MOTORHEAD: Footage Of Abbreviated Wacken Set Now Available

Sunday, 4th August 2013 By Dead Rhetoric

Professionally-shot video footage of MOTORHEAD’s abbreviated set at Wacken Open Air Festival can be viewed below. The band was forced to cut its set short to six songs due to frontman Lemmy Kilmister’s health.

MOTÖRHEAD canceled a handful of shows on its European festival tour last month after Lemmy, suffered a haematoma (where blood collects outside of a blood vessel). The news of Lemmy’s latest medical issue followed reports that he was also recently fitted with a defibrillator because of heart problems.

In a statement issued yesterday, the Wacken organizers said: “MOTÖRHEAD rocked the Black Stage for more than 30 minutes and Lemmy gave everything he’s got to play an amazing live show. He’s keeping well — but the temperatures and circumstances led to the point that continuing the show would have lead to a loss of quality.

“We are very happy and proud that Phil [Campbell], Mikkey [Dee] and particularly Mr. Rock ‘N’ Roll himself, Lemmy Kilmister, played W:O:A 2013 and that they did everything humanly possible to play this gig. Thank you so much, guys!”