23/04/2007
U2 help raise $2.4m for hurricane charity
A guitar belonging to U2’s The Edge has sold at an auction that raised $2.4 million (£1.2m) for a charity that helps those affected by Hurricane Katrina.
The Edge’s guitar, a Gibson Les Paul has been used on every tour since 1985 and was sold for $240,000 (£120,000).
The auction, organised by Julien’s Auctions, took place at the Hard Rock Café in New York City. The company, who organised the Icons of Music sale, said it was the largest selection of U2 memorabilia ever made to collectors.
Other U2 items include an autographed guitar belonging to Bono, which sold for $180,000 (£90,000), a bass guitar donated by Adam Clayton for $22,000 (£11,000) and Larry Mullen Jr’s tom-tom drum fetched $19,000 (£9,500).
The money raised from is going to Music Rising, a charity co-founded by The Edge to help replace musical instruments that were destroyed in the hurricane in New Orleans.
(JM/SP)
The Edge’s guitar, a Gibson Les Paul has been used on every tour since 1985 and was sold for $240,000 (£120,000).
The auction, organised by Julien’s Auctions, took place at the Hard Rock Café in New York City. The company, who organised the Icons of Music sale, said it was the largest selection of U2 memorabilia ever made to collectors.
Other U2 items include an autographed guitar belonging to Bono, which sold for $180,000 (£90,000), a bass guitar donated by Adam Clayton for $22,000 (£11,000) and Larry Mullen Jr’s tom-tom drum fetched $19,000 (£9,500).
The money raised from is going to Music Rising, a charity co-founded by The Edge to help replace musical instruments that were destroyed in the hurricane in New Orleans.
(JM/SP)
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