Following three fantastic sell out nights at London's Brixton Academy; record
breaking merchandising sales and a phenomenal chart breaking success with the
single 'Run To The Hills', Iron Maiden are proud to announce that they have
already raised approaching a quarter of a million pounds sterling for the Clive
Burr MS Trust. Both EMI Records and Zomba Music Publishers have also kindly
donated their profits from their side of the single.
The
sequence of events leading to the shows was the sad news last year that ex-member
and friend, Clive Burr, revealed he was suffering Multiple Sclerosis while being
interviewed for a documentary about their legendary 'Number Of The Beast' album.
The band immediately rallied together and performed the three special shows
in London to an audience of fans that had travelled from the four corners of
the world to show their support. All profits from the three shows were placed
in the The Clive Burr Multiple Sclerosis Trust which is a fund that will not
only help Clive and MS sufferers, but will also contribute to vital research
into the debilitating disease which affects so many people.
To help raise more funds the band have decided to release from their own archives
some very exclusive Memorabilia from their career spanning over 20 years to
help raise further funds for the trust. Maiden's drummer Nicko McBrain is kindly
donating his monster full performance Drum Kit. The drum kit is his full Full
31 Piece Signia Marquee Premier Kit including Paiste Cymbals and is a chance
of a lifetime opportunity to bid for a large piece of rock history. The kit
has been used by Nicko on tour, at Festivals, TV performances (including their
recent performance of 'Run To The Hills' on Top Of the Pops) and drum clinics
around the world spanning the last 8 years. The kit comes with stands and the
drums are in Hardcase cases.
For the guitarists there is a Fender Stratocaster 'Iron Maiden' Signature Series
Guitar signed by all members of the band including ex-drummer Clive Burr. The
Iron Maiden guitars are part of a Limited Edition Stratocaster made by Fender
to the specifications given by Dave Murray, Janick Gers and Adrian Smith. The
Stratocaster features Seymour Duncan Pickups and locking Floyd Rose Tremelo.
For the first time the band have decided to make available to the public an
'Eddie' stage prop from their 'No Prayer from the Road' Tour which is truly
monstrous. The construction features an eight-foot high Eddie head and shoulders
and two arms which were part of the Stage set where Eddie emerged from a huge
on stage coffin similar to the No Prayer Album cover.
The band have raided their storage facility and have unearthed rare Monsters
Of Rock posters from their 1988 Headlining Monsters of Rock shows in France,
Italy and Spain.
Also up for grabs are some exclusive Clive Burr Event T shirts from the recent
London Brixton Academy, which have been signed by the entire band and Clive
Burr, and 20 signed copies of the Limited Edition Event Postergrammes. These
items were signed specifically for this auction and are only available at the
auction - you will not find these signed items anywhere else in the world!
This is the only official Iron Maiden auction and all the items are a must for
eager collector. All proceeds will go to the Clive Burr Trust.
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The
sequence of events leading to the shows was the sad news last year that ex-member
and friend, Clive Burr, revealed he was suffering Multiple Sclerosis while being
interviewed for a documentary about their legendary 'Number Of The Beast' album.
The band immediately rallied together and performed the three special shows
in London to an audience of fans that had travelled from the four corners of
the world to show their support. All profits from the three shows were placed
in the The Clive Burr Multiple Sclerosis Trust which is a fund that will not
only help Clive and MS sufferers, but will also contribute to vital research
into the debilitating disease which affects so many people. 
