A statue containing the ashes of Lemmy has been unveiled at Bloodstock Pageant in Derbyshire.
The long-lasting frontman of Motörhead, who is taken into account to be one of the vital influential figures in metallic historical past, died in December 2015 on the age of 70, shortly after studying he had been recognized with most cancers.
Now, his stays have been enshrined in a bust that’s on show on the Catton Park competition, alongside private objects together with his hat, coat, boots and images, in addition to Lemmy’s final jar of Marmite and Milky Manner bars, from the band’s closing tour in 2015 (by way of BBC).
The shrine to the singer is offered for festival-goers to discover, and it’ll return to the location in future editions of the occasion. See footage of the bust being offered to the group under.
The primary information of the artistic use of the rock legend’s ashes got here in March when it was introduced that they might be housed in a number of places, together with the Rock Metropolis venue in Nottingham, the place the bust shall be transported on Monday by a bunch of Harley Davidson bikers. The membership hosted many Motörhead reveals over time, from 1987 to 2006.
Bloodstock competition director Vicky Hungerford stated on the time: “We have been humbled and honoured to be approached by Motörhead administration to have Lemmy’s ashes at Bloodstock.”
“Lemmy holds a really particular place in all people’s coronary heart, however to myself and my husband, he was the explanation we met and fell in love. Nothing will imply extra to us and the Bloodstock household than to honour his legacy and have Lemmy perpetually at Bloodstock.”
Motörhead supervisor Todd Singerman additionally shared a press release: “Bloodstock has at all times been a particular place for Motörhead and for Lemmy. The individuals and the power matched Lemmy’s values completely. That is undoubtedly a becoming honour within the persevering with collection of enshrinements of Lemmy’s ashes in his most beloved locations.”
In April, extra of Lemmy’s ashes have been enshrined on the Rainbow Bar & Grill on the Sundown Strip in West Hollywood. That venue additionally boasts a patio named ‘Lemmy’s Lounge’.
Final summer season, Lemmy had much more of his ashes scattered within the mud at Germany’s Wacken Open Air competition, following Motörhead enjoying numerous reveals there. Metallica’s James Hetfield has even had a few of the ashes integrated right into a spade tattoo on his center finger.
In February, it was confirmed that plans to erect a statue of the Motörhead frontman within the city the place he was born have been accepted by Stoke-on-Trent Metropolis Council.