A convoy of 55 Harley Davidson motorcycles delivered Lemmy's ashes to Nottingham's Rock City

Following a weekend in which a bust containing the ashes of late Motörhead frontman Lemmy was displayed at the UK’s annual Bloodstock festival, the historic artefact has travelled to its new home at Nottingham’s Rock City. It was delivered to the venue – where Motöhead played 10 shows between 1987 and 2006 – ahead of a convoy of 55 Harley Davidson motorbikes.

The bust will return to Bloodstock for future festivals, but will remain at Rock City for the rest of the year, displayed alongside a commemorative plaque that includes a line from the Motörhead classic. Ace of Spades: “You know I was born to lose, and gambling is for fools, but that’s the way I like it, baby, I don’t wanna live forever.”

“We are thrilled that Lemmy’s bust has arrived at its new home here in Rock City, and we are honored that Bloodstock Festival chose our venue to host the bust here among their annual pilgrimage back to their event each year,” says venue programmer Amy Lawson. “It seems fitting that a bust celebrating such an iconic rock pioneer would be housed in a location that is so closely tied to his musical heritage. We can’t wait to welcome his legions of loyal fans to pay their respects to the icon.”

Lemmy’s ashes were also scattered at the German metal festival Wacken Open Air, and some were enshrined at the Rainbow Bar & Grill in Los Angeles earlier this year.

Meanwhile, Motörhead tour manager Eddie Rocha and production assistant Emma Cederblad received tattoos using ink made from his ashes, and some were contained in bullets sent to several of his friends, including Rob Halford, Doro Pesch and Headbanger’s Ball presenter Riki Rachtman.