The weird gig that stopped Lemmy from having sex: “All that shit”

An article for Far Out Magazine recounts a Hawkwind gig where bassist Lemmy found himself frustrated not by the band's billing status but by the timing, as playing last scuppered plans to meet a woman after the show. The anecdote is framed alongside other famous line-up grievances, such as Led Zeppelin's insistence on better slots during their early American tours, to illustrate how a gig's running order could matter to musicians for reasons far beyond ego or prestige.

Lemmy recalled a bill featuring The Sweet, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band and Hawkwind, with the latter closing the show, which meant that by the time he had packed up his gear it was too late to meet the woman he had arranged to see. Despite conceding that Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band's performance was excellent, he expressed lasting irritation at missing out that night. The mishap did not deter him from a life on the road, and he continued touring extensively with Hawkwind and later Motörhead, performing right up until his health seriously declined near the end of his life.