Music stars unite for Haiti Oxfam auction

The exclusive items to be auctioned include on offer from Damon Albarn to record a specially written piece of music, the Fender Stratocaster played by Arctic Monkeys’ Alex Turner in their first video and Coldplay singer Chris Martin’s Viva La Vida tour jacket, signed by the band.

As the Coldplay man explained, “I visited Haiti with Oxfam a few years ago. It's a country of extreme poverty and brutal living conditions. Most people in Port-au-Prince live in tin shacks. The earthquake that has struck Haiti will have turned the city into an unimaginable hell. The people of Haiti are desperate for help and assistance. You can make a donation at www.oxfamireland.org.”

The auction is live now on eBay and will run until Tuesday February 2. All proceeds from the auction will go to Oxfam’s humanitarian response in Haiti.

More items will be added to the auction over the coming week, but the impressive items already on offer includes the following;.
- A recording of a specially-written piece of music written by Damon Albarn.
- The Fender Stratocaster played by Alex Turner in the Arctic Monkeys’ ‘I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor’ video.
- Chris Martin’s ‘Viva La Vida’ tour jacket, signed by all four members of Coldplay.
- A Roland drum machine donated by the Chemical Brothers.
- The Magic Numbers will play an acoustic set in the house/garden of the highest bidder, debuting new songs from their next album
- VIP tickets to Glastonbury, including access to the backstage areas and the Pyramid stage.
- An exclusive playback of the brand new Gang of Four album for four people with Andy Gill in their studio in London before anyone else hears it.
- Pet Shop Boys’ ‘Yes’ boxed vinyl set. Only 300 were made..
- Framed, handwritten lyrics for ‘Magick’ by Klaxons on the original board used to produce the single’s artwork.
- An acoustic guitar signed by all four original members of The Kooks.
- A guitar from art-rock outfit Foals.
- One of Annie Lennox’s favourite paintings, an original canvas from South Africa.
- A Technics SL-1200 Mk. 2 turntable donated by DJ Shadow.
- Signed Mika artwork (framed).
- Signed Pearl Jam single artwork.
- Two complete signed vinyl album collections from Basement Jaxx.
- A luxurious hot shower at the Eavis’ farmhouse during the Glastonbury weekend, for one festival-goer to wash away the festival excesses in style.