Memorial for Motorhead's Lemmy extended to entire Sunset Strip due to 'overwhelming response'

An outpouring of support for Lemmy has forced organisers to expand his memorial service
Paying tribute: Lemmy's memorial will be extended
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Emma Powell5 January 2016
The Weekender

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A memorial service for Motorhead’s Lemmy has been extended from a bar to the entire Sunset Strip.

The heavy metal front man – full name Ian ‘Lemmy’ Kilmister – died on December 28, just two days after he was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer.

The memorial was scheduled to take place at his favourite bar, the Rainbow Bar And Grill, between 2pm and 2am on January 9, but has now been expanded due to the “overwhelming” support.

Organisers told Metal Hammer: “Due to the overwhelming and supportive response to Lemmy's memorial, we are now using the entire Strip to compensate for overflow.

“The Rainbow will close from 5.00 until 9.00 for a private service – however the Roxy and Whisky will remain open to accommodate those looking to show their respects during this time.”

Tributes and support have flooded in from fans following the news of his death, and a campaign was launched to get Motorhead’s Ace of Spades to number one.

Titled Motorhead for No.1, the Facebook page has amassed 31,000 likes which has helped to catapult the track to number 9 in the mideweek Top 10.

The track peaked at number 15 after its release in 1980, and last entered the Top 40 22 years ago, when it was re-issued in September 1993 and reached number 23.

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