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Second do for Motörhead frontman Lemmy in hometown

Susie Rack
BBC News, West Midlands
Paula White
BBC Radio Stoke
BBC/Ruby Mullock The cast bronze statue showing a man with a guitar in front of a microphone. It stands on a stone plinth with Lemmy written on it. There are buildings and trees surrounding it.BBC/Ruby Mullock
Thousands have visited Lemmy's statue in Market Place, Burslem, its sculptor says

Weeks after hundreds flocked to see the unveiling of a statue of Motörhead frontman Lemmy in his hometown, organisers have decided to stage a second party.

Lemmy Encore will take place in the shadow of the statue on 3 August in Market Place in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, now nicknamed Lemmy Plaza.

Sculptor Andy Edwards said the cast bronze memorial, which contains some of the legendary singer's ashes, had since been visited by fans from across Europe.

Wanting to keep momentum for those fans, he said: "You've got to give them something when people travel those kind of distances.

Referring to the unveiling on 9 May, which marked 10 years since Lemmy's death, he said: "We put the flag in the ground with the statue.

"We want to see Burslem come back to life in the way that it was on that Friday.

"Somebody's gotta do it, and it does need to keep that momentum up."

BBC/Steve Barney A head and shoulders shot of the singer in a black shirt, dark glasses and black hat with a silver skull and cross bones on a stage. He has a dark handlebar moustache.BBC/Steve Barney
Lemmy Kilmister died from cancer in December 2015

Lemmy Encore will take place from 14:00-18:00 BST, with live music, food vans, retro clothing and used record stalls and a motorbike rally.

LA-based rock band Falling Doves will perform later in the day at Grumpys in nearby Longport.

BBC/Ben Sidwell A view from the back of a large crowd standing outside in a square with phones raised ready to take a picture. A red sheet covers a statue at the centre of the photo. Buildings surround the square and the sky is blue.BBC/Ben Sidwell
Organisers want to stage a second party weeks after the success of the statue's unveiling on 9 May

Mr Edwards said plans to convert the Grade II listed Queens Theatre in Burslem into a venue as part Lemmy's legacy were "gaining more and more traction".

He said the council were "keen" on the Kilmister Halls proposal, which would incorporate a recording studio, cafe and museum.

"It's going to be a community facility," he added. "Music school, musical instrument library, and breathe life back into the city, not just Burs-Lemmy."

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