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Radio 1 at Reading and Leeds Festival: 2015: Metallica

Metallica @ Reading

29/08/2015

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Metallica return to the headline spot at the Reading Festival for a record fourth time.

Metallica return to the prestigious headline spot at the Reading Festival for a record fourth time and have a rich history there, having first headlined some 18 years ago.

Formed in 1981 by drummer Lars Ulrich and guitarist and vocalist James Hetfield, Metallica have become one of the most influential and commercially successful rock bands in history.

The band are returning to the prestigious headline spot at the Reading Festival for a record fourth time and have a rich history there, having first headlined some 18 years ago. With a career spanning over three decades and more than 110 million records sold across the world, Metallica are undoubtedly one of the biggest and best live acts on the planet.

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