Motorhead have released a statement on their official website explaining a surprise decision to perform at the Wacken Open Air Festival in Germany last weekend despite previously cancelling all of their summer festival commitments due to an illness being suffered by frontman Lemmy.
Last month, Lemmy was advised to take a long rest following treatment for a haematoma yet the veteran group travelled to Germany as originally scheduled for the headline appearance, but were forced to cut the set 30 minutes in as their singer was unable to continue.
“The show had to go on because that’s how Lemmy rolls,” the statement explains. “Even though he was not 100% fit, he refused to feel he was letting the 85,000 Wacken fans down.”
“They kicked ass in the 100+degree heat for a shortened, but powerful, set before, Lemmy finally realized he might have bitten off a little more than he could chew. Thus he will embark upon the recuperation recommended. We know that rumors are flying around, but once he fully recharges, Motorhead will be back, don’t you worry.”
Motorhead are due in the UK this November for what has become a regular winter tour of Britain.