What’s on in Leeds 2026

What’s on in Leeds 2026

Your Guide to Theatre, Music and More in Leeds

Leeds supports a wide range of live events, with theatre, concerts and touring productions appearing across the city’s venues at different points of the year. The programme includes visiting stage shows, live music performances, comedy events and seasonal productions staged throughout Leeds.
Live theatre remains a major part of the city’s entertainment offering. Productions are regularly presented at Leeds Grand Theatre and Leeds Playhouse, both of which stage touring performances alongside original productions and collaborative projects. Large concerts and touring live events are frequently hosted at First Direct Arena Leeds, which attracts performers from across the UK and international touring circuits.
Leeds is regularly included in nationwide theatre, dance and music tours, with many productions scheduling performances in the city as part of their national runs. The combination of established venues and consistent audience demand means touring productions return to Leeds across multiple seasons.
This page focuses on performances scheduled to take place in Leeds, highlighting venues across the city and helping audiences keep track of shows currently available to book, as well as productions announced for future performance dates.

The Chicago Blues Brothers – The Respect Tour

Join the amazing CBB Band for a hand clapping, foot-stomping, hit parade corker of an evening.

City Varieties Music Hall Leeds

3 Apr 2026

Join Jake and Elwood, The Sweet Soul Sisters and the amazing CBB Band for a hand clapping, foot-stomping, hit parade corker of an evening.

Peter Kay Tour

Better Late Than Never

First Direct Arena Leeds

24 Jul 2026

Peter Kay Announces Return to Stand-up with First Live Tour in Twelve Years.

Professor Brian Cox

Emergence World Tour

First Direct Arena Leeds

10 Oct 2026

Emergence Tour - Brian Cox

John Bishop

Let's Go Round Again UK & Ireland Tour 2027

First Direct Arena Leeds

29 Apr 2027

John Bishop Let's Go Round Again UK & Ireland Tour 2027

TINA – The Tina Turner Musical

West End mega-hit TINA – The Tina Turner Musical tours the UK for the first time.

Leeds Grand Theatre

17 Mar 2026 - 4 Apr 2026

West End mega-hit TINA – The Tina Turner Musical on its first ever UK & Ireland tour.

Al Murray: All You Need Is Guv

The Guv will be back, baby, with a brand-new stand-up show for 2026

Leeds Grand Theatre

12 Apr 2026

The Guv will be back, baby, with a brand-new stand-up show for 2026!

The Constant Wife

The smash hit RSC production, starring Kara Tointon

Leeds Grand Theatre

13 Apr 2026 - 18 Apr 2026

The Constant Wife - hit RSC production starring Kara Tointon

Here & Now Musical

The Music of STEPS

Leeds Grand Theatre

5 May 2026 - 10 May 2026

Here and Now the Steps Musical

2:22 A Ghost Story

An award-winning supernatural thriller

Leeds Grand Theatre

11 May 2026 - 16 May 2026

Jenny believes her new home is haunted, but her husband Sam isn't having any of it. They argue with their first dinner guests, old friend Lauren and new partner Ben. Can the dead really walk again?

Legally Blonde The Musical

The iconic West End and Broadway smash hit musical

Leeds Grand Theatre

9 Jun 2026 - 13 Jun 2026

The iconic West End and Broadway smash hit musical

MAMMA MIA!

The smash hit musical based on the songs of Abba

Leeds Grand Theatre

16 Jun 2026 - 27 Jun 2026

Join the fun at MAMMA MIA!, the worlds sunniest, most exhilarating smash-hit musical!

High Society

Cole Porters Songs, Glitter and Dazzle

Leeds Grand Theatre

25 Aug 2026 - 29 Aug 2026

Cole Porters High Society

Heathers the Musical

High School Musical’s darker, dirtier cousin

Leeds Grand Theatre

1 Sep 2026 - 5 Sep 2026

heathers the Musical

Operation Mincemeat

The hilarious and sharp-witted musical that tells the story of a real-life - and extremely bizarre - WWII operation.

Leeds Grand Theatre

7 Sep 2026 - 12 Sep 2026

Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical is directed by award-winning theatre group Splitlip, who are known for their fast-paced comedy and glam-punk music.

The Ballad of Johnny and June

A brand-new musical celebrating the legendary love story of Johnny Cash and June Carter

Leeds Grand Theatre

15 Sep 2026 - 19 Sep 2026

A brand-new musical celebrating the legendary love story of Johnny Cash and June Carter.

Six

Divorced. Beheaded. Live!

Leeds Grand Theatre

3 Nov 2026 - 7 Nov 2026

From Tudor Queens to Pop Princesses, the six wives of Henry VIII take to the...

Mrs Doubtfire

The Hit Comedy Musical

Leeds Grand Theatre

10 Nov 2026 - 29 Nov 2026

MRS. DOUBTFIRE has been created by a transatlantic team of award-winning artists

Alan Carr

Have said Too Much

Leeds Grand Theatre

8 May 2027

Alan Carr

Jersey Boys

The boys are back as the original Tony®-winning sensation returns for its 20th Anniversary Tour!

Leeds Grand Theatre

7 Jun 2027 - 19 Jun 2027

The boys are back as the original Tony®-winning sensation returns for its 20th Anniversary Tour!

Rude Science

2026

Leeds Playhouse

15 Apr 2026 - 16 Apr 2026

Brace yourselves for BBC Gastronaut Stefan Gates’ revolutionary, high-tech, highly explosive new show, packed with...

The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night

An incredible rollercoaster of a play

Leeds Playhouse

26 Jan 2027 - 30 Jan 2027

The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night
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