MEP's 'Invada Invasion' Auction

Bristol based charity The Malawi Education Project has teamed up with the crew behind this Saturdays' Invada Invasion to host one of the most enviable online music auctions Ebay has ever seen, with all money raised going directly to the charity. The auction goes live at midnight on Saturday 26th during the event, and has prizes donated from every act performing, as well as exclusive signed box sets from Portishead, as well as Geoff Barrows new band, BEAK>... Some of the prizes included in the auction are;

• A Big Muff Pi effects pedal, owned and (ab)used by members of Mogwai. The pedal has been signed by all members of Mogwai.

• A copy of Portisheads 'Third' album box set. This includes the double 12" album, a 7" copy of debut single Machine Gun, a 'P' USB containing the entire album in digital format, as well as footage by John Minton, director of the 'Machine Gun' video. There is also a print from Nick Uffs video for 'We Carry On'. The box set has been signed by all of Portishead.
  

• There will be signed merchandise from every act performing at the Invada Invasion event, including Fuck Buttons, Zu, Gonga, Team Brick, Joe Volk, Crippled Black Phoenix, Thought Forms and many more.

• A record box belonging to Nick Warren of 'Way Out West' that has been all over the world with him. Signed by the man himself.
  

• Julian Cope, the legendary musician, author, antiquary, musicologist, poet and good friend of Invada, has been kind enough to donate some signed albums for your listening pleasure.

• As a special bonus, Geoff Barrow has donated a limited edition box set from his new band BEAK>. This Box will include the full length CD album, presented in a dvd style case with a bonus CD/EP disc of 4 new tracks NOT featured on the album. As well as this there will be a 12" Vinyl EP with another 2 tracks also not featured on the album. There is also a BEAK> T shirt and badge included. The box set will be signed by all members of BEAK>.

For details of the Ebay auction and how to take part, please visit the Malawi Education Project website on Sunday 27th September. All money raised from this auction will go directly to the charity.

Malawi Education Project Music Auction

The Malawi Education Project will be holding a music themed ‘Silent Auction’ at The Croft on Wednesday 27th May to raise us some much needed funds. Everyone who comes will be given their own secret number, which they then use to bid on the prizes dotted around the venue. Keep an eye on the prizes you’re interested in, mind. Otherwise someone might out bid you, and if they have, out bid them back, and hard at it.


Some of the prizes on offer here are really rather special in our humble opinion… And do remember inside of your brain that many of them can be bought at a steal, and some are simply not available to buy anywhere else EVER, so please come down and bring as many of your friends as possible.

• Exclusive signed STUFF from Portishead.

• A signed Melvins poster.

• A customised Electro Harmonix ‘Big Muff Pi’ pedal. Only 100 ever made as an exclusive for Mogwai!

• Where it should say ‘Big Muff’ on the pedal, it says ‘Mogwai’. Also signed by the band. One love.

• Signed records from Julian Cope.

• A pair of tickets for the Secret Garden Party festival.

• An annual guest list for two to all Bedlam Drum n’ Bass nights for a year.

• A selection of albums for your pleasure from the boys at Qu Junktion.

• A selection of releases and various other things from our friends at Invada records.

• An annual subscription to Venue magazine.

• A bottle of whiskey, courtesy of The Croft!

• A Shambala family festival ticket.

• A pair of tickets to Glade Festival.

• A vocal studio recording session from Bellatrax.

• A signed, framed album cover from Dreadzone.

• Exclusive prizes from Roni Size, Hybrid and Timo Maas.

• Two tickets to see Gong play at the academy on 19th November 2009

• A hot tub for six at Shambala festival, and a bottle of Champagne.

• Two tickets to see the ‘Easy Star All Stars’ play in Bristol in October, as well as a copy of their album.

• T-Shirts and CD’s from C-Froo.

• 2 tickets to ANY GIG at The Louisiana.

• Half a day’s recording session at State of Art studios, Bristol.

• Joe Volk playing a gig in your house and probably using your toilet.

• A load of free tickets to loads of events at The Croft.

• A session of press/band shots by Venue magazine freelance music photographer, Duchess Photographic.

• A ticket to see ALL shows put on by Deadpunk promotions for the next year!

• 2 x tickets to see The King Blues @ The Fiddlers on 2nd October, as well as a copy of their album.

• 2 x tickets to the Beautiful Days festival...

• 2 x guestlist places to see The Bays on 1 June at the Komedia in Bath, as part of the Bath Festival.

We hope to see many people down there.... Bidding will start at 20.00.....