Motörhead Live In Belfast 1981

[@RNFORLAW]

I saw Motorhead in 1981 at the Long Beach arena. I was 18. They opened for Ozzy on the Blizzard of Oz tour. I am now 57 and have seen a ton of bands. Motorhead still stands out as the loudest band I have ever heard. They were fucking jaw dropping as I had never heard of them before. Great times.

[@stingereasybuck6919]

Bet they wanked all over Ozzy .I know they were best friends n all ,but that blizzard of ozz tour was totally overrated. Motorhead were at their peak : the BoO show was merely acceptable when I saw them at Hammy being totally upstaged by Budgie

[@JJONNYREPP]

Motörhead Live In Belfast 1981 1928pm 30.5.22 was this rock goes to college type of affair...? proper daze.. no idea why the fook the british broadcasting corp seems to think itself so above decent music so as to not air a decent mix of bands.

[@dashriproch]

I first saw Motorhead in 1984, in Detroit. I was literally deaf for 2 days! I was working at a metal shop, couldn't hear the machines, just Motorhead echoing in my head. It was awesome!!!

[@JJONNYREPP]

@@dashriproch Motörhead Live In Belfast 1981 1301pm 26.7.22 wow, dude... you're the dude. do 60-somethings say: awesome? i am assuming you will be that way on... unless you saw the masters at play in your early teens - which, again, would be an awesome fact. unfortunately i am defunkt uncle (or the not so cool unk) due to my never having got to see it. motorhead, play live... every year without fail, akin to hawkwind, the band would play manchester - they used to be based in manchester - well, lemmy did...and he probably saw it as his 2nd home or some such... anyhow; motorhead would so a stint in autumn i think and hawkwind new year's eve or some such... pity i didnt make the effort. never saw it has my place to go to, though. which is another shame as i concur hearing it blast away the old cobwebs would have been pretty cool.... you must be nigh on 80!!!????

[@dashriproch]

@@JJONNYREPP I was 19, yes.

[@Powers3848]

The best era of Motörhead imo. Fast, loud, and with unforgettable riffs!

[@Mark-id3ub]

The Original Band 👌

[@Piranga]

So Fast, So Loud....So Motorhead. The best line up Ever.

[@ronaldjames6067]

For sure, mate !

[@snakepitguy]

no doubt

[@Penfold-zr2be]

True dat

[@smestadmedia1383]

TOTALLY AGREE!

[@matthewlacey5307]

I could cry. Saw thm twice at southampton. Blew us away

[@Niramerica]

This video should be embedded next to the dictionary's definition of Rock n' Roll. Motorhead for life. Thanks, guys.

[@derrotamundial4554]

rock and roll?

[@countrymusicbydode9280]

@@derrotamundial4554 motorhead often opened a gig with Lemmy stating "we are motorhead and we play rock n roll" 🤠

[@Forferdelse666]

@@derrotamundial4554 Where are you headed with your comment? You listen to Motörhead, and you don't even know their moniker on stage before each show..? I'd not call you anything close to a fan if thats the case.

[@Niramerica]

@@derrotamundial4554 ROCK IRON ROLL do it for ya a bit better?

[@edwinbaker2212]

Was at this gig..

[@mool1965]

Wow this is an incredible find. I saw the band in 1979 and 1980 and have never experienced anything like it again. The volume was devastating. Like being run over by a speeding locomotive.

[@idiamin1457]

I don't deserve rock this pure. You can't beat the original lineup. There will never be anything like them again. Born to lose, live to win!

[@Pete-h6e]

Oh yh brothers and sisters f&&k yh

[@bringyourownsnake980]

What a treasure. Just golden. Priceless & timeless.

[@michaelcorcoran259]

Opening with Ace of Spades the energy of that gig must of been magic

[@edwinbaker2212]

I was at it mate class memeries..

[@meatballfoxfix]

I was the guy who grabbed the bomber .. it lifted me clean out of the crowd .. wow what a gig. never forget it..

[@canned_bread_55]

man. that would’ve been absolutely surreal for me

[@RSR423]

Original and by far the best lineup of the band, the holy trinity of Motorhead right here.

[@edwinbaker2212]

I remember this gig very well ..I got to maysfied leasure centre and Phil was on the roof off the building looking down on the crowd queuing up and going mad ...what a night ..and people putting there heads into the big speakers..

[@christophergase1468]

R.I.P. Lemmy, "Fast" Eddie Clarke and Phil „Philthy Animal“ Taylor \m/

[@istoriyarokavkartinkah]

+ Würzel

[@marcoantoniomendozanino7624]

Rip motorhead

[@leedsboy64]

hope there making a unholy noise up there

[@robsonalves594]

We are the bastards motorheadbangers

[@paulclements]

I was there , R.I.P. Fast Eddie , a legendary band and one of the best live acts there ever was. Thanks

[@karilaitinen416]

This is absolutely the best taping of the original Motörhead trio. I'm a little unsure whether a Motörhead enthusiast can say this, but I got tears in my eyes when I first heard Overkill of this video. It was like when I first heard the record No Sleep til Hammersmith. I just hope that BBC still has the original tape, and we can some day see this with better picture quality.

[@richardclarke376]

You can say it man. I get tears in my eyes listening to this as well.

[@mikefearon5507]

It is not the best, find Toronto 1982.

[@karilaitinen416]

@@mikefearon5507 Well ... these are matters of taste. For me, Overkill is too fast in the Toronto video. (This may sound too scientific, but I actually measured the tempos of the performances.) In this video the band sounds more like on their famous live album. I guess I am not the only one if I divide my life in two parts: There was life before hearing No Sleep 'til Hammersmith. The second part started after that.

[@miisu]

@@mikefearon5507 This beats Toronto in all aspects.

[@emgee9775]

@@miisuyes, the Toronto video sounded terrible. The magic was going, too by then. No, this is as good as it gets, and the closest we’ll ever get to No Sleep ‘til Hammersmith.

[@stevenkelleher4295]

Motorhead on top of the world at this point !

[@emgee9775]

Brilliant rare footage! The long lost visual record of the band in the Ace of spades era. It's the closest thing to 'No Sleep To Hammersmith as we are ever likely to get. Well done to the BBC for recording it, and to you for sharing it! Be nice if it were out on DVD.

[@Paul.in.Ireland]

I was there!! Maysfield leisure centre! Belfast 1981... Memories of my eardrums slowly melting! One of the best live shows I ever had the pleasure to attend! 3 legends on stage! LEMMY, FAST EDDIE & PHIL FILTHY ANIMAL TAYLOR!

[@edwinbaker2212]

Me too mate I was there 16year's old ..

[@emgee9775]

@@Paul.in.Ireland Well done! The thing with bands is you have to catch ‘em while they’re there! I saw so many bands who sadly are no longer with us. It’s a massive effort for a band to get to a stage and even more for them to go out of their way to come to where you live so you can get a chance to see them play while they still can.

[@emgee9775]

@@edwinbaker2212 well done you caught ‘em in their prime!

[@Paul.in.Ireland]

@@emgee9775 I actually remember the support band was a local band called "Sweet Savage" who had a lead guitarist named Vivian Campbell went on to play with white snake... Dio... And now Def leppard.... I purchased Vivian's Marshall stack from him!

[@jamiewarriorwarlordmccallu5712]

kick ass concert rare footage here motorhead live belfast 1981. we are motorhead and we came to rock and roll. this lineup here i would was the best motorhead line up. \m/

[@beckystarrski]

Looks Kick ass for sure!

[@jamiewarriorwarlordmccallu5712]

Becky Starr it so damm is. watch

[@hoppinonabronzeleg9477]

RIP Lemmy Eddie & Philthy You lived to rock and toured to play. These guys were the real deal!

[@filled_soda]

It's great to see the bomber stage set. Anyone from Belfast back then will know that quite a lot of bands didn't bring their full stage show with them for some reason. This is fabulous stuff

[@M1tjakaramazov]

The bomber rig was iconic becaue it's not just awesome, but also kinda cute, like a huge lumbering whale in the sky. One of those things that would have made Beavis and Butthead go into paroxysms. Wish they'd brought it out later in the band's career as well.

[@henrytheeightheist8091]

Given what was going on at the time, the fact that bands were willing to play here at all was something to be thankful for.

[@filled_soda]

@@henrytheeightheist8091 Yes, this is true. My "for some reason" comment is silly.

[@AntisocialSka1]

Guitar has soul. Philty has groove.

[@henry6354]

Simply incredible...Ace of Spades at the very best...best ever Motorhead lineup...r.i.p.💔🇮🇹

[@JonJonisgettinon]

Motorhead in their heyday and Overkill fantastic tribute to Phil. A true rock legend, never to be forgotten. RIP.

[@beyondtheveilofdeath4195]

"THE" Motorhead line-up for-ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@paulclements]

I was there : ) and at the Ulster Hall where they also played , RIP and Thanks ,,,,,,,,,

[@emruinas]

Animal Taylor was a force of nature !!!

[@ellimick5958]

It always makes a person sound “old” when we say “they don’t make music like this anymore”. But can someone tell me a rock and roll band this together, this raw, this powerful today? I can’t think of one personally!

[@DrLoverLover]

Youre just too old . There are alot of bands but you stay home and never see them

[@jamesleyda365]

No no no there is nothing to replace or rival MOTORHEAD. Not Slayer, Napalm Death, Exploited.... No one. All that shit cool as it is, is different. And I sure as Fuck don't stay home

[@unclemeat660]

I saw them in Leeds in 1980. That was an eye opener. I'd never seen anything like it before.

[@portcullis5622]

Me too. Queen's Hall, March 1981. Gig finished late and I missed the last train home and spent a cold night on Leeds Station with about 50 other Motorhead fans. Saw the band the previous year in Stafford. Never saw them again after the Leeds gig, but at least I saw the classic line up twice.

[@campbellmccreedy6519]

I was lucky enough to be there,only now that they've all departed you realise how special they were.

[@Andy62bass]

I was there too, it was a great show. Couldn’t hear a thing for about 3 days after it.

[@kevinkielty2311]

I was there right in front of Lemmy.have video of show.the mad days

[@simonreid1002]

i was there as an 19yr old student !! they were excellent full on the crowd was up for it

[@michaelhunziker7287]

Nice

[@zenpaganwarrior]

These guys really had it. That power. Lemmy was probably the last real man in rock n' roll. Lovin' this show! Thank you DmageCase.

[@vennuv5626]

man eddie was the last real man of the rock n roll. Last one alive from original lineup

[@nevwalker679]

This gig was 1st April 81...my first gig..my 2nd gig was Motorhead the same year at Whitla Hall Dec 23rd ..thanks for posting this

[@DmageCase]

Nev Walker Ok I trust you if you were there ;) I was not sure of the date and the place, thanks a lot for these precisions.

[@swedishrocknroller7508]

Maysfield Leisure Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland on April 3rd 1981 :)

[@nevwalker679]

Swedish Rock 'N' Röller was actually Wed April 1st 81...gig was originally scheduled for April 3rd at Ulster Hall but venue and date was changed shortly before

[@Boydlynn2112]

Those were my first and third gigs. I went to Monsters of Rock in between

[@mhbdez87]

this were rather good and lucky moments for you. See the first time Motörhead in one year twice and in addition to that having a video of the event. Very lucky. I was at an event of Motorhead the first time in 5th Dez 87 (Germany) I was 15 years old and could not even remember one song the day after, it was as if I was high but ... no drugs no alkohol nothing... it was just the massive loudness of Rock music and this dirty Band and all that dirty fans :-)

[@lars30ful]

My goodness i can allmost feel my eardrums melt by the sheer volym,love it❤️

[@harryhepworth312]

I saw Motorhead play in 84 It was one of those concerts you can't forget .

[@oliviervachez226]

Charismatic awesomeness! There will never another Lemmy and another Philty. Rip to both of them.

[@cornehendrikx]

I love THIS HARD AND FURIUS ROCK GREETS FROM HOLLAND

[@Burgher1605]

Amazing. 40 years ago this music was being played and people were rocking the fuck out. I’m 31. Thanks so much for uploading the video and of course to all who recorded this and preserved it all these years. Legends never die. Even when they are killed by death ♠️🤘

[@BSIII]

Man that drum work is furious.

[@martindalton5894]

"Overkill" has to be one of the best hard rock tunes going 👍

[@CravingBeer]

They were Motorhead, and they played rock and roll.

[@anderseliasson6488]

Unbelievable. And the crowd is on par! Makes me wanna visit Belfast some day. 💃

[@miisu]

Full throttle and a little bit more, thanks!

[@Lachaîneéclectique]

I saw this band 4 times, it's my favorite band. The last time I saw them was at HELLFEST 2015, since I'm a French fan. In this famous Hellfest concert, the crowd was dense and compact, I think we all felt the end of Lemmy coming, 6 months later he was leaving for the Rock'N'Roll paradise, thank you Lem for these 40 fucking years at full speed.

[@eddiebazan6411]

I dig how there is no barrier between the lem and the blood-thirsty crowd.

[@douglasarthur2673]

If you've never experienced Motörhead live, you've not lived !

[@eddiebazan6411]

I’ve seen em 3x had my ticket for a 4th when lemmy fell I’ll in Dallas.r.I.p. Dear rebel.

[@timwildes8082]

Three times here too. Met Lemmy and Mikkey out back of the club when the fire alarm went off. Nashville Pussy opened that time.

[@michaeltoolan1822]

Motorhead official died today with the death of Fast Eddie Clarke,Heaven is rocking with Ace of Spades playing with all amps set at 11.Lemmy,Phil and Eddie reunited again!!!!!!

[@steveclem]

And to think that all 3 are no longer with us! RIP, thanks for the memories and music.

[@pimme2204]

I wish I had the chance to see motörhead...

[@johnorourke2279]

The chase is better than the catch is a great track, great vid

[@moisesbr]

WOW!!! This video is a gold nugget! A big, big one. Thanks for the upload!

[@123TauruZ321]

Damn cool!!!!!! That's the old gold that nothing of todays crap can beat!!!!

[@richardclarke376]

absolutely fucking brilliant. 3 players and fifty quid in SFX blows away anything you see today !

[@christopherjohnson7613]

I was at this gig. Thanks for posting. Awesome!!!

[@ketzaaztek2654]

GREAT REAL old live.Thank You !!!!

[@AndreLuis-oo6bf]

This concert is awesome right there... Motorhead with their original line up captured live it's so old school Rock'n'Roll🤘🤘 Lemmy offering The Hammer to Phil animal Taylor is untouchable

[@mikromakrofun5933]

Another great Motorhead video from the greatest era and the most appropriate area of the time - ass kicking Belfast.

[@j.p.sixgunner7194]

Ah, the classic lineup: Lemmy, Philthy Animal, and Fast Eddie Clarke! This is awesome...wish I could've been there.!!! I was 16 the first time I ever saw Motorhead live. It was in 1988, they opened for Slayer on the South of Heaven tour. It was in a small venue about the size of the (old) Cain's Ballroom, called the Cabaret Theatre. That was also my very first mosh pit/stage diving experience...lol And fkn yes it was fkn LOUD.!!! I couldn't hear anything but my tinnitus ringing for 2 days straight! The only show I've been to that was actually louder was Ministry at Cain's Ballroom in '94-ish

[@adammesic]

Mickey D is a hell of a drummer, but Phil Animal was something else!

[@Bigcornbread]

Yes that fucker had fire in his veins he was fucking awesome 👌

[@yvesbalcou9554]

you are a bloody lucky guys, congrats, j'aurais adoré, mon ami

[@yvesbalcou9554]

sorry mistake, next line....

[@azdurbak7652]

mickey d is massively overrated. He plays in a more complex way but his drumming is soulless. Look at Philthy's swinging style . it is innate you can't achieve it by practicing .He was born to be drummer

[@mikefearon5507]

@@azdurbak7652 Thing with Phil was his backbeats, and he made that high hat sing, a jazz drummer at heart.

[@Audulf-of-Frisia]

I'll never forget the concert I went to. It was the loudest band BY FAR I ever had seen. That's including bands in suchs small venues (maybe 150 man) that I was pressed against the speakers :-). I will never forget, I stood on a balkcony at the top and my trousers legs actually moved!!!

[@aha3885]

Epic set list.

[@scooby2142]

I saw this set at Leeds Queens Hall 1981. Fkn outstanding video mate.

[@cabalofdemons]

I got Ace of Spades in November 2002 aged 15. When I watch this set now at 35, it takes me back 20 years ago, banging my head and trying to emulate Lemmy's coolness.

[@jurgenv.6030]

They were definitely on their peak in 1981 😊

[@markstoneman1585]

Great footage, Birmingham odeon 1980 for me, port vale 81 ✌

[@tedmac8049]

"I woz there". Saw this classic lineup 4 times in Belfast. Would love to see the whole gig. BBC probably binned the Betamax/VHS. Fucking crime.

[@metelicgunz146]

The way that crowd reacted to Overkill.

[@whatwouldHousedo]

What a fucking furious machine this band was. I was lucky to see the AoS tour opening for Ozzy with Randy on guitar. Unbelievable. As much as I like all incarnations of Motörhead, and know that Phil Campbell and Mikkey Dee are awesome players, this classic lineup just had such incredible chemistry. I always felt Robertson was really overrated, although I always liked Another Perfect Day. His solos just seem kind of lame to me- Eddie had much more natural feel and more melody. Eddie's stuff is easier to play, but I'd rather hear David Gilmour than Michael Angelo, know what I mean? Lemmy was and always will remain the King. He and Philthy had such class and were great foils for each other- they could have been a comedy team- and often were! Saturating myself with 10x more Motörhead than usual since Lemmy's passing. He gave everything he had right until the end- what champion. But if anyone deserves a rest, it's him...

[@stingereasybuck6919]

Too right mate ,the fukn comedy was hilarious .Bracknell Lemmy stops the show,makes Philthy climb off the kit and step stage front and apoligize to the crowd for his shitty drumming.Im so drunk ' is all he manages to say before tripping over every cord as Lem bowls him back to the bins

[@zenpaganwarrior]

F**k yes!

[@Niramerica]

Saw the Motorhead / Ozzy tour as well in 1981, Passaic, NJ. That was my Moses coming down the mountain with the 15, I mean, 10 commandments moment.

[@tombelanovic7686]

All so very true! Cameras NEVER did him any justice though! Why always framing solely his face while singing when he also played bass at the same time???? Just plain daft!

[@janetmobilia8520]

Stellar

[@MrNomad1978]

Fucking awesome! Rest in peace to an amazing rock warrior........LEMMY! Fuck those dirtbags, who disliked this video! Thanks for posting this!

[@leedsboy64]

Saw Motorhead loads of times wish i went loads more now

[@ДмитрийЕвгеньевич-ф6ц]

Лучший их состав, прекрасная подборка песен, шикарное исполнение, спасибо за видео!

[@InsomniacRocker]

Saw the original Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, etc.etc... but I'll always regret not seeing Motorhead live... God damn I'm sure it was an unreal experience.

[@themightydecibel-heavymeta7130]

It was. I saw them twice in one night on the Ace of Spades tour. Battle of the Marne loud!

[@OlafProt]

I saw them at Hammersmith Odeon for their Merry Bastard Christmas and a Merry New Ear gigs 1988 and 1989. I wore earplugs. It still hurt

[@stingereasybuck6919]

@@themightydecibel-heavymeta7130 vague recollection o that.. remind us where that happened, a full show back to back ,and God knows the energy involved in pulling that off

[@themightydecibel-heavymeta7130]

@@stingereasybuck6919 Toronto's Danforth Music Hall. The first show sold out so quickly, they added a second show the same night. Anvil opened. One of my fave concert experiences ... though I was deaf for a week afterward!!

[@trjb1767]

Yes. I met Lemmy in Worcester ma. Very nice guy. I was struck dumb. He was was so cool

[@scarborosasquatchstation1403]

Wow...!!! Motorhead The Ace of Spades Tour @Danforth Music Hall 2nd Show May 1981 - Phenomenal Concert.. Fast Eddie Clarke, Phil "Philthy" Taylor & Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister ! ❤🎸🥁🔊🔊🔊

[@scarborosasquatchstation1403]

Thanks for posting this Motorhead concert in Belfast 1981... Yes it was a life changing experience for this teenager at the time, while attending the Motorhead concert in Toronto,,,

[@OOCM]

Grande Motörhead..... Grandes Tiempos...To Me The Best Line Up Forever....I`m old... sorry... jejejejeje...

[@pointyguitarz]

Classic Motörhead! So sad to hear of Phil Taylor's passing. I was fortunate to see Motörhead back in 1981. Blew me away!!!

[@JonJonisgettinon]

Am seriously jealous of you, as I was still at school and missed out by a couple of years. Saw them in 83 and 85 but not the same....,

[@olive2292]

classic line up ... classic track list ... MOTORHEADACHE

[@lillefurte]

TMV Hallen Trondheim 1985 was the gig of my life,RAW POWER 🦾☠

[@TheWonderer7]

This is so great!!!

[@898moto5]

I bought overkill 12" single on its release i had never heard anything like it and never looked back..rip the power trio.

[@eddiebazan6411]

Motörhead at their legendary best!

[@scottblack9213]

Love the fact that Motorhead played Belfast in 1981! .. I guess Lemmy being Welsh probably had a more realistic grip on the situation and didn't fall into the trap of listening to the advice of London based agents who hadn't every travelled north of the Watford gap. The fact is a lot of Rock and Metal bands played NI in the 1970s and 1980s - fair play to em.

[@miisu]

Now they are back together.

[@dimebag6384]

My first gig October 27th 1980 Manchester apollo I was just 14 weapon were supporting wore my t shirt for 3 months before I washed it!! R.I.P. motorhead 🖤🤘

[@anttherubbishdrummer.8513]

RIP Phil and Lemmy.

[@rafaelgraziani769]

NUNCA MAIS O HEAVY METAL BRITÂNICO PRODUZIRÁ UM POWER TRIO TÃO VELOZ COMO : LEMMY KILMSTER , EDDIE FAST CLARKE AND PHILIP "ANIMAL" TAYLOR !!! CONTINUARÃO INSUPERÁVEIS !!!! WE ARE MOTORHEADBANGERS OF THE ROAD CREW !!!!

[@mikebithell7116]

Great times so fortunate to this line up live

[@DmageCase]

You're incredibly lucky.

[@tariksba]

mama mia that "Road crew " is sooooooo intense .

[@of7778]

I'm getting goosebumps!

[@superlucasgaming5645]

Because it’s soo loud and good

[@conanmcdonnell9265]

Wish I’d been old enough to go to this. Fantastic band. I first became aware of them as a small person catching a sneaky watch of The Young Ones, just epic! On a not-very-related note, the broadcaster - Paul somebody I think - went to my school. He was invited back to speak at one of those school presentation things. The first thing he said was that he did seriously crap at examinations. The Christian Brothers weren’t too impressed, we just laughed our heads off.

[@aleebee4989]

Thanks for posting! Had no idea this was out there. Wonder if the TV station still has the footage - it needs to be released!

[@alain.preudhomme]

Pure pleasure.

[@Mr75044]

WE ARE MOTORHEAD AND WE PLAY ROCK N ROLL....... RIP BROS. FTW

[@personanongrataiS]

holy shit...after Bomber was done I was done too!! ..what a massive last blast ..one more could be deadly !! thank you Lem

[@englishmanlv]

Fuck*ng awesome.! God I miss this band...!!

[@puk015smusicvideos7]

The opener for this gig was Sweet Savage.

[@puk015smusicvideos7]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4u3dYCtga91o9E

[@Paul.in.Ireland]

Yup... And Vivian Campbell was on lead guitar for sweet savage in those days . ..

[@RabidGerry]

Holy fuck UTV's very own Paul Clarke reporting back in 1981 on the legendary Motorhead. I wasn't even born then and this band my favourite band of all time around about 1995 when I first got into them. I swam in that leisure centre too 😆 but true shame I missed this gig. I would have went had I been around. Waited until 2001 to see them finally in Belfast again in the Ulster Hall.

[@derekbenkovich5687]

Belfast, 4/1/81, Sweet Savage was the opening act.

[@puk015smusicvideos7]

They also filmed Sweet Savage opening set. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4u3dYCtga91o9E

[@christophersanders5007]

I saw these guys play a small club in Huntington Beach in 1981, Ca. Saw them again in 1991 at a small club in San Juan Capistrano, Ca. As far as being the loudest band I ever heard Ted Nugent was the king of loudest band back in the late 70's to early 80's.

[@paganmale1101]

This IS The Real Motörhead! I sincerely miss them 🕯️🪦🌹... 🤘

[@miisu]

Needs more views.

[@DmageCase]

Share it ;)

[@billy-rock-a1152]

FANTASTIC !