Bloodstock Festival: Rock legend Lemmy Kilmister's ashes to be housed in Catton Park

The iconic Motörhead frontman will be immortalised at the heavy metal festival

A Derbyshire music festival will pay homage to a pioneer of the industry by housing his ashes on the site. Motörhead frontman and all-round rock 'n' roller, Lemmy Kilmister - known to most as Lemmy - will be immortalised at the 2024 Bloodstock at Catton Park.

The festival has commissioned a unique urn and a Bust of Lemmy to incorporate the ashes. Fans will be able to view the installation and pay tribute to the metal legend in the RAM Gallery on site during the four-day festival from August 8 to 11, 2024.

Once the festival is over, the Bust of Lemmy will be moved to Nottingham's Rock City venue, where fans will have access to the ashes, which will then return to their primary home at Catton Park. Motörhead’s manager, Todd Singerman comments: “Bloodstock has always been a special place for Motörhead and for Lemmy.

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"The people and the energy matched Lemmy’s values perfectly. Alan and Vicky were also great friends, and basically family of Lemmy, as he was the reason that they originally got together. This is definitely a fitting honour in the continuing series of enshrinements of Lemmy’s ashes in his most loved places.”

The memorial will be part of a bigger theme for the festival this year to commemorate this special news and celebrate the remarkable legacy of Lemmy and Motörhead. The RAM Gallery on site will be extended this year to accommodate an expanded Motörhead theme, including a full wall of Motörhead artwork, as well as archive memorabilia - you can also relive a moment in time by visiting a recreation of Lemmy’s touring dressing room

Bloodstock’s Vicky Hungerford adds “We were humbled and honoured to be approached by Motörhead management to have Lemmy’s ashes at Bloodstock. Lemmy holds a very special place in everybody’s heart, but to myself and my husband, he was the reason we met and fell in love. Nothing will mean more to the Bloodstock family than to honour his legacy and have Lemmy forever at Bloodstock“

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Lemmy was a founding member of Motörhead and was best known for his gravelly voice and hard rock style. Former Motörhead drummer, Pete Gill, shared what life was like in the band in the 1980s in an interview with Derbyshire Live earlier this year - following the Download Festival 2024 line-up announcement.

Pete told how Lemmy's partying habits affected the band during Pete's three years behind the kit, and spoke of one night in particular where tempers boiled over following a show in Boston, US. You can read more about the turbulent period for the band by clicking here.

Bloodstock has a star-studded line-up this year featuring Viking Heavy Metal group, Amon Amarth, Opeth and the Architects. You can get the full festival information over at bloodstock.uk.com. Tickets for weekend camping and car parking can be purchased now on the Ticketmaster website here.

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