Guitar from Kurt Cobain’s Last Tour Fetches over $1.5 Mn

The guitar that the late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain used during his last tour sold for more than $1.5 million, an auction house announced Friday. (AFP)
The guitar that the late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain used during his last tour sold for more than $1.5 million, an auction house announced Friday. (AFP)
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Guitar from Kurt Cobain’s Last Tour Fetches over $1.5 Mn

The guitar that the late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain used during his last tour sold for more than $1.5 million, an auction house announced Friday. (AFP)
The guitar that the late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain used during his last tour sold for more than $1.5 million, an auction house announced Friday. (AFP)

The guitar that the late Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain used during his last tour sold for more than $1.5 million, an auction house announced Friday.

The American grunge icon played the sky-blue, left-handed Fender Mustang during the band's In Utero tour, Julien's Auctions said in a statement.

"Nirvana played their final show on March 1, 1994 in Munich, Germany and all available concert footage confirms that Cobain played this guitar that night," the auction house said.

Cobain died by suicide in April 1994, aged 27 and at the height of his fame.

Julien's listed the final sale price as $1,587,500.

The Mustang guitar was still intact, unlike many that Cobain destroyed on stage.

In May, a smashed-up black Fender Stratocaster of his fetched $595,000 at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York.

On Thursday, Julien's also sold a guitar belonging to Eric Clapton for $1.27 million.

Nicknamed "The Fool", the Gibson SG is associated with the English musician's time with the band Cream, where he produced one of rock's most distinctive sounds.

Its personalized decoration, in a psychedelic style, makes the instrument one of the most easily recognizable in rock and a symbol of the "Summer of Love", the counterculture movement of 1967 which marked a generation.

A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the two guitars will go to a mental health charity.



‘Falcons Vega MENA’ First Arab Women's Team to Participate in Esports World Cup

The Falcons Vega MENA made history by becoming the first Arab women's team to compete in the Esports World Cup that will be hosted by Riyadh on August 25. (SPA)
The Falcons Vega MENA made history by becoming the first Arab women's team to compete in the Esports World Cup that will be hosted by Riyadh on August 25. (SPA)
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‘Falcons Vega MENA’ First Arab Women's Team to Participate in Esports World Cup

The Falcons Vega MENA made history by becoming the first Arab women's team to compete in the Esports World Cup that will be hosted by Riyadh on August 25. (SPA)
The Falcons Vega MENA made history by becoming the first Arab women's team to compete in the Esports World Cup that will be hosted by Riyadh on August 25. (SPA)

The Falcons Vega MENA made history by becoming the first Arab women's team to compete in the Esports World Cup that will be hosted by Riyadh on August 25.

The team participated in the "Mobile Legends: Bang Bang" (MLBB) tournament for women from July 24-27, with 12 teams vying for a total prize pool of $500,000.

Taking part are 66 of the best MLBB players from around the world, including Egypt, Vietnam, Russia, Brazil, the Philippines, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, Myanmar, Paraguay, South Korea, Thailand, and the United States.