This auction is sponsored by Republic Records and the monies raised will go to Newtown with 100% of the proceeds benefiting the "Sandy Hook School Support Fund" set up through Newtown Savings Bank/ United Way of Western Connecticut. United Way of Western Connecticut has waived their fees so all the money will go directly to Newtown. Funds will provide support services to the families and community that have been affected.
EMI is holding a giant auction to benefit the Red Cross's efforts in Japan. Prizes include gold and platinum records, tickets, clothing from tours and videos, signed guitars, meet & greets, handwritten lyrics, deadmau5's head, trampolines, computers and everything else you could possibly think of. The full list is in the replies. Bands participating include Daft Punk, Willie Nelson, Beastie Boys, Bat For Lashes, David Bowie, Coldplay, Arcade Fire, 30 Seconds To Mars, Katy Perry, Depeche Mode and many, many more.
John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats is currently auctioning off an original cassette tape containing "Eugene Sue," an unreleased track dating back to 2001. The proceeds from this auction will be donated to Doctors Without Borders to help with disaster relief in Japan.
Mark Hoppus will be auctioning off rare blink-182 memorabilia to benefit the American Red Cross to help relief efforts in Japan. All proceeds will be donated, and the first item can be bid on here.
The Dangerous Summer are celebrating 4 years since the recording of There Is No Such Thing As Science. They are auctioning off 10 of the last copies ever made (1000 in total) and have signed them. Check the details here.
Paper + Plastick Records have set up an auction of rare vinyl test-pressings and collectors items on LimitedPressing.com, of which 100% of the proceeds will be donated to the Doctors Without Borders organization.
A test press of Copeland's Beneath Medicine Tree is being auctioned off to benefit the earthquake victims in Haiti. Only 10 copies were ever made, so get on this for a good cause.
Linkin Park and Atreyu will be doing a meet and greet with Music Saves Lives auction winners at the Epicenter Music Festival on 8/22 in Pomona, California. Auctions close in a few hours, so bid quickly. Press release is in the replies.
Bamboozle Left will be auctioning off an appearance on the festival's main stage. All proceeds from the auction will be donated to the One Love for Chi foundation to aid in the ongoing medical care of Deftones bass player, Chi Cheng.
Colin and Anthony of Circa Survive have hand-painted guitars for Invisible Children that will be auctioned off for charity between December 20th and December 29th. Pictures of the guitars can be seen in the replies.
Here is a reminder about the Guitar Hero controllers that are being auctioned off for charity - the auctions end tomorrow (4/13) at about 5 PM PST or so, with each auction being a few minutes apart. Being auctioned off are guitars designed by bands such as My Chemical Romance, Jack's Mannequin, Dashboard Confessional, The Spill Canvas, The Rocket Summer, Armor For Sleep and more. All proceeds go to the MusicCares charity.
All auction items for the Olamide Adeyooye Memorial Scholarship Fund are now up. Olamide was the girlfriend of Andy Wildrick (The Junior Varsity) who was brutally kidnapped and murdered in October of 2005. With the help of Illinois State University, the band has set up a memorial scholarship fund in Olamide's name to ensure that her memory lives on forever. We need to raise a few thousand more dollars to fully endow the scholarship so we asked some friends in the music industry for donations and the response was overwhelming. We tried to get goods that would appeal to a broad crowd so hopefully you enjoy. In addition to the auction, there will be a benefit show to help raise money on...
Fat Mike of NOFX and owner of Fat Wreck Chords is auctioning off his first guitar in order to raise money for Unite the United which will benefit Habitat for Humanity and United Way for the New Orleans area. In the press release Fat Mike had this to say: "It was my first guitar. I bought it from Lynn Strait, (singer from the band Snot), for $50 who actually stole it in the first place, so I bought a stolen guitar... I wrote all of Liberal Animation on it. It never toured since I don't play guitar on tour".
Starting on April 17th and running for five weeks on eBay, the Vans Warped Tour in conjunction with the T.J. Martell Foundation for Leukemia, Cancer and AIDS Researchwill be giving the top bidder in each city two tickets to the show as well as the oppurtunity to watch one of your favorite bands from the side of the stage.
