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Metallica - Download Festival Snubbed 'boring' Metallica

The organisers of Britain's Download Festival decided against booking Metallica as this year's (11) headline act because they are convinced the rockers have become "boring" by touring too often. The band took centre stage at the rock event in 2004 and 2006, but is absent from the lineup of the upcoming event in June (11). Organiser Andy...

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17:39 on March 3 2011

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