Metallica, Rage Against The Machine, Slipknot, Avenged Sevenfold, Queens Of The Stone Age, Serj Tankian and Bullet For My Valentine have been confirmed for this year's Reading and Leeds Festivals, which will happen, as usual, in England over the August Bank holiday weekend — from Friday, August 22 to Sunday, August 24.

Three-day weekend tickets, including camping and parking, are priced at £155 each plus booking fee. Day tickets, which do not allow camping, are £65.

All tickets are on sale now and are expected to go quickly. Call See Tickets on 0871 2310821 or go online at www.festivalrepublic.com, www.readingfestival.com, www.seetickets.com.

More acts performing across the six stages will be announced in the coming weeks.