What's on in July

EARTH, WIND & FIRE

July 3, tickets from £55.75

Earth, Wind & Fire, founding members Philip Bailey, Verdine White and Ralph Johnson - one of the world top musical groups of all-time - are performing just three UK shows in July, including a date at the BIC.

Earth, Wind & Fire has become one of the world top-selling musical groups of all-time since its formation in 1969 in Chicago. The band sold more 100 million albums worldwide.

T: 0844 576 3000 W: bic.co.uk

CICRA TSUICA: NOW OR NEVER

July 6 – 8 July, tickets £17.75

Under a star-studded big top at Hamworthy Park, Poole, a vibrant band of international acrobats and musicians invite you to share in their circus spectacle. Join in the feast as acrobats and musicians mingle, make and share pancakes before launching into an exhilarating fanfare of music and circus. Watch as they fly, fling and swing across their beautiful tent on trapeze, Cyr wheels, trick bicycles, trampolines and seesaws to the thundering sound of brass. Joined on stage by Queen Elizabeth's School, Circa Tsuica’s Now or Never is crazy, colourful and chaotic.

T: 01202 280000 W: lighthousepoole.co.uk

LET'S HANG ON: THE MUSIC OF FRANKIE VALLI AND THE FOUR SEASONS

July 7, tickets £25.85

The world’s first and longest-running tribute to the music of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons is celebrate ten years at the top, with a visit to the Tivoli Theatre in Wimborne.

Discover how four New Jersey boys from the wrong side of the tracks invented their own sound and sold over 175 million records before they turned 30. This critically-acclaimed theatre production takes you on a musical journey through the prolific career of ‘Rock n Roll Hall Of Famers’ and still one of the most successful bands in pop history – Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons.

T: 01202 885566 W: tivoliwimborne.co.uk

BOURNEMOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

July 11, tickets £95

Music at St Giles, at St Giles House, Wimborne St Giles Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra presents an evening of classical pieces at St Giles House, Wimborne St Giles, as part of its Music at St Giles series. The evening comprises a Prosecco reception from 6.15pm, the concert beginning at 7pm, followed by a two-course dinner plus coffee, provided by award-winning caterers Beales Gourmet.

T: 01202 669925 W: live.com

POST

July 12, tickets £13.75

What actually is a national identity and why are so many ready to die for it? The acclaimed theatre tour of POST by Xavier de Sousa arrives at Lighthouse Poole's Sherling Studio for the first time and invites you to join us at the table, eat yummy food, drink potent Cachaça, get merry, make new friends and challenge what exactly makes a ‘nation’.

T: 01202 280000 W: lighthousepoole.co.uk

BRITISH BEACH POLO CHAMPIONSHIPS

July 13-14, tickets from £25

The polo ponies thunder back to Dorset this month for the biggest beach polo event in the world. Now in its 11th year a veritable feast of fast action, gladiatorial horse polo, beach rugby, fashion and fun is to be had on the platinum beaches of Sandbanks.

The event will see four competitive polo teams play thrilling polo whilst demonstrating spectacular horsemanship on the sand as well as more fearless action into the arena in the form of SandScrum, an exciting clash of exhibition five- a- side beach rugby, The Ibiza Fashion Festival, top club DJs and Saturday night’s closing party.

T: 07976 221847 W: sandpolo.com

PROSECCO FESTIVAL

July 13-14, tickets £12.50

The UK's first and only dedicated Prosecco Festival, the ultimate event for Prosecco lovers, comes to Bournemouth Pavilion's ballroom this month. Tickets are available for afternoon or evening sessions.

W: ticketsource.co.uk/prosecco-festival

EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE

July 15, tickets £15.50

Inspired by a true story, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is the new award-winning five-star hit musical for today. Jamie New is sixteen and lives on a council estate in Sheffield. Jamie doesn’t quite fit in. Jamie is terrified about the future.

He is going to be a sensation. Supported by his brilliant loving mum and surrounded by his friends, Jamie overcomes prejudice, beats the bullies and steps out of the darkness, into the spotlight.

Winner of 3 WhatsOnStage Awards including Best New Musical and nominated for 5 Olivier Awards, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie will be broadcast live from the Apollo Theatre in London’s Shaftesbury Avenue to cinemas nationwide.

This performance is a delayed live broadcast to the Regent Centre in Christchurch.

T: 01202 499199 W: regentcentre.co.uk

THE LITTLE MIX EXPERIENCE

July 20, tickets £18.15

If you’re a fan of one of X Factor’s finest exports you’re sure to L.O.V.E. The Little Mix Experience, playing at the Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne.

Four hugely talented girls pay tribute to one of the UK’s finest Girl-Bands. With breathtaking dance moves, replica costumes and some of the finest vocals in the UK, this is a high-energy show from beginning to end, packed with all of Little Mix’s greatest hits and suitable for all ages!

Featuring songs such as DNA, Wings, Salute, Black Magic, Love Me Like You, Secret Love Song and many, many more.

T: 01202 885566 W: tivoliwimborne.co.uk

DORSET OPERA FESTIVAL

July 24-28, tickets from £25

Every summer, the Dorset Opera Festival gives six performances of at least two fully-staged operas, usually in the original language with full orchestra and professional soloists. The performances are of exceptional quality, attracting the attention of national critics and opera-goers from across the UK and abroad, as well as entertaining local audiences.

This year, audiences can enjoy La Bohème and Le Cid, at the Coade Theatre at Bryanston School, Blandford.

T: 01202 499199 W: dorsetopera.com/tickets

CAMP BESTIVAL

July 26-29, day tickets from £55

Voted the best family festival, Camp Bestival returns to Lulworth Estate this July with a sailing theme. A huge range of events for all ages take place throughout the festival. Mr Tumble; Dick & Dom; Pirates of Penzance the musical; a science tent; soft play area and the World's Biggest Bouncy Castle will entertain the youngsters, while music fans can take in performances from the likes of Simple Minds; Rick Astley; Clean Bandit; Basement Jaxx; Tokio Myers; and Shed Seven.

W: campbestival.net

ANDRE RIEU'S 2018 MAASTRICHT CONCERT

July 28-29, tickets £20

Known to millions as ‘The King of Waltz’, André Rieu is one of the world’s most popular music artists. His legendary annual Maastricht concert is the most eagerly anticipated cinema event of the year, last year setting new box office records in several countries.

Set against the stunning medieval backdrop of the town square in André’s Dutch hometown, the spectacular Maastricht concert features the maestro in his element, along with his 60-piece Johann Strauss Orchestra, sopranos, tenors and very special guests. This presentation of André Rieu’s 2018 Maastricht Concert in Cinemas features host Charlotte Hawkins, who conducts an interview with André Rieu the moment he steps off stage, exclusively for cinema audiences.

Take a front row seat and experience this spectacular musical event on the big screen. Enjoy backstage access, interviews with André and his special guests, musical favourites and much, much more, exclusive to cinema.

T: 01202 499199 W: regentcentre.co.uk

HAIRSPRAY

July 30, tickets from £19.50

The smash hit musical comedy Hairspray is coming to Bournemouth with a production guaranteed to have you dancing the night away!

It’s Baltimore, 1962 where Tracy Turnblad, a big girl with big hair and an even bigger heart, is on a mission to follow her dreams and dance her way onto national TV. Tracy’s audition makes her a local star and soon she is using her new-found fame to fight for equality, bagging local heartthrob Link Larkin along the way!

This irresistible feel-good show is a perfect treat for all the family - let your hair down and book now!

T: 0844 576 3000 W: bic.co.uk