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Don’t miss this – Elton John comes to Leeds for one last show as part of his mammoth ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road’ tour at first direct arena in June. This is his last-ever jaunt around the UK, so you can expect a hit-filled show just a few weeks before he ends his run by headlining Glastonbury. ‘Your Song’, ‘Tiny Dancer’, ‘Don’t Let the Sun Go Down On Me’, ‘Daniel’, ‘Bennie and the Jets’ – the hits are plentiful and that only scratches the surface of a music icon. Elton John comes to first direct arena on Tuesday 6th June 2023.

The first ever Live at Leeds festival at Temple Newsam went down a storm in 2022, so it’s no surprise to see it will return for 2023 in the same venue. And what a feast of indie music brilliance there is to look forward to. Two Door Cinema Club will headline, dishing out anthems like ‘I Can Talk’, ‘Sun’ and ‘Sleep Alone’. The Lathums, Everything Everything and The Big Moon are also on the bill alongside up-and-coming talents like CMAT and Panic Shack. Live at Leeds In the Park comes to Temple Newsam on Saturday 27th May 2023.

2023’s Big Leeds Event Calendar | Leeds-List Her name is Rio and you’ll be able to sing along to her song at first direct arena in May 2023 when Duran Duran come to Leeds on their first UK tour in five years. The tour is in support of their fifteenth album, the critically-acclaimed ‘Future Past’, which came out in 2021. Alongside new material, you’ll be able to belt out all their classic hits – from ‘Girls on Film’ to ‘Ordinary World’, ‘The Wild Boys’ to ‘Is There Something I Should Know?’ Duran Duran play first direct arena on Thursday 4th May 2023.

If you’ve waited to see Pet Shop Boys live, this is your chance. If you’ve seen them countless times, this is also your chance. Because ‘Dreamworld’ is their first ever greatest hits tour, so you can hear all your favourites live in one show. They’re coming to first direct arena in Leeds in June to show why they’re considered one of the most important bands of the 1980s – ‘West End Girls’, ‘It’s a Sin’ and ‘Always on my Mind’ are fitting proof. Pet Shop Boys come to first direct arena on Saturday 24th June 2023.

Don’t miss this – Elton John comes to Leeds for one last show as part of his mammoth ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road’ tour at first direct arena in June. This is his last-ever jaunt around the UK, so you can expect a hit-filled show just a few weeks before he ends his run by headlining Glastonbury. ‘Your Song’, ‘Tiny Dancer’, ‘Don’t Let the Sun Go Down On Me’, ‘Daniel’, ‘Bennie and the Jets’ – the hits are plentiful and that only scratches the surface of a music icon. Elton John comes to first direct arena on Tuesday 6th June 2023.

The first ever Live at Leeds festival at Temple Newsam went down a storm in 2022, so it’s no surprise to see it will return for 2023 in the same venue. And what a feast of indie music brilliance there is to look forward to. Two Door Cinema Club will headline, dishing out anthems like ‘I Can Talk’, ‘Sun’ and ‘Sleep Alone’. The Lathums, Everything Everything and The Big Moon are also on the bill alongside up-and-coming talents like CMAT and Panic Shack. Live at Leeds In the Park comes to Temple Newsam on Saturday 27th May 2023.

The North Leeds Food Festival has confirmed its return to Roundhay Park in 2023. Get ready to tuck into pad thai, paella and churros from one of the street food stalls or head to their artisan market, where you can gorge on cured meats and extravagant brownies. Wash it all down with a tipple from eight independent bars while you move your feet as bands play on the live music stage. Don’t forget about all the amazing celebrity chef demonstrations too! The North Leeds Food Festival takes place at Roundhay Park from Saturday 13th to Sunday 14th May 2023.

Her name is Rio and you’ll be able to sing along to her song at first direct arena in May 2023 when Duran Duran come to Leeds on their first UK tour in five years. The tour is in support of their fifteenth album, the critically-acclaimed ‘Future Past’, which came out in 2021. Alongside new material, you’ll be able to belt out all their classic hits – from ‘Girls on Film’ to ‘Ordinary World’, ‘The Wild Boys’ to ‘Is There Something I Should Know?’ Duran Duran play first direct arena on Thursday 4th May 2023.

Mamma Mia, here we go again! The feel good musical to end them all is back at Leeds Grand Theatre in April 2023. This is an oh-so-funny and oh-so-touching story set on a sun-kissed Greek island that takes you through the ups and downs of love, friendship and identity, soundtracked by ABBA’s greatest hits. It follows Sophie on a quest to find the father she never knew which then brings her mother face-to-face with three men from her past on the eve of a wedding. Mamma Mia! Comes to Leeds Grand Theatre from Tuesday 4th to Saturday 15th April 2023.

There’s no need to go to Budapest to see George Ezra in 2023 – he’s returning to Leeds for a huge show at first direct arena in March. The tour is in support of his Gold-selling, UK Number 1 album ‘Gold Rush Kid’, so expect latest singles, ‘Green Green Grass’ and ‘Dance All Over Me’, interspersed with his biggest hits. The likes of ‘Shotgun’, ‘Paradise’ and ‘Did You Hear the Rain?’ will no doubt see epic singalongs. George Ezra plays first direct arena on Thursday 16th March 2023.

Northern Ballet return to Leeds Grand Theatre in March for the most glamorous party in town. They’re throwing it back to the glitz of the 1920s with the mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby. But what’s real and what’s not? The sparkling facade of his decadent world soon slips with tragic consequences as Northern Ballet bring one of their most loved, most dramatic, most stylish productions to the stage to a cinematic score by Sir Richard Rodney Bennett CBE. The Great Gatsby comes to Leeds Grand Theatre from Wednesday 8th to Saturday18th March 2023.

Disney on Ice You have seven chances to see Disney on Ice live at first direct arena in Leeds across four days this March. It’s your chance to join Mickey and co on an adventure to ‘Discover the Magic’ of Disney. Get ready for world-class skating, high-flying acrobatics and awe-inspiring stunts as you search for Tinker Bell in immersive worlds, ghost through the spirit realm of Coco and sail away with Moana – but that’s only the start. This is a family-friendly must! Disney on Ice comes to first direct arena from Thursday 2nd to Sunday 5th March 2023.