Alastair's ble3 Blog: Katy Perry, Chris Martin, Arcade Fire, More Auction Items For Japan

2011年4月7日木曜日

Katy Perry, Chris Martin, Arcade Fire, More Auction Items For Japan

Items from roster of EMI artists will raise funds for earthquake relief.
By Gil Kaufman

Katy Perry
Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage

As Japan continues to dig out from the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami, a huge roster of musicians has offered up rare personal items for an eBay auction benefitting the Red Cross' relief efforts.

The auction, which runs from April 5-21, features EMI artists, including Katy Perry, 30 Seconds to Mars, the Beatles, Arcade Fire, Coldplay, Beastie Boys, Gorillaz, deadmau5, Lady Antebellum and Kylie Minogue.

Among the more than 140 items up for sale are a pair of Coachella tickets with a meet-and-greet with the Chemical Brothers (current bid $504), a signed Lady Antebellum acoustic guitar ($569), a signed Katy Perry poster ($91), Chris Martin's Viva la Vida tour jacket and gold disc ($1,090), a meet-and-greet with 30 Seconds to Mars ($301), a signed LCD Soundsystem This Is Happening vinyl ($100), a signed Coldplay Viva la Vida tour poster ($94), a framed photo of Daft Punk ($154), Jane Birkin's signed Hermès Birkin bag ($2,054), a signed Jane's Addiction poster ($100), a Keith Urban private meet-and-greet with two show tickets ($1,092), and signed Beastie Boys Hello Nasty Bape dolls ($333).

Also up for grabs is one of Mel C's belts from the Spice Girls reunion tour ($128), a tour for four of the Abbey Road Studios ($333), six nights at Spearhead singer Michael Franti's Bali yoga retreat ($1,212), a numbered Beatles lithograph ($166) and a Radiohead box set ($79).

EMI has promised to match all funds raised for the auction, up to $1.4 million. The first phase of the auction will last through April 15, with a second phase running from April 11-21. The second group of items will include the a cupcake trampoline from Perry's California Dreams tour, a 1987 Ferrari 412 that was featured in Daft Punk's "Electroma" movie, a limited-edition Beatles "Yellow Submarine" Schwinn bicycle, the MacBook David Guetta used to work on demos for "One Love," a rare Gorillaz lithograph signed by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett, VIP tickets to Arcade Fire's June 30 show at London's Hyde Park, one of deadmau5's famous stage costumes, a signed bag from the Jonas Brothers and a signed guitar from Norah Jones.

For more information on what you can do to help with earthquake and tsunami relief efforts in Japan head to MTV Act, or text REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation.

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