16 Leeds superstar gigs, festive events and theatre shows to look forward to in December

Leeds is getting a visit from lots of big name music stars as the festive fun heads into full flow this December.

Leeds First Direct Arena will be welcoming Sam Fender, Culture Club, Fontaines DC and The Human League. While elsewhere in the city, Zayn Malik, Travis and The Horrors will be performing.

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 lots of festive entertainment to enjoy, in the build up to Christmas, with the annual Leeds City Varieties Rock ‘n’ Roll Panto, Elf at the arena and the Northern Ballet’s A Christmas Carol at Leeds Grand Theatre.

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 First Direct Arena

• 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 13 - The Human League - Leeds First Direct Arena

• December 14 - Slipknot - Leeds First Direct Arena

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

• Dec 20 - Jools Holland - Leeds First Direct Arena

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

• 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.

To find out the latest event news in our city you can visit our Best in Leeds homepage. There you will also find a guide to great things to do in Leeds. Stuck at home and wishing you were there? Download your favourite artists from Amazon and Apple music.

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