Could it be the end of live performing for Motorhead’s Lemmy Kilmister?
For the third time in a week, the band had to curtail or cancel a show due to Kilmister’s health. Motorhead cut their Salt Lake City show after four songs last Thursday night blaming the altitude of the city for making Lemmy short of breath. They then went on to outright cancel their Friday night appearance in Denver as the city is about 1,000 feet higher than Salt Lake City.
It was expected, though, that everything would be back to normal on Tuesday in San Antonio, a city that is less than 1,000 feet above sea level, but it wasn’t to be so. Just three songs into their show, Lemmy told the crowd “I just can’t do it” and left the stage.
He came out a bit later to address the fans saying “You are one of the best gigs in America, and I would love to play for you, but I can’t, so please accept my apologies. Next time, all right?”
A representative for Motorhead went on the band’s Facebook page on Wednesday saying that the situation in San Antonio was a direct result of the thin air that Kilmister had experienced over the weekend:
As you might have heard, Motörhead again had to abbreviate a performance due to Lemmy not feeling well. This is a DIRECT follow-on from the altitude issues in Colorado, and clearly, Lemmy tried to get back at it too quickly. For this reason, Motörhead will not play in San Antonio tonight, but the show will still go on with Saxon headlining. Lemmy will resume duties the moment he is PROPERLY rested and firing on all cylinders again. The legendary Motörheadbanger patience is much appreciated, and the band send their deepest thanks. More details will be released soon.
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