Metallica make a triumphant return to Reading Festival with a phenomenal headline set
Metallica brought the second day at Reading Festival 2015 to a truly phenomenal close on Saturday night, with a headline set that saw the heavy metal band at their finest.
Opening their set to scenes of - and the musical piece from - Sergio Leone's The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, the band proceeded to tear into a number of hits ranging from across their almost 35-year career.
Reading and Leeds Festival 2015: All the best photos from day two
Beginning with a crowd-pleasing rendition of their track 'Fuel' from their 1998 albumReLoad, the band quickly powered through another classic hit 'For Whom the Bell Tolls', closely followed by 'Battery'.
"Good evening, Reading. Do you feel good?" James Hetfield roared to the crowd. "I hope you said good, because I feel good. And if you don't feel good, we're gonna do our best to get you out of that shit, alright?"
The band continued to play a selection of their biggest tracks throughout their set, including 'One', 'Fade to Black' and 'Master of Puppets', before concluding with a performance of 'Seek & Destroy', complete with spectacular firework display.
"Metallica loves you, Reading," the band sing-songed as they exited the stage, only to return moments later to perform an encore that consisted of 'Whiskey in the Jar', 'Nothing Else Matters' and fan favourite 'Enter Sandman'.
Metallica's performance at Reading marked the record-breaking fourth time that they've topped the bill at the festival - their first headline performance was 18 years ago in 1997.
Saturday also saw acts such as Charli XCX and Azealia Banks perform for the crowds at Reading, while it was Mumford & Sons who brought the day to a close at Leeds Festival.
The final day of the Reading and Leeds Festivals will see sets from Jamie T, Kendrick Lamar and The Libertines headlining at Reading, while Leeds will welcome Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and Metallica.
Opening their set to scenes of - and the musical piece from - Sergio Leone's The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, the band proceeded to tear into a number of hits ranging from across their almost 35-year career.
© Getty Images / C Brandon/Redferns
Reading and Leeds Festival 2015: All the best photos from day two
Beginning with a crowd-pleasing rendition of their track 'Fuel' from their 1998 albumReLoad, the band quickly powered through another classic hit 'For Whom the Bell Tolls', closely followed by 'Battery'.
"Good evening, Reading. Do you feel good?" James Hetfield roared to the crowd. "I hope you said good, because I feel good. And if you don't feel good, we're gonna do our best to get you out of that shit, alright?"
© Getty Images / C Brandon/Redferns
The band continued to play a selection of their biggest tracks throughout their set, including 'One', 'Fade to Black' and 'Master of Puppets', before concluding with a performance of 'Seek & Destroy', complete with spectacular firework display.
"Metallica loves you, Reading," the band sing-songed as they exited the stage, only to return moments later to perform an encore that consisted of 'Whiskey in the Jar', 'Nothing Else Matters' and fan favourite 'Enter Sandman'.
© Getty Images / C Brandon/Redferns
Metallica's performance at Reading marked the record-breaking fourth time that they've topped the bill at the festival - their first headline performance was 18 years ago in 1997.
Saturday also saw acts such as Charli XCX and Azealia Banks perform for the crowds at Reading, while it was Mumford & Sons who brought the day to a close at Leeds Festival.
The final day of the Reading and Leeds Festivals will see sets from Jamie T, Kendrick Lamar and The Libertines headlining at Reading, while Leeds will welcome Royal Blood, Bring Me The Horizon and Metallica.
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