Fans of Motörhead Singer Lemmy Kilmister will be remembered at the pub where people can raise a glass in his honor because his ashes will be on view there.
The musician passed away at the age of 70 in December 2015 after a series of health problems including prostate cancer and congestive heart failure.
His remains became ashes and were scattered at places he loved, and were also used to make tattoos for the band’s tour manager and production assistant, as well as bullets.
Fans will now be able to visit Lemmy’s ashes at the famous rock n’ roll bar Rainbow Bar and Grill, where they’ll be displayed inside an urn.
Sharing the news, a message on the bar’s Instagram account said: ‘Please join us as we place Lemmy’s ashes at the Rainbow Bar and Grill. We also invite you to raise a very unique toast to Lemmy and Motorhead with the unveiling of brand new Motorhead Whiskey.’
The special event will take place at the West Hollywood, California bar on April 12 at 9pm.
In the UK, fans will have the chance to visit Lemmy’s ashes more locally with Bloodstock festival organizers announcing they will be on display at Catton Park, Derbyshire this summer before heading to Nottingham’s Rock City.
Some of his remains were also scattered at the Wacken Open Air Festival in northern Germany where the band played many times over the years – with organizers putting on a special Lemmy Forever memorial in his honor.
Festival co-organizer Thomas Jensen said: ‘Lemmy coming back to Wacken is an enormous honor for us – words can hardly express how enormous. We will create a place of remembrance for him that does justice to his significance for an entire genre and beyond.
‘There has always been a special connection between Motörhead and Wacken Open Air; hardly any band has played here more often. The fact that his journey also ends here will forever hold a special meaning.’
Before his death, Lemmy expressed his wish to have his ashes put inside bullets and given to his loved ones as gifts.
To mark the sixth anniversary of his death in 2021, Motörhead’s tour manager and production assistant Eddie Rocha and Emma Cederblad paid tribute to the star by quite literally incorporating him into their tattoos.
Clips showed one of the bullets on a table before the ashes were put into pots of ink which would be used for the tattoos. In his lasting tribute to Lemmy, Eddie had the artist’s portrait inked onto his leg, while Emma chose Motörhead’s iconic space emblem.
The metal and rock pioneer died just two days after he was told he had cancer, and was laid to rest in early 2016.
