Since the death of Motörhead singer Lemmy Kilmister, his urn has been on tour. The next stop is the Bloodstock Festival in England.
On December 28, 2015, Lemmy Kilmister (1945-2015), one of the biggest cult figures in the rock world – and also one of its weirdest characters – died. The fact that the farewell party for the legendary Motörhead frontman has still not come to an end almost ten years after his death would certainly have pleased the musician, who loved to party and drink. The party is kept going not least by an urn containing his ashes, which in recent years has been brought to places where Kilmister had a lot of fun during his lifetime.
Rocker ash in cartridge cases
At an official burial of his remains on January 9, 2016 at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Los Angeles, only a portion of his ashes were buried. At the request of the deceased, the rest was filled into cartridge cases and sent to musician friends as a souvenir. His long-time tour manager Eddie Rocha and Metallica singer James Hetfield (61) had their share of tattoos inked with the ashes of the deceased.
Final resting place “Rainbow Bar and Grill”
Another part of these ashes was put into an urn, which has been on a kind of tour since then. Last year, for example, it stopped at the Wacken Open Air, where part of it found its final resting place. In April of this year, another part was left in Kilmister’s favorite bar, “The Rainbow Bar and Grill” on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood.
Next tour stop: Bloodstock Festival
The next stop on this memorable farewell tour is the Bloodstock Open Air in the English town of Walton-on-Trent. The cult urn will be brought to the heavy metal festival, which takes place from August 8th to 11th, by Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell (63) himself. There it will be exhibited as part of an exhibition of memorabilia, previously unpublished photos and a replica of the singer’s dressing room. As usual, some of the ashes will remain permanently on the festival grounds.
Phil Campbell, who will give a speech at the music extravaganza on Friday, told Sky News that the event was a “great opportunity” to remember his friend, who was a “true pioneer” of rock music. “People can go and share their thoughts with Lem or whatever they want to do,” the musician said. “Or shout and yell at him or whatever because he plays too loudly. I’ve done that a lot.”
Source: Stern
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