While he’s not too busy editing his school’s magazine, heavy metal giant Lemmy and the rest of Motörhead are out dominating the world. According to Classic Rock Magazine, former Guns N’ Roses and Velvet Revolver drummer Matt Sorum will replace longtime drummer Mikkey Dee for the band’s upcoming tour. The reason? Dee will be appearing on the next installment of the Swedish version of the reality series I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!
According to Lemmy himself:
“I can’t wait to see that,” chuckles Lemmy. “He’s in the Malaysian jungle, and he doesn’t like bugs. And I think they have to be parachuted into the fucking thing – and he doesn’t like heights either. So it’s definitely going to be worth watching.”
Although Motörhead’s world tour is currently ongoing (see dates below), Sorum’s participation is still a few weeks away, as he has yet to practice with the band. This doesn’t phase ol’ Lemmy one bit however:
Advertisement“No, not yet. He’s going to have to learn some bits of it from the live DVDs. He’ll come out for a couple of days before he starts to watch Mikkey to get the idea. He’ll be alright, he’s a professional.”
Either way you cut it, Sorum’s drumming will definitely make Motörhead much more badass than they already are. This should be exciting!
Motörhead 2009 Tour Dates:
09/01 – Detroit, MI @ Motor City Casino
09/02 – Toronto, ON @ Sound Academy
09/03 – Montreal, QC @ Metrpolis
09/05 – Atlantic City, NJ @ House of Blues
09/06 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
09/08 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
09/09 – New York, NY @ Roseland Ballroom
09/11 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore
09/12 – Cherokee, NC @ Cherokee Motorcycle Rally
09/15 – Tampa, FL @ The Ritz Ybor
09/16 – Orlando, FL @ House of Blues
09/18 – Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
09/19 – Dallas, TX @ Palladium
09/20 – Austin, TX @ Stubbs
09/23 – St. Louis, MO @ Pageant
09/24 – Kansas City, MO @ Midland Theatre
09/26 – Denver, CO @ The Fillmore
09/28 – Calgary, AB @ Flames Central
09/29 – Edmonton, AB @ Events Center
10/01 – Vancouver, BC @ Vogue
10/02 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
10/03 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
10/05 – San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
10/07 – Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues
10/09 – Los Angeles, CA @ Nokia Live
10/10 – Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
11/04 – Paris, FR @ The Zenith
11/05 – Belgium, BE @ Forest National
11/08 – Dublin, IE @ Olympia
11/09 – Belfast, IE @ Ulster Hall
11/11 – Plymouth, UK @ Plymouth Pavilion
11/12 – Bristol, UK @ Colston Hall
11/13 – Newport, UK @ Newport Centre
11/15 – Swindon, UK @ Oasis Leisure Centre
11/16 – Nottingham, UK @ Nottingham Royal Centre
11/17 – Newcastle, UK @ City Hall
11/19 – Glasgow, UK @ O2 Academy
11/20 – Leeds, UK @ O2 Academy
11/21 – Manchester, UK @ Apollo
11/23 – Cambridge, UK @ Corn Exchange
11/24 – Southend-On-Sea, UK @ Southend Cliffs Pavilion
11/25 – Portsmouth, UK @ Portsmouth Guildhall
11/27 – Bournemouth, UK @ Solent Hall
11/28 – London, UK @ HMV Hammersmith Apollo
11/29 – Wolverhampton, UK @ Civic Hall
12/01 – Cologone, DE @ Palladium
12/02 – Hannover, DE @ AWD Hall
12/04 – Emden, DE @ Nordseehalle
12/05 – Hamburg, DE @ Color Line Arena
12/07 – Fürth, DE @ Stadthalle
12/08 – Stuttgart, DE @ Schleyerhalle
12/09 – Wiesbaden, DE @ Rhein-Main-Halle
12/11 – Berlin, DE @ Arena Treptow
12/12 – Chemnitz, DE @ Arena
12/17 – St. Petersburg, RU @ Ice Palace
12/19 – Moscow, RU @ Lujniki MSA
