Motörhead fans around the world are still mourning the loss of their beloved frontman Lemmy Kilmister. To honor his legacy, the surviving band members Phil Campbell and Mikkey Dee have officially placed the late singer’s ashes in a special memorial at Wacken Open Air festival in Germany.
The venue, which Lemmy loved to play, now features a special bar named after him and the mini urn containing his ashes is proudly displayed alongside his hat, boots, bass guitar, and Marshall stack. The event was attended by a number of fans and metal veterans, including Doro, a close personal friend of Lemmy’s.
The two surviving members also took to the stage to perform classic Motörhead tracks, including ‘Love Me Forever’ and ‘Ace Of Spades’. Dee commented on the event, saying “It is quite natural that [Lemmy] is returning now and has another place forever.” Campbell added, “It’s great that Lemmy will be at Wacken forever among such good friends. And I’m glad there’s another home where people can raise a toast to him.”
In addition to this special tribute, some of Lemmy’s ashes were used to create tattoos for Motörhead’s tour manager and production assistant. The frontman had also requested that some of the ashes be placed inside bullets and sent to the people he loved.
Earlier this year, a previously unreleased 1998 cover of Metallica’s ‘Enter Sandman’ was released on streaming platforms – a fitting tribute to the late singer and Motörhead fan. However, Dee has confirmed that the band will no longer tour under the Motorhead name, saying “We will never, ever, ever tour with Motörhead as a name ever and bring someone else in. That will never happen.”
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