Lemmy’s Ashes Escorted To Nottingham’s Rock City By Convoy Of Bikers

After a ceremony, the bust was embedded into an alcove in the venue’s brick wall. It was placed next to an “Ace Of Spades” plaque, which has the Motorhead frontman’s name engraved on it.

The bust will return to the grounds of Bloodstock in August every year during the festival. The Nottingham venue has significant meaning when it comes to Lemmy, as his band played 10 shows at the space between 1987 and 2006.

“It’s been a very emotional weekend for all involved in the ‘Lemmy Forever’ tribute at Bloodstock,” Blabbermouth quotes Bloodstock co-director Vicky Hungerford as saying. “The send-off today with 55 Harley Davidsons taking the bust to Rock City in the Bloodstock truck was the finale to a superb weekend of tributes to our rock god Lem.”

“We are so excited that the Lemmy bust has arrived at its new home here at Rock City, and are honoured that Bloodstock Festival chose our venue to host the bust here between his annual pilgrimage back to their event each year,” says the venue’s programmer, Amy Lawson. “It seems fitting that a bust to celebrate such an iconic trailblazer in rock will stay in a venue which is tied so closely to his musical heritage. We can’t wait to welcome his legions of loyal fans to pay their respects to the icon.”

Lemmy died in December 2015 at the age of 70, shortly after learning he had been diagnosed with cancer.