Just two and a half weeks before his death, Lemmy Kilmister closed out his and Motörhead's final show ever in Berlin, which was meant to be the end cap on that leg of a 40-year anniversary tour. The band was meant to continue the tour in January, but Lemmy was diagnosed with an extremely aggressive cancer and died two days after learning of his ailments. Now, video of that final performance has surfaced online and you can watch this final performance.
Motörhead played the track "Overkill" to finish out the 16-song set in Germany, according to NME, effectively bringing an end to the band's 40-year career. Drummer Micky Dee instantly shot down any ideas of the band continuing on with a different bassist/ singer in an interview with Sweden's Expressen newspaper.
"Motörhead is over, of course," Dee said in the interview. "Lemmy was Motörhead. We won't be doing any more tours or anything. And there won't be any more records. But the brand survives, and Lemmy lives on in the hearts of everyone."
Dee also said he had been worried about Lemmy's health for some time and that he was surprised Lemmy was able to finish the tour. The fact that Lemmy was on stage and rambunctious as ever just two weeks before this viciously fast cancer killed him, is a testament to the renegade nature he professed in his personal and on-stage life.
"It feels fantastic that we were able to complete the tour with him," Dee said. "It's heartening that we didn't cancel because of Lemmy. I'm incredibly grateful over the years we had, and that we had such a good time together."
Watch the fan video below.
NME also notes that Lemmy's death came just weeks after Motörhead's original drummer Phil Taylor died in November at the age of 61. Dee replaced Taylor in the lineup in 1992.
Other rockers and close friends of Lemmy's have been giving their thoughts on the singer all week including Dave Grohl, Ozzy Osbourne and Flea.
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