40th Anniversary Tour (Motörhead)

The 40th Annniversary Tour was the final concert tour performed by the English heavy metal band Motörhead in support of the band's 40th anniversary, as well as their album, Bad Magic. It was the final tour before the death of frontman Lemmy Kilmister on December 28.

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, 28 cancelled
Motörhead concert chronology

Background

During the tour, Motörhead had to cut short their show short at Salt Lake City on 27 August 2015 (in the Rocky Mountains) due to Lemmy's breathing problems (the result of an altitude sickness) and then they had to cancel completely day-off their Denver Riot Fest set on 28 August 2015. Their tour picked up again on 1 September 2015 at Emo's in Austin, Texas (moved from Cedar Park Center) but the group were again forced to abandon their set after three songs and to cancel subsequent shows (from the show on 2 September 2015 in San Antonio, Texas to the show on 5 September 2015 in Houston, Texas included).

Despite his ongoing health issues forcing Motörhead to cut short or cancel several US shows,[1] However, Lemmy was able to bounce back in time for the trio's annual Motörboat heavy metal cruise from Miami to the Bahamas which ran from 28 September through 2 October 2015 including performances by bands such as Slayer, Anthrax, Exodus, Suicidal Tendencies and Corrosion of Conformity.[2]

Motörhead continued the tour in Europe in November and December. They played concerts in Germany, Sweden, Norway and Finland. Their 15 November show in Paris was cancelled amid the recent terrorist attacks.[3] Their final concert was in Berlin, Germany on 11 December 2015. After Lemmy's death, drummer Mikkey Dee spoke in an interview about him: "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."[4]

Personnel

Setlist

Tour dates
Date[5][6][7] City Country Venue Opening act(s)
North America[8]
19 August 2015 Riverside United States Riverside Municipal Auditorium Saxon
Crobot
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
1 September 2015 Austin Emo's
8 September 2015 St. Louis The Pageant
9 September 2015 Indianapolis Murat Theatre
11 September 2015 Chicago Douglas Park (Riot Fest) N/A
12 September 2015 Detroit The Fillmore Detroit Anthrax
Crobot
15 September 2015 Willington 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) N/A
22 September 2015 Upper Darby United States Tower Theater Anthrax
Crobot
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 N/A
1 October 2015
Europe[9][10]
17 November 2015 Düsseldorf Germany Mitsubishi Electric Halle Saxon
Girlschool
18 November 2015 Saarbrücken Saarlandhalle
20 November 2015 Munich Zenith
21 November 2015
24 November 2015 Frankfurt Jahrhunderthalle
25 November 2015 Ludwigsburg MHP Arena
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

Cancelled shows
Date City Country Venue
28 August 2015 Denver United States National Western Complex
(Riot Fest)
4 September 2015 Dallas The Bomb Factory
5 September 2015 Houston House of Blues
15 November 2015 Paris France Le Zénith
27 November 2015 Berlin Germany Max-Schmeling-Halle
28 November 2015 Hamburg Alsterdorfer Sporthalle
30 November 2015 Aarhus Denmark ACC
23 January 2016 Newcastle England Newcastle City Hall
24 January 2016 Glasgow Scotland SEC Armadillo
26 January 2016 Manchester England Manchester Apollo
27 January 2016 Swindon Oasis Leisure Centre
29 January 2016 London Apollo Theatre
30 January 2016
1 February 2016 Lille France Zénith de Lille
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

References
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