La La Land, Black Sabbath and Sir Andy Murray at Wimbledon: Reasons to be cheerful in 2017

We're so over 2016.

But let's not live in the past.

Here are some of the things to look forward to in 2017; including some awesome films, album releases, sporting events and comedy tours.

We all need some reasons to be cheerful.... So hit the music:

Films

La La Land comes out in the first month of the year, and if you need an electric shock of joy and happiness, this is your best bet.

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In 2017, we're also going to be treated to:

• The Lego Batman movie
• Pitch Perfect 3
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
• Superhero film Justice League, released in November and starring Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Ben Affleck as Batman and Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman
• Wonder Woman - Finally, a super hero movie with a female lead!
• Spider-Man: Homecoming
• The trainspotting sequel, T2 Trainspotting, 20 years after the original.

Music

The XX

The band will be kicking off 2017 on the right foot with their album I See You.

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There will also be releases from:

• Elbow
• Rag ‘n’ Bone Man
• Ed Sheeran
• Labrinth
• 50 Cent
• Rita Ora
• Will.i.am

Live shows

It's a year of classics next year, with UK tours from:

• Glam rock band KISS
• Take That, who will be touring their show Wonderland Live
• Black Sabbath, who will be touring their farewell tour, The End

Netflix

• A Series of Unfortunate Events is coming to Netflix in 2017, following the adventures of the three Baudelaire children.
• We'll also be treated to seasons two of Stranger Things and Master of None.

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Comedy

Next year is a big year for comedians, with tours from:

• Jimmy Carr
• Jack Whitehall
• Russell Howard
• Milton Jones
• Russell Kane
• Jon Richardson
• Rob Bryon, who will be doing his first stand-up show since his sell-out tour in 2009

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Sport

It’s a big year for sport, too, kicking off with African Cup of Nations. There’s also:

• The Special Olympics in Austria
• The World Track Championships in Hong Kong
• Wimbledon
• The women’s rugby world cup in Ireland

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