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Coldplay Mark End of Decade With Charity Auction

It's been a good decade for a little British band called Coldplay. Four million-selling albums, a clutch of hit singles, tours that have traversed the world and a place at the top of rock's hierarchy at the end of the decade.

And now the band are auctioning off some of the spoils of that decade -- including costumes, gold discs, guitars and other instruments -- to the highest bidder to raise money for a London kids' charity this month.

The band said: "We're pleased to announce the Coldplay End of Decade Clearout Sale."

They added, "Over the past ten years we've accumulated a lot of guitars, keyboards, amps, posters, platinum discs and all sorts of nostalgia.

"From Dec. 17 until Dec. 31, we're going to auction them on eBay. All items will either be signed by the four of us, or accompanied by a certificate of authenticity, again signed by all of us.

"Proceeds will go to Kids Company, an incredible charity that helps vulnerable children and young people in London.

"There will be a PDF catalogue of all the items, which will be available from Coldplay.com ahead of the auction. Good luck with your bidding and Happy Christmas."

The band have created a mock department store video on their site to help raise interest in the sale.

The auction will include the costumes the band are wearing on their current world tour, which finishes in March. The costumes will then be sent to the winning bidder.

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Tessa

1.The 100th year of the 20th Century and last year of the 2nd Millennium was definitely and indisputably 2000.

2.The 1st year of the first decade of the 21st Century and of the 3rd Millennium was definitely and indisputably 2001 - obviously. The clue is in the number '1'.

3.The 10th and last year of the first decade of the 21st century will be 2010 - obviously. The clue is in the number '10'.

4.The last day of the first decade of the 21st century and 3rd millennium will definitely and indisputably be December 31st 2010.

There is a concerted effort by the BBC and other major media players to deny these facts for cynical commercial and branding and packaging purposes.

Clear thinkers will, of course, ignore them and respect and express true and honest chronological facts and conventions.

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December 22 2009 at 8:58 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Tessa

The 1st year of the first decade of the 21st century was 2001 - the clue is in the number '1'.

The 10th and last year of the first decade of the 21st century will be 2010 - the clue is in the number '10'.

Get it right AOL (and Coldplay).

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