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Muse will be headlining Download Festival for the first time ever in 2015.

Some have raised eyebrows at their booking while others have said it's a great chance for them to perform their older or heavier material that might otherwise be ignored.

One thing all Muse fans will agree on though is that if the setlist is right, they will absolutely blow the Download crowd away.

With that in mind, here's eight songs that Muse absolutely need to have in their set at Download Festival.

Check out our festival guide here.

Animals

The most immediate tracks you think of when you think of Muse at Download are not those from The 2nd Law.

However it's important that the album is not completely left behind and this track stands out harshly as the best on their most recent record.

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The Small Print

Of all the tracks that Muse have left out of their sets over recent years, The Small Print feels like the most glaring omission.

Although not a favourite, the track in the live scenario with distorted vocals was just wonderful back around the Absolution Tour in 2004.

It's the perfect track for Download.

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MK Ultra

As we said with Animals, this needs to be included because The Resistance can't be abandoned entirely.

Sure Uprising and Resistance will probably be played in the tour, but MK Ultra, with its beefy outro, is surely the most suitable for this setting.

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Muscle Museum

After being abandoned for years, Muscle Museum made another appearance on their recent mini tour of the UK. Apparently Matt Bellamy found his lost guitar pedal.

The track is a classic and needs to be aired regularly - starting at Donington.

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Dead Star

This one has been a regular rarity (if that makes any sense) in Muse sets in recent years - most notably being played at V Festival in 2008.

The Download crowd would adore the riff in this track.

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Stockholm Syndrome

This is going to happen but it's so obvious because it makes so much sense.

Stockholm Syndrome is one of Muse's calling cards, the brutal track they didn't abandon when they began to experiment with stadium pop.

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Assassin

This one is a rare rarity. One of their most ambitious when played live (vastly different to the album version) and most technically impressive.

Download fans rate musicianship more than your usual festival lovers. This is the track that will show Muse off the best.

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Guiding Light

Because it would just be hilarious.