£100,000 expected in Bowie lyric sale
Two handwritten lyrics with in-progress notes for David Bowie classics will be sold next week. The words for Rock N Roll Suicide and Suffragette City from The Rise And Fall […]
2023-11-28
Dire Straits star Knopfler sells guitars
Legendary Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler is auctioning over 120 of his iconic guitars and amps next year. The sale, organised in January, includes the 1983 Les Paul Knopfler played […]
2023-11-23
Beatles recording console up for auction
The EMI TG12345 Mk I console with which The Beatles’ recorded the 1969 album Abbey Road will be auctioned in London December 14. It is the first sale for historic […]
Michael Jackson jacket auctioned for £250,000
A jacket worn by Michael Jackson in a legendary 1984 television commercial for Pepsi made the top price of £250,000 at a recent auction in Herfordshire, UK. Jackson wore the […]
2023-11-14
Rare Prince fashion and music memorabilia to be auctioned off
A personal collection of over 200 pieces of Prince memorabilia, including iconic fashion items and rare musical artefacts, is set to be auctioned off next week. The collection was amassed […]
2023-11-09
Rare Jerry Garcia memorabilia auctions
An extensive collection of highly sought-after Jerry Garcia and Grateful Dead memorabilia will be sold at auction on November 18 – 20 in the United States. The more than 200 […]
Cobain guitars head for million dollar mark
Two guitars played by grunge and Generation X icon Kurt Cobain’s are heading towards the million dollar mark in pre-sale bids for their November sale. The late Nirvana frontman is […]
ZZ Top man’s personal collection in major rock sale
The collection of Dusty Hill, the late bass guitarist with Texas’s bearded rockers ZZ Top, is being sold to raise money for charity. It includes guitars, custom costumes and memorabilia […]
2023-10-25
Cobain’s last-show guitar tipped to realise millions
There can be little doubt that Kurt Cobain is now either at or close to the pinnacle as the most collectible modern rock star. The sale of the guitar he […]
2023-10-12
Freddie sale makes £12million+ start
An evening sale of personal items from Queen singer Freddie Mercury’s raised £12.4 million at Sotheby’s on September 6th. No lots were left unsold. The sale opened a 6-night series of auctions that raised over £39.9 million in total.
2023-09-20
5 extraordinary items from the giant Freddie Mercury auction
Sotheby’s have fired the starting gun on what could be one of the biggest rock-related auctions of recent years. Such is the extent of the collection of personal items owned […]
