Patrol headlining

• July 26 - 29 - Deer Shed Festival - Baldersby Park, Topcliffe - The Coral and Bombay Bicycle CLub headlining

• July 27 - Love Train Leeds - Millennium Square, Leeds

• July 27 - Embrace, Ocean Colour Scene, Ash, Sleeper and Cud - Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds

• July 28 - Kirkstall Abbey Comedy Festival - Katherine Ryan, Ross Noble, Reginald D Hunter

• July 31 - Bill Bailey - Halifax Piece Hall

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 events 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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