40th Anniversary Tour (Motörhead)

The Motörhead 40th Anniversary Tour was a concert tour performed by the English heavy metal band in celebration of their 40th anniversary, as well as in support of their 22nd and final studio album, Bad Magic. It would be the band's final tour before the death of Lemmy on 28 December 2015.

40th Anniversary Tour
Tour by Motörhead
Associated albumBad Magic
Start date19 August 2015
End date11 December 2015
Legs
  • 1 in North America
  • 1 in Europe
  • 2 total
No. of shows
  • 18 in North America
  • 12 in Europe
  • 32 played, 25 cancelled
Motörhead concert chronology

Lemmy's undisclosed health issues resulted in several concerts being cancelled.[1] Nevertheless he continued to front Motörhead until his final concert just two weeks before his death in Los Angeles. After Lemmy's doctor had given him between two and six months to live, he had been meaning to make his diagnosis public in early 2016 but he died before a press release could be released.[2]

Background

Concerts

During the first leg of the tour, Motörhead had to curtail and cut several shows because of health issues. Beginning in Salt Lake City on 27 August 2015 (in the Rocky Mountains), Motörhead ended their performance early due to Lemmy's breathing problems (the result of an altitude sickness). They also had to cancel an appearance at Denver Riot Fest on 28 August 2015.

Their tour restarted on 1 September 2015 at Emo's in Austin, Texas (it was moved from the Cedar Park Center) but the band were again forced to abandon their set after three songs and cancel subsequent shows in Texas from the September 2015 to 5 September 2015. Despite these setbacks, Lemmy was able to return in time for the band's annual Motörboat heavy metal cruise from Miami to The Bahamas between the 28 September to 2 October 2015. Motörhead was joined by bands such as Slayer, Anthrax, Exodus, Suicidal Tendencies and Corrosion of Conformity.[3]

The second leg of Motörhead's 40th Anniversary Tour began in Europe in November. The band played concerts in Germany, Sweden, Norway and Finland. However, their 15 November show at Zénith in Paris was postponed after the November 2015 Paris attacks.[4] Two concerts on the 28th and 30th of November in Germany were also postponed due to guitarist Phil Campbell suddenly requiring hospitalisation. These two shows were then moved back to 9 and 11 December; these would become the last ever concerts played by Motörhead. Speaking after Lemmy's death, drummer Mikkey Dee said: "He was terribly gaunt. He spent all his energy on stage and afterwards he was very, very tired. It's incredible that he could even play, that he could finish the Europe tour. It was only 20 days ago. Unbelievable."[5]

Opening acts

Setlist
  1. "Bomber"
  2. "Stay Clean"
  3. "Metropolis"
  4. "When the Sky Comes Looking for You" (added on November 17)
  5. "Over the Top"
  6. Phil Campbell guitar solo
  7. "The Chase Is Better Than the Catch"
  8. "Rock It"
  9. "Lost Woman Blues"
  10. "Orgasmatron" (added on November 17)
  11. "Doctor Rock" with Mikkey Dee drum solo
  12. "Just 'Cos You Got the Power"
  13. "No Class"
  14. "Ace of Spades"

Encore

  1. "Whorehouse Blues" (added on November 17)
  2. "Overkill"
Other performed songs included
  • "Going to Brazil"
  • "Damage Case"
  • "We Are Motörhead"
  • "Shoot You In The Back"
  • "Rosalie" (Thin Lizzy cover)

Tour dates
Date[6][7][8] City Country Venue
Leg 1 – North America[9]
19 August 2015 Riverside United States Riverside Municipal Auditorium
21 August 2015 Las Vegas House of Blues
22 August 2015 Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium
24 August 2015 San Francisco Warfield Theatre
27 August 2015 Salt Lake City The Complex
28 August 2015 Denver National Western Complex (Riot Fest)
1 September 2015 Austin Emo's
2 September 2015[10] San Antonio Aztec Theatre
4 September 2015 Dallas The Bomb Factory
5 September 2015 Houston House of Blues
8 September 2015 St. Louis The Pageant
9 September 2015 Indianapolis Murat Theatre
11 September 2015 Chicago Douglass Park (Riot Fest)
12 September 2015 Detroit The Fillmore Detroit
15 September 2015 Willlington Toyota Oakdale Theatre
16 September 2015 Wantagh Jones Beach Theater
18 September 2015 Montreal Canada L'Olympia
19 September 2015 Toronto Downsview Park (Riot Fest)
22 September 2015 Upper Darby United States Tower Theater
23 September 2015 Charlotte The Fillmore
25 September 2015 Orlando House of Blues
26 September 2015 Pompano Beach Pompano Beach Amphitheater
Motörboat
30 September 2015 Norwegian Sky
1 October 2015
Leg 2 – Europe[11][12]
17 November 2015 Düsseldorf Germany Mitsubishi Electric Halle
18 November 2015 Saarbrücken Saarlandhalle
20 November 2015 Munich Zenith
21 November 2015
24 November 2015 Frankfurt Jahrhunderthalle
25 November 2015 Ludwigsburg MHP Arena
26 November 2015 Berlin Max-Schmeling-Halle
28 November 2015 Hamburg Alsterdorfer Sporthalle
30 November 2015 Aarhus Denmark ACC
1 December 2015 Gothenburg Sweden Scandinavium
3 December 2015 Oslo Norway Oslo Spektrum
4 December 2015 Stockholm Sweden Hovet
6 December 2015 Helsinki Finland Hartwall Arena
9 December 2015 Hamburg Germany Alsterdorfer Sporthalle
11 December 2015 Berlin Max-Schmeling-Halle
23 January 2016 Newcastle England Newcastle City Hall
24 January 2016 Glasgow Scotland SEC Armadillo
26 January 2016 Manchester England O2 Apollo Manchester
27 January 2016 Swindon Oasis Leisure Centre
29 January 2016 London Eventim Apollo
30 January 2016
1 February 2016 Lille France Zénith de Lille
2 February 2016 Paris Zénith Paris
4 February 2016 Barcelona Spain Sant Jordi Club
6 February 2016 Madrid Barclaycard Center
8 February 2016 Geneva Switzerland Geneva Arena
9 February 2016 Basel St. Jakobshalle
11 February 2016 Milan Italy Alcatraz
14 February 2016 Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle
15 February 2016 Linz TipsArena
17 February 2016 Bratislava Slovakia Aegon Arena
18 February 2016 Prague Czech Republic Forum Karlín
20 February 2016 Bolzano Italy Trento
22 February 2016 Chemnitz Germany Chemnitz Arena
23 February 2016 Offenbach am Main Stadthalle Offenbach

Personnel

References
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  8. Kreps, Daniel (30 August 2015). "Motorhead Cancel Gigs Over Lemmy's Altitude Sickness". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
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