Arctic Monkeys, Noel Gallagher and Taylor Swift are among those to have donated items to Teenage Cancer Trust’s Christmas ‘Star Boot Sale’.
A number of high-profile figures from the entertainment industry have given selections for the auction, from signed scripts to items of clothing to rare artwork. All lots sold will help fund care for young people facing cancer in the UK.
The auction opened at 10am today (November 18) and will run until 10am on Monday, December 2 – you can make bids and donations here.
Arctic Monkeys have donated a signed vinyl copy of their seventh album ‘The Car’ in 2022, with the highest bid at time of publication being £160.
Noel Gallagher has given a rare, hand-signed pair of Adidas Stan Smith trainers to the auction, featuring a picture of the Oasis guitarist on the tongue of the shoe and his initials on the heel tab. The size 7 shoes have a minimum bid of £500. There is also a white mounted print of Gallagher’s Live At The Royal Albert Hall poster, numbered 1 of 5. That has a minimum bid of £1000.
There is also a mounted, signed Taylor Swift presentation, with photographs of the pop superstar and a plaque. It has a current bid of £500.
Other items include a signed Brian May guitar that already has a £1000 bid in place, a signed wool jacket that was worn by Lewis Capaldi to the 2023 Brit Awards with a £1500 minimum bid, a signed Ed Sheeran and Pete McKee print, The Who’s Glastonbury 2015 headline setlist signed by Roger Daltrey and a Lord Of The Rings poster signed by Ian McKellen.
You can also find a signed The 1975 t-shirt, original artwork signed by Pete Doherty and a framed display of Kasabian at the Royal Albert Hall.
Other items in the auction come from Courteeners, Bryan Adams, Nicholas Hoult, Iron Maiden, Newton Faulkner, Tom Hanks and Little Mix.
At the start of the year, Daltrey confirmed that he would be stepping down as the curator for the Teenager Cancer Trust concert series after more than two decades. Since its initiation in 2000, the series has raised over £32million to support those struggling with cancer.
