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Metallica will headline Reading and Leeds festivals next year.
The 'Enter Sandman' rockers will top the bill at the dual-sited event for the fourth time next August and are "beyond thrilled" to have landed the gig.
Drummer Lars Ulrich said: "We are obviously beyond thrilled to be returning to headline the magnificent and mighty double shot at Reading and Leeds for the fourth time. We are practically the house band. Bring it!"
Event organisers are delighted to have landed Metallica - who headlined Glastonbury earlier this year - and think they will give an "amazing" performance.
Reading and Leeds Boss Melvin Benn said: "I'm excited to be able to announce Metallica as the first headliner for Reading & Leeds 2015. Their amazing live show promises to be a favourite with rock, metal and genuine music fans at the UK's most important music festival, perfectly topping a bill of brilliant acts from across the genres.
"I'm looking forward to revealing the rest of the Festival line up, which will feature the absolute best of rock, indie, dance and hip hop and will only add to the amazing atmosphere that make Reading & Leeds so special."
Other acts also confirmed to play next year include Jamie T, Pierce the Veil, Wilkinson, Refused, Run the Jewels and Manchester Orchestra.
The festivals take place over the weekend of August 28-30 and tickets are on sale now.

Pixie Lott will release her "fun" fourth album in January.
The 'Mama Do' singer - who launched her greatest hits album 'Platinum Pixie' with a secret gig in association with Viber yesterday (25.11.14) - has taken a "fresh" approach to putting together her upcoming record.
The 23-year-old singer - who is currently appearing on this year's series of 'Strictly Come Dancing' - confessed her time on the BBC One dance competition has inspired the album's "fun, up-tempo vibe", and will also be featuring collaborations "with loads of different producers".
Pixie told BANG Showbiz: "The album in January is just going to be my fourth album. We've already got the sessions booked in. We're going to go to New York, LA.
"My last album, I wanted it to be really organic, I worked with like a small group of people, but this album, I think after just dancing and stuff, I want to do more of a fun, up-tempo vibe, do some collaborations, do something fresh and be up for working with loads of different producers."
The blonde beauty - who was joined at the secret London gig by fans who had been following her Public Chat on the Viber messaging app - has also teamed up with rapper Plan B's writing team and is keen to duet with some of her favourite British artists in the future.
She said: "I have got a session next month with Plan B's writers. It's really hard to schedule anything this month because I don't know when I'm going to be chucked off Strictly.
"I love the British talent, like Ed Sheeran, Labrinth, Disclosure, Rudimental. I think we've got loads of homegrown talent."

Angus Young admits Phil Rudd had been acting "strangely" before his arrest.
The AC/DC drummer was arrested earlier this month and will appear in court on Thursday (27.11.14) to answer charges of making threats to kill and possession of illegal substances and his bandmate believes the musician had been having problems for some time.
Angus told Triple M's The Grill Team: "He's in a strange place, in a strange situation
"It's something we have to get resolved, if we're going forward, something has to get resolved.
"We had a few problems ourselves before he got into this situation. There was a lot of strange behaviour going on. I guess you could put it down to him just not showing up for a lot of what we were doing and when you have to get to a stage where you have to convince someone to be there, you know it wears thin after a while - but it's something we have to resolve."
The group are planning to tour their new album 'Rock or Bust' next year but are unsure whether the troubled rocker will be joining them on the road.
Angus admitted: "It is a bit of a question mark...we go back a long way, he is a great drummer, but I think over these last few years, I don't know what he's got into or anything - I guess it doesn't help the situation that he's in."
AC/DC were further shaken this year when rhythm guitarist Malcolm Young - Angus' older brother - had to be admitted to a care home after developing dementia.

Pharrell Williams says recording a song for the 'Paddington' soundtrack was a "wonderful opportunity".
The 'Happy' hitmaker - who has five-year-old son Rocket with wife Helen Lasichanh - has teamed up with his 'The Voice' co-coach Gwen Stefani to record 'Shine', which will be released in support of the new family adventure, which is based on Michael Bond's popular children's books.
Pharrell said: "What a wonderful opportunity, as a parent, to contribute to something as classic, authentic and generational to all of our lives, as Paddington Bear."
And Gwen - who has previously worked with Pharrell on 'Hollaback Girl', 'Can I Have It Like That' and 'Spark the Fire' - said she was "honoured" to collaborate with the star again and be a part of "Paddington's next big adventure".
Movie bosses are equally thrilled to have the pair on board for the project and think they have created the perfect track for the adventuring bear, who is voiced by Ben Whishaw.
The Weinstein Company's Bob Weinstein said: "Pharrell and Gwen are the perfect artistic duo and they truly brought to life the charm that Paddington represents in the terrific song 'Shine'.
"We are so proud to have them be a part of this classic film."

Jessie J wanted to "show what music can do" with her American Music Awards (AMAs) performance on Sunday (23.11.14).
The British singer walked through the crowd at Los Angeles Nokia Theatre as she kicked off a rendition of 'Bang Bang' - her collaboration with Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj - and felt doing that echoed the celebratory nature of the evening.
She said: "I just want people to see how much I love to sing... I just wanted to show people what music can do. You know, from the little girls in the front row that were turning around and taking pictures with everyone who I observed the whole night, to the Kardashians, to Taylor Swift, to everyone that's in this industry in different ways and how they [got into] it.
"It's a celebration, and that's what I wanted to be a part of. I wanted to walk around, you know, from my boyfriend Luke James who I went up to, my manager was in the shot.
"It's about celebrating all the people who make this happen for me."
The 26-year-old singer enjoyed getting chance to watch the other performances on the night and particularly enjoyed Taylor Swift's rendition of 'Blank Space'.
She told 'Access Hollywood': "Taylor Swift's performance was incredible. I think the production was one of the best I've seen.
"Sam Smith is one of my good, good friends. His voice sounds like it's recorded all the time. I've, who else did I enjoy? I love 5 Seconds of Summer, I think their energy is amazing. I enjoyed everyone. Iggy was great."

Bob Dylan played a gig for just one person on Sunday (23.11.14).
The legendary singer took to the stage at Philadelphia's Academy of Music with his touring band to sing Buddy Holly's 'Heartbeat', Fats Domino's 'Blueberry Hill', 'It's Too Late (She's Gone)' by Chuck Willis and an unidentified blues jam for 41-year-old Fredrik Wikingsson, who sat alone in the second row.
The fan said: "I was smiling so much it was like I was on ecstasy. My jaw hurt for hours afterwards because I couldn't stop smiling."
The special show was part of a Swedish film series, 'Experiment Ensam' ('Experiment Alone'), where people experience things alone which are usually undertaken by large crowds, such as karaoke bars or comedy clubs and Dylan was paid an undisclosed sum for taking part.
TV personality Wikingsson applauded after the first song, then found he couldn't hold himself back.
He laughed to Rolling Stone magazine: "Nobody took notice of me [when I clapped].
"I figured that maybe it just sounded phony or weird. During the second song, 'Blueberry Hill,' I realised I had to say something. It was just too weird. I screamed out, 'You guys sound great!'
"That caused Dylan to burst out laughing. Now, I have two kids and their births were great, but him laughing onstage at some lousy f***ing comment of mine was unbelievable..."
"When the show ended Dylan said, 'Swing by anytime.' He was highlighting the fact this was a weird thing that will never happen again. It was just so f***ing great."
Despite the empty theatre, Wikinsson - who admits to being a "wreck" before the show - spent a lot of time considering where to sit.
He explained: "I thought the first row might freak him out.
"I was like a guy picking the next-to-most expensive bottle of wine in a restaurant, which is a very Swedish thing to do. I figured the second row would be ideal."
A 15-minute documentary of the event will debut on YouTube next month.

The Libertines are set to headline Glastonbury.
The 'Time For Heroes' rockers - who got back together last year for a string of shows - are reportedly at the top of organisers' wish-lists for the annual event, which takes place at Worthy Farm, Somerset, South West England, in June 2015, though it is unclear whether they would perform on the main Pyramid stage or another platform elsewhere on the site.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "The Libertines have been on Glastonbury's wishlist for ages but shot straight to the top when they saw the appetite for them.
"They are still deciding if the band will headline the Pyramid or the Other Stage."
If The Libertines do get a headline slot, they are expected to join Foo Fighters and Fleetwood Mac at the event, though both bands have insisted they are not performing there next year.
Fleetwood Mac drummer Mick Fleetwood recently said: "A lot of folks think that we are, so loud and clear: we love Glastonbury and all the surrounding history of such a lovely festival but we're not playing it. No bad faith for Glastonbury, because I just don't want people thinking it's us ... But never say never."
However, the band's schedule for their 'On With The Show Tour' in Europe has a gap over the weekend of June 26 to June 28 when Glastonbury takes place.
And Foo Fighters singer Dave Grohl insisted he hasn't been asked to perform, but would be happy to take to the stage.
He said: "[Michael Eavis, organiser] hasn't called me. I mean, I don't want to give out my phone number on air, but I like playing shows! I've been to that festival before. It's pretty fun. We'll see what happens. We'll get a conference call happening, we can work this out."
Oasis - who split in 2009 - have also been speculated to be reforming for the festival.

Gorgon City will start work on their second album next month.
The electronic music duo have revealed they will begin writing the follow up to their debut record 'Sirens' - which was released last month - in December, and are looking forward to getting back into the studio.
Matt Robson-Scott from the group exclusively told BANG Showbiz: "We're kind of going to be really getting into writing album two, probably next month, so it's all very exciting to get back in the studio and start working with new people."
The two musicians - who released their first EP together in 2012 - have had a year of relentless touring, but admit they have used their time well and have lots of ideas for their sophomore record.
He added: "I think me and Kyle [Gibbon] are always making new music when we're on the road so we've got ideas that we've been working on already for the second album.
"Also we love writing club music and house music that we get to play when we DJ so we're always coming up with new ideas. It's fun to be able to get back in the studio again because we've been touring really hard."
The band will release their next single, 'Go All Night' featuring Jennifer Hudson in December, and said they are on the hunt for other vocalists to appear in their new music.
He said: "We're always looking for new vocalists, and undiscovered people which is why there are a lot of people like that on the album, people who you might not know yet, so we're always looking for new people."
Speaking of their hit track 'Ready For Your Love' which featured rising star MNEK, Matt said he expects the singer will feature in more of their tracks in the future.
He added: "I'm sure we'll be working with MNEK again and whoever really, we're up for meeting new people and seeing what happens."
Gorgon City will perform alongside Jessie Ware at MTV Crashes Cork - a special one-off gig this Thursday November 27. The show will then air on MTV Music on December 12 - see mtv.co.uk/cork for more details

Ed Sheeran was "never really happy" with his image.
The 'Thinking Out Loud' star used to be overweight because of his poor eating habits and alcohol consumption but feels much better about himself after changing his diet.
He said: "I was never really happy with my image and then I realised it was because I was eating fried food and drinking beer every day. You don't have to kill yourself by getting into shape. Just eat right and don't drink every day."
The 23-year-old redhead admits he would still like to be healthier but doesn't enjoy working out in the gym so needs other exercise options.
He said: "I'd like to be healthier but I just don't enjoy working out. I enjoyed dancing and I lost weight while dancing. I could play football, I could do badminton. I just don't enjoy running on a treadmill or doing weights or doing sit-ups. It feels like it's quite a vain thing to do too much. I think if you do it for health reasons, then it's great but if you do it for image reasons, purely image reasons, I don't think it makes sense."
And the 'Drunk' hitmaker insisted he doesn't feel any pressure to look a certain way in his career.
Speaking to The Hits Radio for their 'State of Mind' campaign, he said: "There's enough fat people in the industry and there's enough skinny people in the industry and there's enough ginger people in the industry. There's enough everyone in the industry and usually the ones that aren't attractive are the ones that do the best"
Ed was talking to The Hits Radio for their 'State of Mind' campaign with charity YoungMinds, to help raise awareness for mental health issues suffered by today's youth. Listen to the show on 30 November at 10pm.