Leeds is nursing a collective hangover after its New Year celebrations.
But there’s no need to feel down in the dumps, with 2019 already shaping up to be a year to remember for the city and the rest of the county. And, to prove the point, here are your Yorkshire Evening Post’s 19 reasons to be cheerful in 2019:
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Strictly fans will be able to see some of its top stars performing when its live version comes to Leeds on January 24 and 25. The arena's line-up for 2019, includes Boyzone, George Ezra, Cher, Little Mix and The Chemical Brothers.
Leeds will get its skates on when the Ice Cube returns to Millennium Square from February 1 to 24. Hopes are also high that the permanent ice rink taking shape near Elland Road will welcome its first skaters in early 2019.
The Tour de Yorkshire takes place for the fifth time, with its final stage running from the Piece Hall in Halifax to Leeds city centres Headrow on May 5. Yorkshire also hosts the UCI Road World Championships in September.
Leeds indie rockers Kaiser Chiefs will be back on their field of dreams on June 8, when they play a show at Elland Road. Support at the concert will come from The Vaccines and The Sherlocks.
Top athletes will be beating a path to West Yorkshire for 2019s staging of the AJ Bell World Triathlon Leeds on the weekend of June 8 and 9.
Live music will make a welcome return to Roundhay Park when Ed Sheeran plays two mega-gigs there on August 16 and 17.
Sheeran follows in the footsteps of legendary acts such as The Rolling Stones, Madonna and U2.
Leeds will start to find out more about Channel 4s plans for its new headquarters in the city during 2019. The broadcaster has told the YEP that an announcement on the site chosen for its Leeds base is due early in the year.
The eyes of the cricket world will be on Leedss newly-redeveloped Emerald Headingley Stadium when it plays host to an Ashes Test match between England and Australia from August 22 to 26.
