Mad About Rock

  On Friday May 9th 2025, Motörhead founder and bassist/vocalist Lemmy Kilmister will be honoured and further immortalized during at the Lemmy Forever Stoke-On-Trent Ceremony. With Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell attending to place Lemmy’s ashes in a magnificent statue created by local sculptor, and huge Motörhead fan, Andy Edwards, the day is going to be filled with fun, friends, and some volume too. The ceremony will commence in Burslem town center at approximately 4pm, with friends invited to come early and make a day of it by enjoying some pre-ceremonial Motörhead beverages at the various site-adjacent hostelries including Old Post Office bar and Ale House, while the Market Place Café will also have refreshments, including a special Motörhead roast of the day. Some of the ceremonial festivities will include a biker’s corteo accompanying the ashes, various speakers, and a roaring 21-rev salute which will hit the skies in ceremonial reverence! The statue itself captures Lemm...