Top music acts on Friday offered a dazzling array of items -- from guitars to a live concert in your garden -- to be auctioned off to raise money for Haiti's quake victims.
Coldplay and the Arctic Monkeys are among the bands who have come together for the special Internet sell-off to raise funds for charity Oxfam's work in the devastated Caribbean nation.
Among the items is a jacket worn by Coldplay frontman Chris Martin during a tour and a guitar used by Alex Turner from the Arctic Monkeys.
"I visited Haiti with Oxfam a few years ago. It's a country of extreme poverty and brutal living conditions," said Martin.
"The earthquake that has struck Haiti will have turned the city into an unimaginable hell."
Also up for grabs are VIP tickets to the Glastonbury Festival, which organisers expect to be attended by up to 200,000 revellers this summer.
Other items are a specially written piece of music by Damon Albarn, singer from group Blur, and a painting donated by Scottish songstress Annie Lennox.
The band the Magic Numbers will also come and play an acoustic set in the house or garden of the highest bidder.
The auction went live on website eBay at 9:00 am Friday and runs for 10 days, with all proceeds going to Oxfam's rescue and recovery work on Haiti.
More items will be added to the auction over the coming days, Oxfam said.
The auction came after television and music mogul Simon Cowell revealed plans to organise a charity single to benefit victims of the Haiti earthquake.
Cowell, known for his acid-tongued appearances as a judge on reality TV shows "American Idol" and Britain's "The X Factor", has support from Prime Minister Gordon Brown for the single.
No acts have yet been confirmed, though reports suggest Beyonce, Lady GaGa, Susan Boyle and Leona Lewis may have been approached.
Copyright 2010 AFP European Edition
